- Ricardo Bofill
Ricardo Bofill (born
December 5 ,1939 ) is a Spanisharchitect born inCatalonia ofJewish descent.He was born in
Barcelona and studied at the Architectural School in Barcelona, and later inGeneva .Bofill is one of the main representatives of
postmodernism in architecture.In 1983 he received a grant from the Graham Foundation to deliver a lecture in Chicago.
Partial list of Bofill's projects
* Congress Centre (2009,
Strelna nearSt. Petersburg ,Russia )
* Terminal 2 (2006),El Prat International Airport ,Barcelona ,Catalonia -Spain ( [http://www.castelldefels.com/aeroport/torredecontrolin.htm] ,hyperboloid structure , 2004),El Prat International Airport , Barcelona, Catalonia - Spain
* Crystal Carlin (2001)Prague , Czech Republic
* Corso (2000)Prague , Czech Republic [http://www.bofill.com/change/proyectos/corso/corso02.jpgPhoto]
*Casablanca Twin Center (1998),Casablanca ,Morocco
* Le Capitole (1996),Montpellier ,France
* Volcans d'Auvergne A-71 highway service area (1990-1991), nearClermont-Ferrand , France
* Interior of the Arsenal concert hall (1989),Metz , France.
* Port Juvenal (1989), Montpellier, France
* The Golden Number Plaza at Antigone ("Place du Nombre d'Or") (1984), Montpeller (Montpellier), France
*Antigone District (1978-2000), Montpellier, France
* Port Marianne (1986-1990), Montpellier, France.
* The Lake Temples (1986),Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines , France.
* Belvedere Saint Christophe (1985),Cergy-Pontoise , France.
* Les Echelles du Baroque (1985),Paris , France.
* The Lake Arcades and the Viaduct (1982), Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France
* The Spaces of Abraxas (1982),Marne La Vallée , France.
*Bofills Båge (or "Pa Soder Crescent"),Stockholm ,Sweden
*Santuari de Meritxell 1976,Meritxell ,Canillo -Andorra
*Walden no 7 residential complex (1974),Sant Just Desvern , Barcelona, Catalonia - Spain
* [http://www.bofill.com/change/bases_datos/proyecto_i.asp?numero=350 La muralla roja] (1973), Calpe, Spain.
* El Sargazo Apartments (1962),Castelldefels , Barcelona, Catalonia - SpainExternal links
* [http://www.bofill.com/ Ricardo Bofill's Website]
* [http://www.geocities.com/medit1976/index.htm Barcelona Architecture] Chronology of Catalan architecture and biographies of Catalan architects, from the gothic master builders to contemporary architecture, including Ricard Bofill
* [http://projectchicago.org/database/LOOP/0027/index.html#TOP Photos of 131 S. Dearborn, Chicago]
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