Ricardo Bofill

Ricardo Bofill (born December 5, 1939) is a Spanish architect born in Spain of Jewish descent.

He was born in Barcelona and studied at the Architectural School in Barcelona, and later in Geneva.

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

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Antigone, in Montpeller (Montpellier)

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Hôtel de région, Montpeller (Montpellier)

• Vela Hotel, (Barcelona port),2008

• JP Morgan Headquarters (Chicago),2003

• Cartier Head office (Paris), 2003

• Shiseido Building (Tokio), 2001

• Miguel Delibes Cultural Center (Valladolid), 2001

• Corso, Prague (Czech Republic), 2000

• Weidert Residential Complex (Luxembourg),1999

• Casablanca Twin Center (Morocco),1999

• Catalonia’s National Theatre (Barcelona),1997

• Madrid Congress Center, 1993

• Barcelona Airport T2 (Barcelona), 1988-91

• Shepherd School of Music (Houston), 1988

• Turia’s Gardens, Valencia (Spain), 1988

• Cavas de Château Lafite (Pauillac, Burdeos, Francia), 1986

• Les Colonnes Belvedere Saint Christophe Housing Complex (Paris), 1986

• Les Temples du Lac, Paris, 1986

• The Golden Number Plaza, Montpellier (France), 1984

• The Spaces of Abraxas, París (France), 1982

• Antigone (Montpellier, France)1978-2000

• The Meritxell Shrine, Andorra, 1974

• Walden 7, Sant Just Desvern (Barcelona), 1974

• Edificio de apartamentos La Muralla Roja (Calpe),1973

External links

• Ricardo Bofill's Website
• Barcelona Architecture Chronology of Catalan architecture and biographies of Catalan architects, from the gothic master builders to contemporary architecture, including Ricard Bofill
• Photos of 131 S. Dearborn, Chicago