Ricardo Bofill

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Ricardo Bofill (born December 5, 1939) is a Spanish architect 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.

[edit] Partial list of Bofill's projects

• Terminal 2 (2006), El Prat International Airport, Barcelona, Catalonia - Spain
• The air traffic control tower ([1], hyperboloid structure, 2004), El Prat International Airport, Barcelona, Catalonia - Spain
• Crystal Carlin (2001) Prague, Czech Republic
• Corso (2000) Prague, Czech Republic Photo
• Casablanca Twin Center (1998), Casablanca, Morocco
• Le Capitole (1996), Montpellier, France
• Volcans d'Auvergne A-71 highway service area (1990-1991), near Clermont-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
• El Sargazo Apartments (1962), Castelldefels, Barcelona, Catalonia - Spain

[edit] 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