Ricardo Bofill (born December 5, 1939) is a Spanish architect born in Catalonia of Jewish descent. December 5 is the 339th day (340th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... An architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect is a person who is involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a buildings construction. ... Anthem: Capital Barcelona Official language(s) Catalan,Spanish and Aranese. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination...

He was born in Barcelona and studied at the Architectural School in Barcelona, and later in Geneva. Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Barcelona (Catalan) Spanish name Barcelona Nickname Ciutat Comtal (City of Counts) Postal code 08001–08080 Area code 34 (Spain) + 93 (Barcelona) Website http://www. ... Geneva (pronunciation //; French: Genève //, German:   //, Italian: Ginevra //, Romansh: Genevra) is the second most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich), and is the most populous city of Romandy (the French-speaking part of Switzerland). ...

Bofill is one of the main representatives of postmodernism in architecture. The term Postmodernism (sometimes abbreviated Pomo[1]) was a reaction to modernism (not post in the purely temporal sense of after). Largely influenced by the disillusionment induced by the Second World War, postmodernism tends to refer to a cultural, intellectual, or artistic state lacking a clear central hierarchy or organizing...

In 1983 he received a grant from the Graham Foundation to deliver a lecture in Chicago. Madlener House The Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts, based in Chicago was created in 1956 by a bequest from prominent Chicago architect Ernest R. Graham (1866-1936), is committed to providing project-based grants to individuals and institutions working to address issues in architecture and the...

Partial list of Bofill's projects

Antigone, in Montpeller (Montpellier)

Hôtel de région, Montpeller (Montpellier)

• Terminal 2 (2006), El Prat International Airport, Barcelona, Catalonia - Spain

([1], hyperboloid structure, 2004), El Prat International Airport, Barcelona, Catalonia - Spain Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 1683 KB) Summary Montpellier (France), quartier Antigone, Esplanade de lEurope (Ricardo Bofill]]. Photo taken by Thierry Bézecourt, August 2005. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 1683 KB) Summary Montpellier (France), quartier Antigone, Esplanade de lEurope (Ricardo Bofill]]. Photo taken by Thierry Bézecourt, August 2005. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1704x1923, 633 KB) Summary Montpellier (France), Hôtel de région, by Ricardo Bofill. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1704x1923, 633 KB) Summary Montpellier (France), Hôtel de région, by Ricardo Bofill. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... El Prat International Airport is an airport in Barcelona, Spain located 10kms away at El Prat de Llobregat. ... Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Barcelona (Catalan) Spanish name Barcelona Nickname Ciutat Comtal (City of Counts) Postal code 08001–08080 Area code 34 (Spain) + 93 (Barcelona) Website http://www. ... Anthem: Capital Barcelona Official language(s) Catalan,Spanish and Aranese. ... The worlds first hyperboloid water tower by Vladimir Shukhov, All-Russian Exposition, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 1896 Hyperboloid structures in architecture were first applied by Russian engineer Vladimir Shukhov (1853-1939). ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... El Prat International Airport is an airport in Barcelona, Spain located 10kms away at El Prat de Llobregat. ...

• 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

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