Enric Miralles
Enric Miralles i Moya ( born February 12, 1955 in Barcelona, † July 3, 2000 in Sant Feliu de Codines in Barcelona) was a Spanish architect.
Life
In 1978 he got his degree at the Escola Tecnica Superior d' Arquitectura ( ETSAB ) in Barcelona. From 1973 to 1978 he worked in the architectural firm of Albert Viaplana and Helio Piñón and was there - among other things - on the Plaça dels Països Catalans, involved the forecourt for the Sants Station. After you win several architectural competitions in 1984 he founded with his partner Carme Pinós an office in Barcelona, they lived together until 1991. Within the rising Spanish architecture scene of the late 80s, attracted the unusual monuments international attention. From competitions won at home and abroad resulted numerous commissions, including in Germany. After the separation, Miralles and Pinós translated the work continued in their own offices. Since 1993, the office of Enric Miralles firmierte with his new partner, the Italian architect Benedetta Tagliabue, under the name " EMBT Architects". You run the practice after his untimely death by that name on. The most important projects, such as the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh or the high-rise building for the Spanish gas company Gas Natural in Barcelona were not completed until after his death. Enric Miralles died 45 years old at the consequences of a brain tumor disease.
Architecture
The architectural language of Enric Miralles is difficult to fit into the currents of contemporary architecture in their independence. It is inspired both by Spanish architects like Alejandro de la Sota, Josep Antoni Coderch and Josep Maria Jujol, but also by international greats such as Le Corbusier, Louis Kahn and Alvar Aalto or the constructivism of the '20s. The free-form buildings of solid building materials and steel evolve in relation to the environment and connect with her. Form of development it is the design and the - often unusual - materials with their largely untouched surfaces. Shape and material interpret the place, its traditions and history of the found on a personal and poetic way, as it attested by the critics. Starting from urban or landscape he aspired to, to design a building in its entirety, to the furniture and the outdoor facilities. The execution of the details came while an equally important role as the major form. Both were developed through a variety of drawings, which - in addition to numerous models - the main tool of the design work were and are independent in their quality in addition to the buildings.
Teaching
Enric Miralles worked at numerous universities as teachers. In 1985 he became professor at the ETSAB in Barcelona, 1990, he took over the class for conceptual design at the Städel School in Frankfurt am Main. In 1993 he was appointed to Harvard, where he took over the Kenzo Tange Chair. As a guest teacher, he taught at Columbia University in New York, Princeton University in New Jersey, the Architectural Association in London, the Berlage Institute in Rotterdam, the Mackintosh School of Architecture in Glasgow and the universities of Buenos Aires and Mexico City.
Work
Buildings
In collaboration with Carme Pinós
In collaboration with Benedetta Tagliabue
Projects
In collaboration with Carme Pinós
In collaboration with Benedetta Tagliabue
Furniture
- Chair Sentada for Artespaña
Awards
- 2005 RIBA Stirling Prize for the Scottish Parliament
- 2002 Dutch " Bouwprijs "
- 1996 Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale
- 1995 National Spanish Architecture Award
- 1992 FAD Prize ( Fomento de las Artes y del Diseño ).
- 1985 FAD Prize ( Fomento de las Artes y del Diseño ).