Oriol Bohigas
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Oriol Bohigas i Guardiola (Barcelona
, 20 December 1925) is a Catalan Spanish architect
and urban planner
. He is partner in the architecture office MBM
.
From 1980 until 1984 he has been the Director of Planning of the City of Barcelona
.
Among numerous awards, he has been distinguished with the Urbanism Medal of the Academie d'Architecture de Paris.
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, 20 December 1925) is a Catalan Spanish architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
and urban planner
Urban planner
An urban planner or city planner is a professional who works in the field of urban planning/land use planning for the purpose of optimizing the effectiveness of a community's land use and infrastructure. They formulate plans for the development and management of urban and suburban areas, typically...
. He is partner in the architecture office MBM
MBM (architecture firm)
MBM is an urban design and architecture firm founded in 1951, and named from the initials of the last names of partners Josep Martorell, Oriol Bohigas and David Mackay. Martorell and Bohigas are Spanish-Catalan, and Mackay is English-Irish.-History:...
.
From 1980 until 1984 he has been the Director of Planning of the City of Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
.
Among numerous awards, he has been distinguished with the Urbanism Medal of the Academie d'Architecture de Paris.