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José Rafael Moneo Vallés (born May 9, 1937) is a Spanish
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
 architect
Architect

An architect is trained and licenced in planning and designing buildings, and participates in supervising the construction of a building. Etymologically, architect derives from the Latin architectus, itself derived from the Greek arkhitekton , i.e....
. He was born in Tudela
Tudela

Tudela may refer to:*Tudela, Navarre, a small city and municipality in northern Spain.*Tudela, Cebu, a municipality in the Philippines province of Cebu...
, Spain
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
, and won the Pritzker Prize
Pritzker Prize

The Pritzker Architecture Prize is awarded annually by the Hyatt Foundation to honor "a living architect whose built work demonstrates a combination of those qualities of talent, vision and commitment, which has produced consistent and significant contributions to humanity and the built environment through the art of architecture."...
 for architecture in 1996. He studied at the ETSAM, Technical University of Madrid
Technical University of Madrid

The Technical University of Madrid is a Spain university, located in Madrid. It was founded in 1971 as the result of merging different Technical Schools of Engineering and Architecture, originated mainly in the 18th century ....
 (UPM) from which he received his architectural degree in 1961. From 1958 to 1961 he worked in the office in Madrid
Madrid

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 of the architect Francisco Javier Sáenz de Oíza.






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José Rafael Moneo Vallés (born May 9, 1937) is a Spanish
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
 architect
Architect

An architect is trained and licenced in planning and designing buildings, and participates in supervising the construction of a building. Etymologically, architect derives from the Latin architectus, itself derived from the Greek arkhitekton , i.e....
. He was born in Tudela
Tudela

Tudela may refer to:*Tudela, Navarre, a small city and municipality in northern Spain.*Tudela, Cebu, a municipality in the Philippines province of Cebu...
, Spain
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
, and won the Pritzker Prize
Pritzker Prize

The Pritzker Architecture Prize is awarded annually by the Hyatt Foundation to honor "a living architect whose built work demonstrates a combination of those qualities of talent, vision and commitment, which has produced consistent and significant contributions to humanity and the built environment through the art of architecture."...
 for architecture in 1996. He studied at the ETSAM, Technical University of Madrid
Technical University of Madrid

The Technical University of Madrid is a Spain university, located in Madrid. It was founded in 1971 as the result of merging different Technical Schools of Engineering and Architecture, originated mainly in the 18th century ....
 (UPM) from which he received his architectural degree in 1961. From 1958 to 1961 he worked in the office in Madrid
Madrid

Madrid is the Capital and largest city of Spain. It is the Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits in the European Union after Greater London and Berlin, and its Madrid metropolitan area is the Largest urban areas of the European Union in the European Union after Paris aire urbaine, Greater London Urban Area, a...
 of the architect Francisco Javier Sáenz de Oíza. He has taught architecture at various locations around the world and from 1985 to 1990 was the chairman of Harvard Graduate School of Design
Harvard Graduate School of Design

The Harvard Graduate School of Design is a graduate school at Harvard University offering degrees in Architecture, Landscape architecture, and urban planning....
, where he is the first Josep Lluís Sert
Josep Lluís Sert

Josep Llu?s Sert i L?pez was a Spain architect from Catalonia.Born in Barcelona, he showed keen interest in the works of his uncle, the painter Josep Maria Sert and of Antoni Gaud?....
 Professor of Architecture. In 1997, he became Academic Numerary
Numerary

Numerary is a civil designation for persons who are incorporated in a fixed or permanent way to a society or group: regular member of the working staff, permanent staff, or member, distinguished from a supernumerary....
 in the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando in Madrid in May 1997.

Spanish constructions of his design include the renovation of the Villahermosa Palace (Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum) in Madrid
Madrid

Madrid is the Capital and largest city of Spain. It is the Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits in the European Union after Greater London and Berlin, and its Madrid metropolitan area is the Largest urban areas of the European Union in the European Union after Paris aire urbaine, Greater London Urban Area, a...
, the National Museum of Roman Art in Mérida, Spain
Mérida, Spain

M?rida is the capital of the autonomous communities in Spain of Extremadura, Spain. It has a population of 55,568 ....
, an expansion of the Atocha
Atocha

File:Invernadero de Atocha, Madrid - view 3.JPGFile:Atocha.jpgAtocha Station is the largest train station in Madrid. It is the primary station serving commuter trains , intercity and regional trains from the south, and the AVE high-speed rails from Barcelona and Seville ....
 Railway Station (also in Madrid), the Diestre Factory in Zaragoza
Zaragoza

Zaragoza, also called Saragossa in English language, is the capital city of the Zaragoza and of the Autonomous communities of Spain and former Kingdom of Aragon of Aragon, Spain....
, Pilar and Joan Miró Foundation in Majorca the headquarters of the Bankinter
Bankinter

File:EdAn?balG001.jpgBankinter, S.A., is a Spain commercial bank founded in 1965 as a joint venture between Banco Santander and Bank of America, neither of which is currently an owner....
 (again, in Madrid), Town Hall in Logroño
Logroño

Logro?o is a city in northern Spain, on the Ebro River. It is the capital of the autonomous community of La Rioja , formerly known as Logro?o Province....
. He also designed the annex to the Murcia
Murcia

Murcia is the capital city of the Region of Murcia, located at the river Segura in south-eastern Spain. Its population is 433,850 , and the population of its metropolitan area is 743,326 ranking as the ninth-largest metropolitan area of Spain....
 Town Hall, which was completed in 1998. His latest work is the enlargement of the Prado Museum, its greatest expansion in 200 years of history.

Some of Moneo's prominent works in the US include the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels

The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, also called the Los Angeles Cathedral, is a cathedral church of the United States in Los Angeles, California....
 in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles

Los ?ngeles is the Capital of the Biob?o Province, in the municipality of the same name, in Regions of Chile VIII , in the center-south of Chile....
, the Davis Art Museum at Wellesley College in Massachusetts
Massachusetts

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States. It borders Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north....
 and the Audrey Jones Beck Building (an expansion of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston). Moneo also designed the Chace Center, a new building for the Rhode Island School of Design
Rhode Island School of Design

The Rhode Island School of Design is a fine arts and design college located in Providence, Rhode Island. It was founded in 1877 and is currently located at the base of College Hill, Providence, Rhode Island and contiguous with the Brown University campus....
.

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  • (early stages of design)
  • "Prado museum (2 April 2007)