Benedetta Tagliabue BA, MSc, Prof, Hon. RIAS, Hon. RIBA Co-Founder and CEO Miralles Tagliabue EMBT Founder and CEO Enric Miralles Foundation RIBA Stirling Prize Pritzker Jury Member (since 2015)
Curriculum Vitae Benedetta Tagliabue studied architecture at the Istituto di Architettura di Venezia (IUAV) and currently acts as director of the international architecture firm Miralles Tagliabue EMBT, founded in Barcelona in collaboration with Enric Miralles in 1994 and opened its office in Shanghai since 2010. She is also the director of the Enric Miralles Foundation, founded in 2011, whose goal is to promote experimental architecture in the spirit of her late husband and partner Enric Miralles.
Her studio works in the fields of architecture, design of public spaces, rehabilitation, interior and industrial design. Following a poetic architecture - always attentive to its context - she has won international awards in the fields of public space and design.
Among her most notable urban scale projects are Santa Caterina Market in Barcelona, the New Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh, the Diagonal Mar Park in Barcelona, the University Campus of Vigo, the public spaces of the large area of revitalization of HafenCity in the Port of Hamburg, the Park of Colours in Mollet del Vallès and the Gas Natural Building in Barcelona. Her first project in Asia was the Spanish Pavilion at Expo 2010 Shanghai China which was awarded the prestigious RIBA International “Best International Building of 2011” award.
In academia, Benedetta has been a visiting professor at Harvard University (2012), Columbia University (2010) and Barcelona ETSAB (2002 – 2008), lecturing regularly at architecture forums and universities. In 2004 she received an honorary doctorate from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Edinburgh Napier University, Scotland.
Qualifications BA, MSc, Prof, Hon. RIAS, Hon. RIBA
Education 1990 Master in Architecture. University of Cooper Union. New York. 1989 Istituto di Architettura di Venezia (IUAV).
Publications Monographs 2014 Barcelona Re.Set – The work of Enric Miralles Foundation. Edited by Fundació Enric Miralles. Barcelona. 2013 L’Architettura i Protagonisti - Miralles Tagliabue EMBT, Edited by Edita 24 Ore Cultura srl, Milano. 2012 Archicreation Monographic, Special Issue of Miralles Tagliabue EMBT 2002–2012. 08- 09/2012, Edited by Archicreation, China.
2011 Enric Miralles 1972-2000. Josep M. Rovira. Colección Arquis. Edited by Fundación Caja de Arquitectos, Barcelona.
2011 I Maestri dell’Architettura - Miralles Tagliabue EMBT. Monica Colombo. Edited by Hachette Fascioli s.r.l., Milano. 2010 Spanish Pavilion, World Expo Shanghai 2010. Benedetta Tagliabue, EMBT. Edited by Production Editorial Pencil, Spain. 2010 Studio EMBT. I Quaderni dell’industria delle construzioni. Edited by Edil Stampa, Roma. 2009 El Croquis, N. 144. EMBT 2000 – 2009, After-life in progress. Edited by El Croquis Editorial, Madrid. 2008 Miralles Tagliabue EMBT Arquitectura en la Universidad de Vigo. Edited by Edición Universidad de Vigo, Vicerrectoría de Planificación, Spain. 2008 EMBT 1997 / 2007 10 Anni di Architetture Miralles Tagliabue, Exhibition catalogue Naples. Marella Santangelo e Paolo Giardinello. Edited by CLEAN, Italy. 2006 AA arquitecturas de autor 2006. Miralles Tagliabue EMBT. Edited by Ediciones 2006, Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura. Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona. 2007 Benedetta Tagliabue “Eating The City”. Workshop Printemps 2007. Edited by ESA Productions. École Spéciale d’Architecture Paris, France. 2006 La Biblioteca Pública Enric Miralles. Edited by Edicions El Roig, Ajuntament de Palafolls, Edicions de l’Eixample, S.A., Barcelona, Spain. 2006 EMBT Enric Miralles Benedetta Tagliabue. Work in progress. Revised and extended edition, including DVD. Publicated by área de Cultura, Formació i Publicacions form COAC with Ministerio de la Vivienda and Barcelona Council. Edited by Actar Barcelona. 2004 EMBT Enric Miralles Benedetta Tagliabue. Work in progress. Publicated by área de Cultura, Formació i Publicacions form COAC with Ministerio de la Vivienda and Barcelona Council. Edited by Actar Barcelona. 2004 Arquitectura Dibujada - Miralles Tagliabue’s Project for Diagonal Mar. Edited by Salvat + Miralles Tagliabue EMBT, Barcelona, Spain. 2003 Enric Miralles Benedetta Tagliabue. EMBT Arquitectes. Edited by Loft Publications, Barcelona. 2000 El Croquis, N. 100 101, 2000. Enric Miralles Benedetta Tagliabue 1996-2000. Edited by El Croquis Editorial, Madrid. 1999 Miralles Tagliabue, time architecture. Architecture monograph. Edited by Editorial Gustavo Gili, Barcelona. 1996 Enric Miralles. Opere e progetti. Tagliabue, Benedetta. Introduction by Enric Miralles, Text by Juan José Lahuerta. Edited by Electa Elemond Editori Associati, Italy. 1995 Enric Miralles. Some ways of remembering the projects 1986/1996. KA, Korean Architects, Edited by Architecture & Environment Publications, Korea. 1995 Enric Miralles. Mixed Talks. Benedetta Tagliabue. Architectural Monographs No. 10 Edited by London, Academy Edition, England.
Teaching 2015 Honorary Professor, Social Urban Regeneration Postgraduate, Fundació Enric Miralles (ES) External Examiner, AA School of Architecture, London (UK)
2014 External Examiner, AA School of Architecture, London (UK)
2013 External Examiner, AA School of Architecture, London (UK) Guest Critic at Academmia di Architettura, Mendrisio, Switzerland (ZH)
2012 Visiting Professor, Harvard Graduate School of Design, Boston (USA) 2011 Honorary Professor, IIº Summer Workshop. Fundació Enric Miralles (ES)
2010 Visiting Professor, Università IUAV di Venezia, Venice (IT) Visiting Professor, Iº Summer Workshop, Universidad La Salle (ES) Visiting Professor, Workshop Spain Builds, University of Tongji (CH) Visiting Professor, Columbia University, New York (USA)
2009 Visiting Lecturer, Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (MX)
2008 Leading Professor, Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Barcelona (ES) Visiting Professor, Università IUAV di Venezia, Venice (IT)
2007 Visiting Professor, Workshop Printemps 2007. ESA École Speciale d’Architecture, Paris (FR)
2006 Leading Professor, Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Barcelona (ES) Visiting Professor, Workshop “Jardin d’Architectures”, Arc en Rêve Centre d’Architecture (FR)
2005 Leading Professor, Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Barcelona (ES)
2004 Leading Professor, Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Barcelona (ES)
2003 Leading Professor, Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Barcelona (ES)
2002 Leading Professor, Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Barcelona (ES)
Enric Miralles Foundation activities 2015 SOCIAL URBAN REGENERATION - Postgraduate, Enric Miralles Foundation, Barcelona (ES) Organized by Enric Miralles Foundation and Universitat Politécnica de Catalunya UPC
URBAN REGENERATION - Exhibition, Enric Miralles Foundation, Barcelona (ES) Curated by Benedetta Tagliabue and Karl Unglaub
URBAN REGENERATION: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE - Hong Kong Design Institute, HKDI Gallery (CH) Curated by Benedetta Tagliabue
HAFENCITY PUBLIC SPACES - 2015 West Bund Shanghai Biennale, Shanghai (CH) Curated by Benedetta Tagliabue
THE RAMBLA’S CHRISTMAS LIGHTS – Workshop, Enric Miralles Foundation, Barcelona (ES) Students from Institut 4 cantons
LIGHT CONSTRUCTION – Workshop, Enric Miralles Foundation, Barcelona (ES) Students from various universities URBAN REGENERATION WORKSHOP – Workshop, Enric Miralles Foundation, Barcelona (ES) Students from HKDI Hong Kong
ESPACIO PÚBLICO – Workshop, Enric Miralles Foundation, Barcelona (ES) Students from USMA, Panamá and UIA, Mexico
2014 BCN RE.SET Circuit of Ephemeral Architecture –Urban installation, Barcelona (ES) Organized by Oficina Tècnica Tricentenari BCN and Fundació Enric Miralles Curated by Benedetta Tagliabue and Àlex Ollé The Wall. by Benedetta Tagliabue (EMBT) and Àlex Ollé, together with Institut del Teatre Diversity, by Odile Decq (France) together with Recetas Colectivas Europe, by ETH Zurich & Urban -Think Tank (Switzerland and Venezuela), together with ESARQ (UIC) Democracy, by Yael Reisner with Sir Peter Cook, (United Kingdom and Israel), together with STRADDLE 3 Memory, by Grafton Architects (Ireland), together with ELISAVA (UPF) Liberty, by Anupama Kundoo, (India/Australia), together with IAAC Identit, by Urbanus (China), together with LA SALLE (URL)
2014 CÚPULAS Y ESTRUCTURAS MODULARES EFICIENTES – Workshop, Enric Miralles Foundation, Barcelona (ES) Students from various universities
TRENAT – Workshop, Enric Miralles Foundation, Barcelona (ES) Students from various universities
REDISEGNING COAC – Workshop, Enric Miralles Foundation, Barcelona (ES) Students from UNIFRA Universidade Franciscana Brasil
BCN RE.SET – Exhibition, AEDES Gallery, Berlin (DE) Curated by Benedetta Tagliabue
BCN RE.SET – Exhibition, Beijing Design Week, Dashilar, Shanghai (CH) Curated by Benedetta Tagliabue
BCN RE.SET – Exhibition, 14è Biennale di Arquitettura di Venezia, Venice (IT) Curated by Benedetta Tagliabue
BCN RE.SET The Making Off - Exhibition, Enric Miralles Foundation, Barcelona (ES) Curated by Elías Torres
2013 ENRIC MIRALLES AMB EL TEMPS - Exhibition, Enric Miralles Foundation, Barcelona (ES) Curated by Anatxu Zabalbeascoa
LA CIUDADELLA DE BARCELONA Workshop, Enric Miralles Foundation, Barcelona, (ES) Students from Centro Mexican University of Architecture T.E.C. de Monterrey
URBAN PIC NIC Workshop at Matadero, Madrid, (ES) Students from various universities
FOTOGRAFIA, ARQUITECTURA Y CIUDAD photography course, Enric Miralles Foundation, Barcelona, (ES) Tutor: Diego Ferrari, photographer
Barcelona 2014 Workshop, Enric Miralles Foundation, Barcelona (ES) Students from Centro Universitario Franciscano de Santa Maria, Brazil
2012 “MIRALLES AT HARVARD 1993” / “REDISCOVERING GLORIES” Exhibition, Barcelona (ES) Exhibition of the work of 12 Harvard students, led by Benedetta Tagliabue in 2012 2011 IIº Summer Workshop, Cátedra Legorreta Tagliabue, Enric Miralles Foundation, Barcelona (ES) Students from Centro Mexican University of Architecture T.E.C. de Monterrey
2010 Iº Summer Workshop, Cátedra Legorreta Tagliabue, Enric Miralles Foundation, Barcelona (ES) Students from Centro Mexican University of Architecture T.E.C. de Monterrey
WS10 Workshop IUAV 2010, Venice, (IT) Students from Università IUAV di Venezia
Selected lecture and presentations Last 4 years 2015 Dean’s Honorary lecture, Städelschule Architecture Class (DE) “Planning Healthy public spaces / pavements”, University of Copenhagen IGN (DK) UED Master Talk, Shenzhen (CH) EMBT Recent Projects”, Lecture at Politecnico di Milano, (IT) Master lecture, Escola Superior de Disseny i Art, Llotja, Barcelona (ES) “Rassegna Internazionale del Paesaggio, Edizione Sirmione 2015”, Lago di Garda (IT)
2014 “Luoghi per il Lavoro”, Festival De ll’Architettura di Torino (IT) Guest Speaker at Erasmus Effect exhibition, MAXXI museum, Rome (IT) “ON Architecture”, ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg Campus, Zurich (CH) “Intuition in the making”, The Design School, ASU, Arizona State University (USA) “Breaking Boundaries”, University of Virginia, Charlottesville (USA) “Parlamento de Escócia 2004-2014”, ETSAB – UPC, Barcelona (ES) “Igualada Cemetery”, ETSAB – UPC, Barcelona (ES)
2013 “Physical Spaces”, University of Dance and Circus, Stockholm, Sweden (SE) “EMBT Recent Projects”, California College of Arts, San Francisco (USA)
“EMBT Recent Projects”, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Boston (USA) “EMBT Recent Projects”, Cal Poly University, San Luis Obispo, California (USA) “EMBT Recent Projects”, ROCAD 2013 - Ion Mincu University, Bucharest (RO) Varese Institute of Architects, Varese, (IT) Lectio Magistralis, Facoltà di Architettura di Ferrara (IT) ECLAS Conference, European Council of Landscape Architecture Schools, Hamburg (DE) VTalk Conference, Vanke and BIAD Beijing Institute of Architectural Design, Shenzhen (CH) BLOK Conference, Projmetal AD, Belgrado, Serbia (RS) “Urban Landscape” - Smart Cities, Col•legi d’Arquitectes de Catalunya y Tribuna de Girona (ES)
2012 “Scottish Parliament”, Association of Hungarian Architects, Budapest (HU) “Displacements”, 13 Congreso Internacional de Arquitectura Arquine, México D.F. (MX) “Architecture as a second language” Syracuse Symposium. School of Architecture, Firenze (IT) Winter 2012 lecture series, University of Michigan, Ann Arbour, Detroit (USA) Open House Series, Graduate School of Design, Harvard University, Boston (USA) Digital Series, Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, Washington University (USA) École d’Architecture Premiere Anné 2011/2012, Printemps 2012, Lausanne (CH) Series Lectures at Master in Advanced Architecture 2011-2012, IAAC, Barcelona (ES) Panel Discussion Aula Europa Cultura, Generalit Catalunya, Barcelona (ES) “Creative Process”, Puig Company and Fundación Enric Miralles, Paris (FR) Barcelona (ES) “City Landscape”, Czech Technical University Faculty of Architecture, Prague (CZ) “Talking Spaces” VLOW 2012 Congress, Festspielhaus Bregenz, Austria (AT) “EMBT Past and present Projects”, AA Architectural Association, London (UK) “EMBT Recent Projects”, Lecture at Politecnico di Milano, Milano (IT) 2nd China International Architecture Forum, Archicreation and Xiamen Daily (IT)
Completed Projects 2015 Copagri Dome for Expo Milano 2015 2014 The Coast Restaurant Hamburg, Germany The wall in Ciutadella Park Barcelona, Spain Decomarmi Stand Braided Marble Verona, Italy Castañer Store Barcelona, Spain Biomobie Regenerative Center Shanghai, China 2013 Grassbrookpark Hamburg, Germany Barajas Social Housing Blocks Madrid, Spain L’Óreal Academy Barcelona, Spain 2012 Camper Store Washington, USA 2011 Camper Store Barcelona, Spain
Extension Music School in Hamburg, Germany Intl Horticulture Exhibition 2011 Xian, China 2010 Ricard Viñes Square, Lleida, Spain Spanish Pavilion for Expo Shanghai 2010 2009 Merce Cunningham Scenography NY, USA John Berger Scenography, Barcelona, Spain Camper Store Seville, Spain Furniture Design for a Research Center in Benasque, Spain 2007 Hafencity Public Spaces Hamburg, Germany Public Library Palafolls, Spain Gran Via acoustic panels Barcelona, Spain Housing in Figueres, Spain Gas Natural Building Barcelona, Spain 2006 Arcelor Pavillion, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxemburg Rector Office University Campus Vigo, Spain 2005 Magellan-Terrassen Hamburg, Germany Santa Caterina Market Barcelona, Spain 2004 Scottish Parliament Edinburgh, Scotland 2003 University Campus Vigo, Spain Reformation of Nou Barris Barcelona, Spain Diagonal Mar Park Barcelona, Spain 2001 Civic Centre in Mollet del Vallés Barcelona, Spain 2000 Town Hall Utrecht, Holland School of Music Hamburg, Germany Don Quixote Scenography Barcelona, Spain 1998 House in La Clota Barcelona, Spain 1997 Reformation of two old houses in Barcelona, Spain 1996 Dwellings in Borneo Eiland in Amsterdam, Holland 1995 Cemetery in Igualada Barcelona, Spain Heaven Pavilion Tateyama Museum, Japan 1994 School-Home in Morella, Spain 1993 Sports Stadium in Huesca, Spain National Centre of High Tech in Alicante, Spain Industrial Bridge for Camy-Nestlé Barcelona, Spain Entrance to the railway station in Takaoka, Japan Mediation Pavilion in Unazuki, Japan La Mina Social Centre Barcelona, Spain Reus Boulevard Tarragona, Spain Social Centre in Hostalets de Balenyá, Spain 1992 Social Centre Reader’s Circle, Madrid, Spain Icaria Avenue Olympic Village Barcelona, Spain
Exhibitions Last 4 years 2015 Hong Kong Design Institute, HKDI Gallery – “Urban Regeneration: Past, Present and future” 2015 West Bund Shanghai Biennale, Shanghai – “Hafencity Public Spaces” Fundacio Enric Miralles, Barcelona – “Urban Regeneration” 2014 AEDES, Berlin - “Barcelona Re.set, The Work of the Enric Miralles Foundation” Beijing Design Week, Dashilar, China - “Bcn Re.set and Santa Caterina Market Neighborhood” Fundacio Enric Miralles, Barcelona – “The making of Barcelona Re.set” Palacio De Cibeles, Madrid - “Torres orientales”, La casita azul
2013 Fundacio Enric Miralles, Barcelona – “Enric Miralles with time”
2012 Fundacio Enric Miralles, Barcelona – “Miralles at Harvard 1993 and Rediscovering Glories” Real Academia de España en Roma, Italy - “Capriccio Romano”
Selected Juries Last 4 years 2015 Pritzker Architecture Prize, The Hyatt Foundation (USA) Premio Princesa de Asturias de las Artes 2015 (ES) ArcVision Prize, Women and Architecture, Italcementi Group (IT)
2014 Pritzker Architecture Prize, The Hyatt Foundation (USA) RIBA Royal Gold Medallist 2014, RIBA Royal Institute of British Architects (UK) Premio Princesa de Asturias de las Artes 2014 (ES) Scholarship program “La Caixa” Foundation (ES) ArcVision Prize, Women and Architecture, Italcementi Group (IT)
2013 Premio Princesa de Asturias de las Artes 2015 (ES) ArcVision Prize, Women and Architecture, Italcementi Group (IT) Isarch Awards 2013, International Awards targeting students of architecture (ES)
2012 13th International Architecture Exhibition Common Ground, La Biennale di Venezia (IT) Isarch Awards 2013, International Awards targeting students of architecture (ES) International Competition Lot B3 A Paris Rive Gauche, Organized by SEMAPA (FR) International Competition for the extension of the University, Applied Arts Vienna (AT)
Selected Awards and International Certificates 2015 MOSTRA D’ARQUITECTURA INTERNACIONAL CATALANA Projects: Extension Music School in Hamburg, Germany Spanish Pavilion for Expo Shanghai 2010 Hafencity Public Spaces, 2010
2012 BAUWERK DES JAHRES 2011 Building of the Year 2011 – Extension of youth School of Music Project: Jugendmusikschule, Extension of youth School of Music
2010 THE INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE AWARD 2012 The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design Project: Spanish Pavilion for Shanghai World Expo 2010
2010 IAI AWARDS 2011 Green Design Global Awards Asia Pacific Federation of Designers (IAI) Project: Public Spaces Hafencity, Hamburg
2010 FIRST AWARD Shanghai Excellent Design Award 2011 Project: Spanish Pavilion for Shanghai World Expo 2010
2010 DISPLAY CATEGORY AWARD WAF World Architecture Festival Awards Project: Spanish Pavilion for Shanghai World Expo 2010
2009 FUTURE PROJECT AWARD WAF World Architecture Festival Awards Project: Spanish Pavilion for Shanghai World Expo 2010
2009 PRIZE CIUTAT DE BARCELONA Category International 2010 Project: Spanish Pavilion for Shanghai World Expo 2010
2007 SILVER MEDAL Prix Luxembourgeois d’Architecture 2007, Urbanisme, aménagement d’espaces publics Project: Parc du Centenaire, Esch-sur-Alzette
2005 STIRLING BEST BUILDING AWARD RIBA (The Royal Institute of British Architects) Project: The Scottish Parliament