BENEDETTA TAGLIABUE

Benedetta Tagliabue was born in and studied in and New York. Graduated from IAUV (Istituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia) in 1989. In 2004, awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the Arts and Social Science Faculty Napier University, , Scotland.

In 1991 formed a partnership with and founded Miralles Tagliabue EMBT.

She is presently Visiting Lecturer at Columbia University in New York and she is directing summer workshops at TEC de Monterrey (Mexico) and the School of Architecture in Venice (IUAV).

Visiting lecturer at ETSAB from 2000-2008 and at l´École Spéciale d’Architecture (ESA), París in 2007.

Speaker at many architecture schools, Universities and colleges of architects in the USA, South America, Europe and Asia (Columbia University, University of Southern California, Central University of Venezuela, Zheijang University, , R.I.B.A. (The Royal Institute of British Architects), A.A. (Architectural Association), London, Mackintosh School, Glasgow, among others).

She is invited to participate as a jury in international architectural competitions and prestigious awards including the RIBA 2009.

Recently she has received the RIBA’s International Fellowships for her particular contribution as a non-UK architect.

Honorary Member of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland and the Royal Institute of British Architects.

COMPLETED PROJECTS 2010 Parking an remodelling public spaces of Ricard Viñes piazza, Lleida, Spanish Pavilion for the International Exhibition 2010 2009 Scenery for Merce Cunningham Dance Company Scenery for a play based on John Berger's novel. Directed by . , Spain Camper shoes store interior design in Sevilla Furniture Design for a Research Center in Benasque, Spain 2007 Hafencity Public Space, Marco Polo Platz, Public Library in , Catalunya. Acoustic Panels for Gran Via traffic way renovation in Barcelona, Spain Housing in Figueres, Spain Gas Natural building, Barcelona, Spain 2006 Arcelor Pavillion for exhibitions, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxemburg Principal Building at University Campus , Spain 2005 Hafencity Hamburg, Magellan-Terrassen, Germany Santa Caterina Market, Barcelona, Spain. 2004 Scottish Parliament, Scotland

2003 University Campus, Vigo, Spain. Reformation of Angel Pestaña Square in Nou Barris, Barcelona, Spain Diagonal Mar Park, Barcelona, Spain. 2001 Park and Civic Centre in Mollet del Vallés, Barcelona, Spain. 2000 Town Hall, Utrecht, Holland. Music School, Hamburg, Germany. Scenery for the opera Don Quixote, Liceu, Theatre, Barcelona. 1998 House in La Clota, Barcelona, Spain. 1997 Reformation of two old houses in Barcelona, Spain. 1996 Dwellings in Borneo Eiland in , Holland. 1995 Cemetery in Igualada, Barcelona, Spain. Heaven Pavilion for the Tateyama Museum, Japan. Conditioning of the ground floor of the "La Llauna” School. 1994 School-Home in Morella, Spain. 1993 Sports Stadium in Huesca, Spain. National Centre of High Technology 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, Barcelona, Spain. 1992 Social Centre for the Readers´ Circle, Madrid, Spain. Shelters for Icaria Avenue in the Olympic Village, Barcelona, Spain. One-family house in Bellaterra.

BUILDINGS IN CONSTRUCTION OR AT PROJECT PHASE Public Spaces Hafencity harbour, Hamburg, Germany New Metro Station in Naples, New Social Housing buildings and public spaces in Madrid, Spain Rehabilitation of an existing Housing Building in Barcelona, Spain Museum Casa de les Llengües at Can Ricart, Barcelona, Spain Music School in Gandia, Spain Extension Music School in Hamburg, Germany Museum for the Chinese Painter Zhang Da Qian, Neijiang, China International Horticulture Exhibition Xian 2011, Exhibition Park and Master Landscape Architect Garden, China Camper shoes store interior design in Barcelona

ARCHITECTURAL COMPETITION RESULTS 2010 Competition for a concept project in Via Bagutta,2, Ex.garage Traversi, Milan, Italy (First Prize) 2009 International Competition Heidelberg Campus II, (Honorary Mention) 2008 Parking underground an remodelling of public spaces of Ricard Viñes piazza, Lleida, Spain. (First Prize) International Competition for “Le Aree Lungo Ferrovia e Sopra Secante” Comune de Cesena-Novello, Italy, (Finalist) International Competition for “Torre della Ricerca” in an industrial area, Padova, Italy. (Finalist) Invited Architectural Competition Master plan for the New Thermal Complex San Pellegrino, Italy, (Finalist)

2007 Extension and rehabilitation of “Col.legi d’Arquitectes de Catalunya” in Girona (COAC). (Finalist) Urban design of the market Barceló, Plaza de Santa Bárbara and its surroundings, Madrid, (Finalist) Internacional Competition Seul Yeouido Riverside park, Seul, Korea (Third Prize) Pavilion of Spain in the Universal Exhibition Shanghai 2010 (First Prize) Casa de les Llengües in the former industrial enclosure of Can Ricart, Barcelona (First Prize) Rehabilitation of the former destillería Carlsberg in , (Second Prize) Public Spaces in Floriac, France, (Finalist) City of the Sciences in Belval, Luxemburg (Finalist) 2006 Orange County Great Park, Irvine, USA (Finalist) Competition Harburger Schlossinsel, Hamburg, Germany (Second Prize) 2005 Competition proposal for a museum building and landscape for Cite du Surf et de L’Ocean, Biarritz, France, (First Prize) 2003 Reorganisation of Max-Reinhardt Square, Salzburg, (Second Prize). The European Central Bank building (ECB), Frankfurt, Germany. The Museum of Work and Industry, Brescia, (Second Prize). Reformation of Hafencity 2, Magdeburger Hafen Überseequartier, Germany, (Honourable Mention). Extension of theWuppertal Zoo, Germany. (Honorary Mention). 2002 Revitalisation of Meritxell Avenue, Andorra. (First Prize). Reformation Hafencity, Hamburg, Germany. (First Prize). Reorganisation of Mercatale Square, Prato, Italy. (Honorary Mention). 2001 Caltrans’ Headquarters, Highway Society in Los Angeles, California, (Second Prize). 2000 The new headquarters of Natural Gas, Barcelona, Spain. (First Prize). Science Museum in Wolfsburg, Germany (Second Prize). The new headquarters of the Italian Space Agency, Rome, Italy (Third Prize). 1999 Courtroom in Salerno, Italy (Second Prize) Sports’ Stadium in Salerno, Italy (Second Prize). New Conservatory in Strasburg, France (Second Prize) 1998 IUAV, University of Venice, Venice, Italy (First Prize). Pedestrian Bridge in Vlotho, Germany (First Prize) Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh, Scotland (First Prize) San Michele Cemetery, Venice, Italy (Second Prize) 1997 Music School in Hamburg, Germany (First Prize). Valkhof Castle, Nijmegen, Holland (First Prize). Fontanals’ Golf Clubhouse, Cerdaña, Spain (First Prize). Palafolls Library, , Spain (First Prize). Santa Caterina Market, Barcelona (First Prize). Utrecht Town Hall, Holland (First Prize). Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona, Spain (Third Prize). 1996 Auditorium for the University of Lübeck, Germany (Third Prize). Urbanisation of the neighbourhood of Retiro, Buenos Aires, Argentina (Honourable Mention).

1995 Tram Station in Frankfurt am Main, Germany (First Prize). Library for the University of Vigo, Spain (Second Prize). Competition for the City-Planning and Landscape for the Dresden IGA 2003 Exhibition, Germany (Honourable Mention). 1994 Competition of Ideas for the New City of Ørestaden, Copenhagen, Denmark (Honorary Mention). 1993 Reformation of Bremerhaven Port, Germany (First Prize) 1992 Extension of the Copenhagen Museum of Modern Art, Denmark (Second Prize)

AWARDS 2010 RIBA International Award. The Spanish Pavilion Exhibition Shanghai 2010 European Garden Award (EGHN). Category Innovative Contemporary Concept or design of a park or garden. Diagonal Mar park WAF (World Architecture Festival). Finalist Shopping Category. Camper Store WAF (World Architecture Festival). Finalist Display Category. Spanish Pavilion for Shanghai World Expo 2010 2009 WAF (World Architecture Festival). Category Future Project Award. The Spanish Pavilion Exhibition Shanghai 2010 Prize Ciutat de Barcelona, Category International projection The Spanish Pavilion Exhibition Shanghai 2010 2008 3rd Edition Thophee Archizinc, "Great Prize of the Jury”, Palafolls Public Library 2007 9th Spanish Architecture and Urbanism Biennial, Finalist, Santa Caterina market Prix Luxembourgeois d’Architecture, Pavillon Arcelor, Second Prize European Steel Design Awards, Pavillon Arcelor, First Prize ”Vivir con madera”, Arquinfad, Santa Caterina market, Second Prize 2006 Saloni Ceramic Award, for the rehabilitation of Santa Caterina market 2005 Barcelona City Award for the rehabilitation of Santa Caterina market RIBA Stirling Best Building Award, The Scottish Parliament RIAS Andrew Doolan Award of Architecture, Best building in Scotland 2005 American Society of Landscape Architects, Honor Award in General Design, Parc Diagonal Mar The Royal Fine Art Commission Trust, Specialist Awards Urban & Landscape The Scottish Parliament Biennale of Spanish Architecture, Manuel de la Dehesa Prize, The Scottish Parliament Scottish Design Awards, Architecture Grand Prix. The Scottish Parliament EAA Edinburgh Architectural Association "Centenary Medal". The Scottish Parliament Exaequo Award ARQCATMÓN, The Scottish Parliament ASCER Tile of Spain Awards of Architecture, Santa Caterina Market, Barcelona 2004 FAD Architectural Award, University Campus of Vigo, Spain. First Prize in Ceramics from ASCER, Diagonal Mar Park, Barcelona 2003 2nd Vallès Architectural Biennial, Park of Colours, Mollet del Vallès, Barcelona

2002 BDA Hamburg Architektur Preis, Hamburg Music School, Germany. FAD Award for External Spaces, Park of Colours, Mollet del Vallès, Barcelona Decade Award1992-2002, Pergolas for Icaria Avenue, Barcelona. Óscar Tusquets Blanca Foundation 2001 Rietveld Award, Utrecht Town Hall, Holland. National Award of Catalonia, Patrimony Category, Santa Caterina Market. Nederlandse Bouwprijs, Utrecht Town Hall, Holland. Delta de Oro Award of Industrial Design, Lungo Mare Bank for Escofet 2000 FAD Award for Interiors, La Clota House in Barcelona. Architectural Award for Dredging and Construction, Igualada Cemetery, Spain.. 1999 Barcelona City Award, Honourable Mention, La Clota House, Barcelona 1996 Leon d’Oro Award from the Venice Biennial for the montage of the Huesca Sports Stadium National Spanish Architectural Award 1995, Home- School in Morella, Spain. 1994 Alcantra International Bridge Award, Sports Stadium, Huesca, Spain. 1993 Madrid City Award, The Readers’ Circle Headquarters in Madrid, Spain 1992 Barcelona City Award for the Building Shaft with an Arc, Barcelona

MONOGRAPHICAL EXHIBITIONS 2010 Benedetta Tagliabue Asia EMBT”, Casa Asia, Barcelona “EMBT. Projects in China”. Architecture SH. Shanghai Study Centre “Shanghai 2010 Benedetta Tagliabue EMBT”, Palau Robert, Barcelona “Processes and Experiments”, UPV-ETSAV, Valencia 2009 “Miralles Tagliabue EMBT 4 Cuartos”, UEM (Universidad Europea de Madrid) “Miralles Tagliabue EMBT 4 Cuartos”, Fundación COAM, Madrid 2007 “10 Anni di Architetture di Miralles Tagliabue EMBT 1997-2007 Tradizione del fare”.. Castel dell’Ovo, Naples, Italy 2006 “J’aime beaucoup d’autres choses”, Arc en Rêve, Centre d’Architecture, Bourdeaux, France “Miralles Tagliabue Work in progress 2006”, CIVA, Brussels, Belgium 2005 “EMBT Work in Progress”, AEDES Gallery, Berlin, Germany “Work in progress”, Ministerio de Vivienda, Sala Zuazo, Madrid 2004 University of Navarra, Technical High School of Architecture "Work in progress", Sa Llonja de Palma de Mallorca, Spain. “Parks: Play with time”. COAC, College of Catalan Architects, Girona County, Spain “Seqüències”, COAC, College of Catalan Architects, Olot, Spain 2003 “Vigo Venice”, House of Arts, Vigo, Spain. 2002 “Seqüencies”, COAC, College of Catalan Architects, Barcelona “Vigo Venice”, Palacio Fortuny, Venice, Italy. 2001 MORE IS LESS " Scottish Parliament and Lungo Mare Bank " Mies van der Rohe Pavilion, Barcelona. "Reasons for Displacement“. French Institute of Architecture, Paris, France 2000 “German Stripes” Renate Kammer Gallery, Hamburg, Germany " Projects in Italy ". Institute of Architects in Palermo, Italy “Mackintosh and Miralles” Architectural Sketches, Glasgow, UK. "One’s Work". American University of Beirut, Liban

1998 "Enric Miralles: Projects in Holland", ARCAM Amsterdam, Holland COACYLE, Community of Valladolid, Spain. 1997 "The Nordic Tour", Aarhus, Stockholm, Copenhagen Mies van der Rohe Foundation Spain. 1996 "Last projects", Rice University, , USA. Last projects", University of Arizona, Phoenix, USA. 1995 "Pergolas to Icaria, Barcelona". Spanish Academy in Rome, Italy 1994 "Last projects", Architekturforum, . 1993 "Centre of Rhythmic Gymnastics in Alicante", AEDES Gallery, Berlin, Germany "Last projects", GSD, Harvard, USA. 1992 “Last projects", Gallery ROM, Oslo, Norway

COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS 2010 “Contemporary European Architecture” Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels, Belgium “A city call Spain” National Glyptoteque, Athens, Greece “Message in a bottle, Three gently manifestoes for the future”. Spazio FMG, Milan, Italy “Way to Shanghai”, Circulo de Bellas Artes, Madrid, Spain 2009 Catalan Architecture 2004-2009 Portrait of a Time. Cité de l’Architecture & du Patrimoine, Paris The Hand of the Architect. Villa Necchi Campiglio, Milano, Italy Organized by FAI (Fondo Ambiente Italiano). 2008 “Dreamland: Architectural Experiments Since the 1970s”, MoMa, NY “Skin and Bones parallel practices in fashion and architecture”, Sommerset House, London 2007 “Patent Constructions. New Architecture made in Catalonia”, Deutsches Architekturmuseum, Frankfurt, Germany Toll Free European Architects in Transit, Faro, Portugal “Skin and Bones parallel practices in fashion and architecture” National Art Center, Tokyo, Japan “Jardin d’Architectures”, Arc en Rêve, Centre d’Architecture, Bourdeaux, France “Spain [f.] We, the Cities”, Sala Zuazo, Nuevos Ministerios, Madrid Inhabit the present “Housing in Spain: Society, city, technology and resources”, Sala Zuazo, Madrid 2006 “Skin and Bones parallel practices in fashion and architecture”, MOCA, Los Angeles “Spain Color – Fresh air in Spain Design Exhibition”, Tokio Design Week Venice Biennale The World in one city – A sketch for London, London Architecture Biennale On Site: New Architecture in Spain, MOMA, New York 2005 “The dream house”, COAC Girona, Spain 2004 Venice Biennial “Metamorphoses in contemporary Architecture” Santa Caterina Market, Shopping Centres in Leeds and San Sebastian “Civiltá dell’Abitare”, FAD, Barcelona

2003 Sao Paulo Biennial, Brazil Italian Urban Centre and Observatory Competition on line, Bari, Italy “Atelier Hafencity”, Hamburg, Germany 2002 Venice Biennial ”Next: The future of world architecture”. "The neighbourhood of Santa Caterina: present and future ", Barcelona. 2001 "Architecture for dialogue, the Parliament spaces ", Valencia. “100 houses for 100 architects”, Milan Triennial, Italy. "Improper houses", MACBA, Barcelona Mies van der Rohe Award 2001, Travelling Exhibition. 2000 "Kolonihaven, the architectural park", Kjarvalstadir Reykjavik Art Museum, Reykjavik , Island. AEDES Gallery, Berlin, Germany. "Houses", GA Gallery, Tokyo, Japan. 1999 "Venice, The new Architecture 1997-2000", Travelling Exhibition. " Palafolls Library". GA Gallery, Tokyo, Japan. . "Glasgow 1999, City of Architecture and Design", UK. 1998 “ The Art of the City ". Cultural Services, Atri, Italy.. "Watering", Frankfurter Sparkasse Gallery, Frankfurt, Germany. 1997 Milan Triennial, Italy. 1996 Venice Biennial 1996. "Future Sensors: the Architect as a Seismograph Leon de Oro Award. COAC, Barcelona, Spain. 1995 European Architecture 84/94, Travelling Exhibition Casernes de Sant Agustí, Barcelona, Spain. DAM, Frankfurt am Main, Germany 1994 Museum of the City, Madrid, Spain GA Gallery, Tokyo, Japan. 1993 Southern Californian Foundation Institute of Architecture, California. "Remise", Architektur Zentrum, Vienna, Austria. "Room Unity", Firminy, France. "Le Magazine", Centre National d`Art Contemporaine, Grenoble. GA Gallery, Tokyo, Japan. 1992 GA Gallery, Tokyo, Japan. "4 from Barcelona", Arc en Rêve, Bordeaux, France. "Osthafen", Architektur Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. "Spanish Architecture of the 90s", MOPU, Madrid, Spain Architectural Association, London, UK. Shoe Museum, Barcelona, Spain Antonio de Barnola, Barcelona, Spain.

MONOGRAPHS 2010 Studio EMBT. I Quaderni dell’industria delle construzioni. (Edilstampa, editrice dell’ANCE, Roma, Italy).

2009 EL CROQUIS, N. 144. EMBT 2000 2009 Enric Miralles Benedetta Tagliabue After-life in progress. ( El Croquis Editions, Madrid, Spain 2009).

2008 EMBT 1997/2007 10 anni di architetture Miralles Tagliabue A cura di Marella Santangelo e Paolo Giardinello, Editor Clean, April 2008, Italy

AA. ARQUITECTURAS DE AUTOR 2006. EMBT MIRALLES-TAGLIABUE. (Edición T6 Ediciones 2006, Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura. Universidad de Navarra, , Spain).

2007 Benedetta Tagliabue “EATING THE CITY” Workshop Printemps 2007. ESA Productions (École Spéciale d’Architecture Paris).

LA BIBLIOTECA PÚBLICA ENRIC MIRALLES. Parc de les Esplanes, Palafolls. De Miralles Tagliabue EMBT. (Edicions Del Roig, Ajuntament de Palafolls, Edicions de l’Eixample, S.L. Barcelona).

2006 EMBT Enric Miralles Benedetta Tagliabue. Work in progress. 3rd Edition, Complete extended edition. (Actar, Barcelona, Spain 2006).

2005 EMBT Enric Miralles Benedetta Tagliabue. Work in progress. 2nd Edition, Complete extended edition. (Actar, Barcelona, Spain 2005).

2004 EMBT Enric Miralles Benedetta Tagliabue. Work in progress. 1st Edition (Actar, Barcelona, Spain 2004)

Sketched architecture. The Miralles Tagliabue’s for Diagonal Mar. (Salvat + Miralles Tagliabue EMBT, Barcelona, Spain 2004)

2003 “Enric Miralles Benedetta Tagliabue EMBT Architects”. (Loft Publications, Barcelona, Spain, 2003).

2002 “EMBT Miralles Tagliabue. Work and Projects”. (Skira, Milan, Italy 2002).

“Enric Miralles Monograph 1983-2000”. EL CROQUIS, N. 30+49/50+72[ll], N.100 101, complete extended and revised edition (El Croquis Editions, Madrid, Spain 2002).

2000 " Enric Miralles Benedetta Tagliabue Monograph". EL CROQUIS, N. 100 101, 2000 1996-2000. ( El Croquis Editions, Madrid, Spain 2000).

1999 "MIRALLES TAGLIABUE, Architecture in time ". Architectural Monograph. (Editorial Gustavo Gili, Barcelona 1999).

1998 A+U, Nº 335 August 1998

1997 The Architecture of Today, N. 312. September 1997. (Expansion Group, Paris 1997).

1996 ELECTA, Architectural Documents."Enric Miralles, works and projects". Edited by Benedetta Tagliabue. Introduction by Enric Miralles, Essays by Juan José Lahuerta. (Milan, Electa Elemond Associates Editions, 1996).

Blundell Jones, Peter. "Enric Miralles CNAR Alicante". ( Stuttgart, Edition Axel Menges, 1996. Supported by Cubiertas y Mzov, S. A., Madrid).

Zabalbeascoa Anatxu. "Igualada Cemetery, Architecture in detail, Enric Miralles and Carme Pinós ", (London, Phaidon Press Limited, 1996).

KA, Korean Architects. "Enric Miralles. Some ways of remembering the projects 1986/1996". (Korea, Architecture & Environment Publications, 1996).

1995 Benedetta Tagliabue. Enric Miralles: Mixed Talks., Architectural Monographs No. 10: Enric Miralles. Mixed Talks (London, Academy Edition, 1995).

" Enric Miralles. Works and Projects 1995". EL CROQUIS N 72 (II). 1995. (El Croquis Editions, Madrid, Spain 1995).

“Enric Miralles. Huesca Basketball Pavilion ". ARCHITECTURAL DOCUMENTS ARQUITECTURA N 32. Almeria College of Architects, October 1995, Mongrophical edition (Official Almeria College Delegation of Architects in West Andalusia, 1995).

1993 " Enric Miralles Monograph ". SD N 342.SD. Space Design Magazine, N. 342. March, 1993. Texts by Arata Isozaki and Naoki Inagawa. (Kajima Institute Publishing Co., Ltd, Tokyo, Japan, 1993).

AEDES Catalogue, Berlin.