Prof. Joan Busquets Martin Bucksbaum Professor in Practice of Urban Planning Design, G.S.D, Harvard University
Academic profile
2002 - present Martin Bucksbaum Professor in Practice of Urban Planning Design, Harvard Graduate School of Design, Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.
2009 May Guest Professor, School of Architecture, Tsinghua University, China English Program of Master in Architecture
2007 - present Member of the Design Advisory Board of Delft School, The Netherlands
1999-2001 Guest Professor, Architectural Association School of London, United Kingdom
1996 Guest Professor, Institut d’Architecture, Geneva, Switzerland 1994 1993 1997 Visiting Professor, Harvard Graduate School of Design, Cambridge, MA, U.S.A. 1992 1991 1989
1992 Guest Professor, École d’Architecture, Lausanne, Switzerland 1990 Guest Professor, Facolta di Architettura, Roma, Italy 1987-1990 Guest Professor, University of Leuven, Belgium 1982 Guest Professor, Bouwcentrum, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 1979-2002 Professor of Town Planning at the Polytechnic University of Barcelona, Spain 1979 Guest Professor, ILAUD, Urbino, Italy 1975 Ph.D., ETSAB, University of Barcelona, Spain 1969 Founder of the Laboratorio de Urbanismo, Barcelona, Spain 1969 Degree in Architecture, ETSAB, University of Barcelona,Spain
Awards and Mentions
2016 Elected Full Member of the Académie d'Architecture, April 7th in Paris, France 2015 Prize Public Space of Innovapresse groupe for "Les Marches de Saint-Pierre, Toulouse" at the Forum des Projets Urbains, 20th June in Paris, France 2015 First Prize 2015 for guidance of the student's design work in the International Student Urban Design Competition for Shanghai Railway Station Area, 17th February in Shanghai, China 2012 2012 Paris Grand Prix Spécial de l'Urbanisme, Paris, France 2011 2011 Catalunya Architectural National Prize, Barcelona, Spain 2011 2011 Praemium Erasmianum Fundation, Erasmus prize, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 2008 “Old seal of City Trento”-Highest honor from the City of Trento-, Trento, Italy 2007 Cátedra Lluis Barragán, TECM, Guadalajara, Mexico 2000 European Prize Gubbio, Italy 1996 1996 National Prize for the Rehabilitation Plan for Toledo, Toledo, Spain 1985 Spanish National Town Planning Award for the Lérida masterplan, Lérida, Spain 1981 Spanish National Town Planning Award for the urban design project for Sant Josep, Barcelona, Spain Prof. Joan Busquets 1 / 15 Advising Professional Activity
2014 Technical Advisor for the Metropolitan Plan of Barcelona, Spain 2013 Barcelona PGH in Barcelona, Spain 2009 A Coruña PGOM, City and Harbour in A Coruña, Spain 2009 Milan 2015 Expo Advisory Board- by the city government in Milan, Italy 2008 Advising Committee Forum Cidadania in Barreiro-Lisboa, Portugal 2008 European Forum for Arquitectural Policies as Key-note Speaker "Urban Reganeration-adapting to climate changes" in Ljubljana, Slovenia 2008 Consultant for Grand Paris Project, France 2008 Consultant in Urban development project in Graz, Austria 2007 Design of China Pavilion of Expo 2010 in Shanghai, China 2007 International Panel of Architects and Urban Planner (IPAUP), Singapore 2005 URA. International Urban Design and Architectural Panel, Singapore 2004 Boston CAT. Quality Team, U.S.A. 1999 Waterfront strategy in Toronto, Canada 1995-1997 Town Planning adviser for Euroméditerranée and Urbaniste Conseil in Marseille, France 1991-1997 Adviser to Kop van Zuid project and Member for Quality Team in Rotterdam, The Netherlands 1990-1992 Municipal adviser for: Strategic Plan 1990-1992 and Urban Masterplan 1991-1993 in Lisbon, Portugal 1989-1990 Adviser to Stad aan de Stroom initative in Antwerp, Belgium
Recent Jury Member on International Competitions
2017 Jury for the First Manuel de Solà-Morales European Prize 2017 at the ETSAB - Escola Tècnica Superior d'Arquitectura de Barcelona, 13th March in Barcelona Spain 2016 Jury for the strategic debates on sustainable growth, research and innovation, 26th September in Mallorca, Spain 2016 Jury for the selection of the best four PFCs of the ETSAB - Escola Tècnica Superior d'Arquitectura de Barcelona, 28th June in Barcelona Spain 2015 Jury for the " Zhuhai Strategic Urban Planning" 23rd March in Hong Kong 2015 HKIA Cross-strait Architectural Design Awards 2015, 25 - 27 March in Hong Kong 2014 Institut Spécialisé d'Etudes Territoriales de Dunkerque. 5th Territorial Meetings of Urban designers, 22nd october in Toulouse, France 2014 VI International Workshop on Landscape "The City and the River" 9th September in Toledo, Spain 2014 Jury for the program of Grants "La Caixa Bank" for postgraduate studies in the Asia-Pacific, 11th June in Barcelona, Spain 2014 Expert Committee on the Reform of the Political and Spatial Planning of Catalonia, Department of Planning and Sustainability by the Catalan Goverment, 15th April in Barcelona, Spain
2014 President of the PhD. Joan Florit "The central park in the contemporary metropolis: A critical definition /El parc central a la metròpoli contemporània: Una deficinició crítica" , 26th March in Barcelona, Spain 2014 Jury for MEP PAV Etoile "Praille, Acacias, Vernets" 6th February in Geneva, Switzerland 2014 Jury for the "Competition management for the renovation of the Building «les Nouveautés»" 21st January, in the Hôtel de Ville of Toulouse, France.
Prof. Joan Busquets 2 / 15 2013 Jury for the Expert Group Meeting “Planning City Extensions: Public and private space for expanding cities” by UN-Habitat, 16th September in Barcelona, Spain 2013 Jury for the Comitè d'Experts per a la Reforma de les Polítiques d'Ordenació Territorial I Urbanisme de Catalunya, Departament de Territori i Sostenibilitat, by the Catalan Goverment, 29th June in Barcelona, Spain 2013 Jury for the 5th Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture Bi-City 12th-13th May in Shenzhen and in Hong Kong, China 2013 Jury for the 44e séance des Ateliers "Projet urbain “ Le projet urbain en temps de crise,l’exemple de Lisbonne” 27th June in Lisbonne, Portugal. 2013 Jury for the 6ème Ateliers du Patrimoine thématique "Patrimoine et Développement Durable", 12th September in Toulouse, France 2013 Jury for MEP PAV Etoile "Séance du collège pour sélection des candidats pour le 2ème temps et validation programme final des MEP" 18th February in Geneva, Switzerland 2013 Jury for MEP PAV Etoile "Présentation au Collège Degré 1" 22nd May in Geneva, Switzerland
2013 Jury for MEP PAV Etoile "Meeting of the College for the selection of candidates" 18th February in Geneva, Switzerland 2013 Jury for MEP PAV Etoile "Collège 3/ présentation degré 1 PAV St" 18 and 19 September in Geneva, Switzerland 2013 Jury for "Rethinking Athens- Towards a New City Centre" European Architectural Competition, Onassis Foundation, 27th February in Athens, Greece 2012 Commissione Premio Gubbio 2012 in Roma, Italy 2012 Jury à la 4ème session du Palmarès des Jeunes Urbanistes (PJU) at the La Grande Arche de La Défense in Paris, France 2012 Jury for Prime Property Award by Union Investment at the Emporio House in Hamburg, Germany
2012 Jury for the French Grand Prix in Paris, France 2012 Jury for the ‘Bid Assessment Conference for the Construction Design of the World Expo Museum’ in Shanghai, China 2012 Jury for Prime Property Award by Union Investment in Hamburg, Germany 2011 Jury for Prime Property Award by Union Investment in London, United Kingdom 2010 Jury for Prime Property Award by Union Investment in Warsaw, Poland 2010 Jury for King Jaime I Prize of Town Planning, Landscape and Sustainability in Valencia, Spain
2010 Jury for 2010 Expo Shanghai China Awards in Shanghai, China 2010 Jury for the Design of Passenger Terminal Lisbon, Portugal. 2010 Jury for the Steedman Fellowship Competition in Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Exhibitions
2017 "Design of Cities: Envisioning the future Barcelona, Metropolis of Cities", Curator of the exhibit.14th April at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Chicago. USA 2016 "New Issues for the Future of the City: Barcelona Metropolis of Cities", Curator of the exhibit 26th October at the Gund Hall, Harvard GSD, Cambridge, USA. 2016 “Zhabei New Gateway: Designing a New Global Centrality for Shanghai” GSD student team wins UD Shanghai international, Spring 2016, GSD at Harvard University, U.S.A. 2015 "Living Anatomy" An Exhibition about Housing, Fall 2015, GSD at Harvard University, U.S.A. 2015 "Metrópolis Barcelona" by Área Metropolitana de Barcelona, Spain 2014 "Dibujar América - Designing America" by the Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores, Biblioteca Nacional de España, Madrid , Spain
Prof. Joan Busquets 3 / 15 2013 Bienal ACOR in A Coruña, Spain
2013 SH-Bund in Shanghai, China 2013 “Cerdà: Project vs. reality” Exhibit in Santiago de Chile. 2013 “Cerdà: Project vs. reality: Contrasting Brazil” Exhibit in Recife (Brasil). 2012 Cartographic Grounds in Boston, USA 2011 Shenzhen QH, China 2011 "Exposition on three projects: Turfmarktroute/Spuiplein, Grotiusplaats and Beatrixkwartier", in The Hague, The Netherlands 2011 "Exposition of the design for the public space railway station 'Spoorzone'" in Delft, The Netherlands 2011 "Cerdà and the Barcelona of the future, Reality Versus Design” in Bravant-Helmond, The Netherlands 2011 "Presentation of Busquets' plans for the (not executed) Enschedé complex" in Haarlem, The Netherlands 2011 "Presentation on the 'Parooldriehoek', after a plan" in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2011 "Cerdà: urbs i territori" and "Joan Busquets: Masterplan Centrum Helmond " in Helmond, The Netherlands 2010 Shanghai, China 2010 "Dunkerque" in Munich, Germany 2010 Housing retrofitting for Rouen-Le Grand ensemble entre pérennité et démolition” in Paris, France
2010 “Coimbra-New Intermodal Station” in Coimbra, Portugal 2010 “Cerdà and Barcelona” in Universidad Católica in Santiago de Chile, Chile 2010 “City X-Lines” in the Gallery of Guadalajara, Mexico 2010 “City X-Lines” in the Gallery Hunter Dongles in Santiago de Chile, Chile 2009-2010 "Cerdà and the Barcelona of the future, Reality Versus Design” CCCB in Barcelona, Spain 2009 “ City X-Lines” Exhibition in Architectural Association School, in London, United Kingdom 2009 "Vision Urbaine, Vision d'Avenir... le centre d'agglomération de demain" Dunkerque Grand Littoral in Dunkerque, France 2009 "A Coruña urbanismo, progreso y sociedad" in A Coruña, Spain 2008 “J.B. Architecture+Urbanism” in Trento, Italy 2007 7th Architecture Biennale in Sao Paulo, Brazil 2007 "Paisatges Invisibles" in Girona , Spain 2006 "A Coruña's Harbor Masterplan" in A Coruña, Spain 2005-2006 “City X-Lines”. Exhibit in: Cambridge, MA (U.S.A.), Quito Equador), Santander (Spain), Santiago de Chile (Chile) 2004 Spanish Architects in The Hague, The Netherlands 2001 Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2000 Gubbio prize exhibition in Gubbio, Italy 1999 Messina, Italy 1998 Sintra, Portugal 1996 “Arquitectura a Catalunya 1977-96. L’era Democràtica” at the Centre d’Art Santa Mónica in Barcel 1994 Haarlem at the “ARCAM” (Stiching Architectuur Centrum Amsterdam) in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 1994 "Joan Busquets. Ten Projects” at the “ABC” Institute of Architecture in Haarlem, The Netherlands. 1990 Barcelona citta pel il 92 in Milano, Italy 1990 Cerdà i Barcelona Prof. Joan Busquets 4 / 15 Recent Speech Lectures
2017 Lecture of "New Issues for the Future of the City: Barcelona Metropolis of Cities" at the Spring 2017 Lecture Series at the Illinois School of Architecture, 5th April at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 14th of April in Chicago. USA 2017 Lecture of "Urbanistic Challenges in the XXI Century" at the Colloque interuniversitaire urbain/Interuniversity Urban Conference (CIU/IUC), 17th March in Montréal, Canada 2017 Lecture of "Designing cities, Envisioning the futre" at the Open Session on Ladnscape, 14th March in Florence, Italy 2016 Lecture of "the legacy of the urban project" at the Emeritus Clelbration Prof. Marcel Smets at the Belgian Royal Academy, 13th December in Brussels, Belgium 2016 Lecture of "Prospects for 2050 - Further development of European Cities" at the 2nd European Congress - “European Cities and their Heritage” 8th December in Berlin, Germany 2016 Lecture of "Projet urbain et conservation du patrimoine: perspectives contradictoires?" at La Biennale Européenne du patrimoine urbain 2016 , 12th November in Toulouse, France 2016 Lecture of "Le canal en projet" at the conference "Canal du Midi, au cœur de Toulouse, patrimoine de l'UNESCO", 10th November in Toulouse, France 2016 Lecture of "Art cities: Local heritage with global value. A challenge for Venice" for the International Workshop "Sustainability of local commons with a global value: the case of Venice and its laggon" at the Fondazione Giorgio Cini, 4th November in Venezia, Italy 2016 Lecture of “Global dissemination of the Barcelona paradigms” at the Exhibition: “The future of the City: Barcelona, metropolis of cities”, GSD at Harvard University, 26th October, Cambridge, MA, U.S.A. 2016 Lecture at the "Progetto e governo della città. Giornata di studi su Bruno Gabrielli" at the Palazzo Tursi, 13th of October Genoa, Italy 2016 Lecture of "Razones de la regularidad en la buena forma urbana" at the I Congreso Hispánico ISSUF-H "Forma urbana: pasado, presente y perspectivas", 15th and 16th September in Toledo, Spain 2016 Keynote Speaker at the "Adaptitive reuse - The Modern Movement Towards the Future" for the 14th International DOCOMOMO Conference , 7th September in Lisbone, Portugal 2016 Lecture of " Le siège de l’UNESCO dans l’urbanisme parisien, au regard du développement actuel de Paris" for the "70e anniversaire de la Commission nationale française pour l’UNESCO, le siège de l’Unesco: une architecture moderne à Paris, 1st June in Paris, France
2015 Lecture of "Hybrid Networks - sacred itineraries towards Santiago & Finisterre" at ETS d'Arquitectura, 21st December in Barcelona, Spain 2015 Lecture of "The possible city" at the UNESCO International Conference on "Culture for Sustainable Cities",10th December in Hangzhou, China 2015 Lecture of "Urbains projects in Toulouse and elsewhere" at the Toulouse Patrimoine d'Avenir, 8th October in Toulouse, France 2015 Lecture of "Urbanism of the Architecture" at the Escola Tècnica Superior d'Aquitectura de Barcelona, 2nd October in Barcelona, Spain 2015 Lecture of "Cities And Urban Plans: Evolution And New Paradigms" at the HKIA CADSA Cross- strait Architectural Design Awards 2015, 25th - 27th March in Hong Kong 2015 Lecture of "The possible city" at the CCCB - Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona, 2nd July in Barcelona, Spain 2015 Catàleg "Metrópolis Barcelona" by AMB. 22nd April in Barcelona, Spain 2015 Lecture of "New horizons of urban metropolitan" by AMB. 17th April in Barcelona, Spain 2015 1st Conference on Metropolitan Governance and territorial competitiveness at UPC 13th March inBarcelona, Spain 2015 Lecture of "The Future of the Metropolis" at the Nits de Diàlegs,27th February in Sant Joan Despí, Spain
Prof. Joan Busquets 5 / 15 Works for Barcelona City Council
1983-1989 Head of Urban Planning Department. He has been engaged in planning Barcelona for the Olympics ’92 and the New Downtowns for the city. Among these developments the railway infrastructures and the waterfront was the main priority. Also planning the improvement process of the existing neighborhoods and cultural facilities creating urban sub-centers: among them, the Old Center of Barcelona.
Recent urban projects
2016 Mediterranean eco-district evaluation and integration of urban general Commune Le Grau-du- Roi - prospective diagnosis and determination of the urban problems, Le Grau-du-Roi, France 2016 "Allées Jean Jaurès" Ramblas de Toulouse, Toulouse, France 2016 Cultural and Creative Bay among the necklace of Bays in Zhuhai, China 2016 Planning study / travel on the Canal du Midi, Toulouse, France 2016 "Project Urban Living better their city," Montluçon, France 2016 “Natural Park As International Attractor For Zhuhai” Urban design for Zhuhai Sea & Sky observation deck urban design-urban balcony” Beicai Green Wedge Urban Design, Pudong New Area, Shanghai, China 2016 International Competition of Urban Planning "Creating a Snow Town for the XXI Century."f or Taizicheng International Snow Town in Chongli, Zhangjiakou, China 2016 Completion of development of urban space Garonne river front, Toulouse, France 2016 Definition of architectural and urban principles applicable to the operation of "mail sorting", Toulouse, France 2016 Garden of the Daurade, Toulouse, France 2016 Masterplan for the High Speed Train (TGV), Toulouse, France 2016 International Competition of Urban Planning for Gaoqiao Old Town Historical and Cultural District, Shanghai, China 2016 Gongbei Bay environmental upgrading and urban project. Zhuhai, China. 2016 Maîtrise d’œuvre urbain du quartier « Avignon Courtine Confluence », Avignon, France 2016 Re-discovery of Lovers Road as main Urban Attractor in Zhuhai, China 2016 Université de Montréal et Ville de Montréal. Site d’Outremont - Updated plan, Montréal, Canada
2016 Architectural work. Urban Block 2016 (Opening Spring 2016) Trento, Italy 2016 Urban Centrality for Shangnan . Center of Sanlin district, Pudong New Area, Shanghai, China.
2016 Urban Project for the B-23 freeway. Estudi sobre "L'Ordenació de les vores de la B-23", Barcelona Metropolitan Area, Barcelona, Spain. 2016 Gare High Speed Train (Masterplan) Toulouse, France 2015 Development operation of the industrial port area of Salaise Sablons Salaise Sablons, France 2015 Central Railway Project in Delft Station. Delft, The Netherlands Completed in 2015. 2015 "Stairs of St. Pierre" (Prize Innovepresse, Paris) June 2016, Touloue, France 2015 GongBei Bay, Zhuhai, China 2014 TGV station area: Urban project for the mixed development, Toulouse EuroSudOuest. Toulouse, France [In process] 2014 Toulouse - Pilot Projects of Public Spaces in the historic city centre. Toulouse, France. Completed in 2014. Prof. Joan Busquets 6 / 15 2014 Amsterdam, Eendrachtsparkbuurt, block A, B1, B2. Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Completed in 2014. 2014 Competition for Masthuggskajen. Gothenburg. Gothenburg, Sweden 2013 Brussels, Mixed use Urban Project Marchandises, Kuborn, Goujons. 2013 Dunkerque, mixed-use building. 2013 Dunkerque, urban project for the Theatre area. 2013 Lyon - Public riverfront towards the old city. 2013 Urban study to maintain the ‘Grande Joliette’ area in Marsella. 2013 Montpellier, urban project for the renovation of the former EAI site. 2013 Den Haag Lange voorhout. Urban project for an underground parking on a classified site. 2013 Toulouse - Pilot Projects of Public Spaces in the historic city centre. 2013 Reconversion du site de l'Ecole d'application de l'infanterie (EAI), Montpellier, France 2013 Changxing Island Suburban Park Planning International Consultancy, Shanghai, China 2012 Sustainable Urban project for the strategic area Josaphat in Schaerbeek and Evere, Brussels, Belgium 2012 Competitive dialogue for the conversion of the abandoned industrial site FCB, Lille, France 2012 Creation of a new cosmopolitan and integrated tourist system, Rizhao, China 2012 Creating a New Step for the Bund. Historical Center for Great Shanghai, Shanghai, China 2012 Amenagement des espaces publics en lien avec le BHNS et les lignes de Bus utilisant les Boulevards, Toulouse, France. 2012 Upgrading the Historical Centre: Lange Voorhout as the green heart, The Hague, The Netherlands 2012 Huawei innovative campus city in Songshan Lake, Dongguan, China 2012 West Bank World Media City, Shanghai, China 2012 Competition for the station area, Sion, Switzerland 2012 Suzhou creative city in a new archipelago of gardens, Suzhou, China 2012 Analysis and diagnosis of the historic center of Toledo. After the master plan approbation, Toledo, Spain 2012 Urban project for the mixed development of the TGV station area, Toulouse EuroSudOuest, Toulouse, France 2012 Urban project for the redevelopment of the military site "Fesch - Koufra - Delpal" on the plateau Satory, Versailles, Paris, France. 2011 Competition design masterplan Antwerp Nieuw Zuid, Antwerp, Belgium 2011 Jiang riverside new city, Nanjing, China 2011 International consultancy of conceptual planning of Singapore & Nanjing ecology science island, Singapore, China 2011 Old Downtown Renewal, Ningbo, China. 2011 Masterplan for the Central Corridor, Ningbo, China. 2011 Public Space for the Gateway, Ningbo, China. 2011 Strategic Plan for the redevelopment of the center of Toulouse, Toulouse, France. 2011 Residential building and public space in Salengro Square, Dunkerque, France
Bibliography and published references
2017 Book:"Manhattan Framework: Rectangular Grid for Ordering an Island (Redesigning Gridded Cities)" Ed. Applied Research & Design (English) ISBN 9781939621511
Prof. Joan Busquets 7 / 15 2017 Book "Hangzhou Underlays: Grids from Canal to Maxi-Block (Redesigning Gridded Cities)" Ed. Applied Research & Design (English) ISBN 9781939621542 2017 Book: "Chicago Boundless: Two Grids Between Lake and River (Redesigning Gridded Cities)" Ed. Applied Research & Design (English) ISBN 9781939621528 2017 Book: "Barcelona Collage: Manifold Grids and the Place of Cerda (Redesigning Gridded Cities)" Ed. Applied Research & Design (English) ISBN 9781939621535 2016 Book: "Barcelona: the evolution of a compact city - 巴塞罗那-一座紧凑城市的城市演变" Ed. China Architecture & Building Press (Chinese) ISBN 9787112192687 2015 Book: "Exhibition Catalog: Metrópolis Barcelona (3 Volums+ USB)" Ed. AMB (Català and English) ISBN 9788487881145 2015 Book: Quaderns PDU Metropolità 07 "Cities and urban plans in the 21st century: understanding the new dynamic and urban planning instruments" (Catalan and English) ISSN 2339-8922 (digital) 2015 Book: Quaderns PDU Metropolità 06 "The Barcelona Metropolitan Area in the European urban system" (Catalan and English) ISSN 2339-8922 (digital) 2014 Book [Chapter]: "Understanding the «Forma Urbis», vision for Barcelona’s Future" Architectural Association School, Ed. AA (English) [in progress] 2014 Book: Quaderns PDU Metropolità 05 "Metropolitan research [1]" (Catalan and English) ISSN 2339-8922 (digital) 2014 Book: Quaderns PDU Metropolità 04 "Urbanism and new dynamics of society and production" (Catalan and English) ISSN 2339-8922 (digital) 2014 Book: Quaderns PDU Metropolità 03 "Urbanism of open spaces: landscape, leisure and production" (Catalan and English) ISSN 2339-8922 (digital) 2014 Book: Quaderns PDU Metropolità 02 "Analysis of the modifications to the General Metropolitan Plan" (Catalan) ISSN 2339-8922 (digital) 2014 Book: Quaderns PDU Metropolità 01 "Toward the drafting of the Urbanistic Metropolitan Plan" (Catalan) ISSN 2339-8922 (digital) 2014 Book: “Toulouse - Identité et partage du centre-ville”. Ed. Loubatières (French) ISBN 9782862667041 2014 Book: “Barcelona: the Urban Evolution of a Compact City”. Ed. Applied Research + Design Publishing (English) ISBN 9781940743059 2014 Book [Chapter]: "City Center for Nesselande" Hi-Design International Publishing HK (English and Chinese) 2014 Harvard Design Magazine nº 37 “Revisiting the urban grid: Applied Research” , GSD (English) 2013 AU Arquitetura e Urbanismo nº 234 "A Cidade e as Águas/The City and the Water" , September, Portugal (Portugish) 2013 Book: "Sustainability- An Emerging Movement in the European Real Estate Sector" Prime Property Award by Union Investment, Hamburg, Germany (English) 2013 Book [Chapter]: "L'architettura del progetto urbano/The architecture of the urban project" Laura Valeria Ferretti, Ed. Franco Angeli (Italian) 2013 Portus magazine nº 25 "Old ports, new ideas: two-cycle design" 2nd July, Venice, Italy (English and Spanish) 2013 Book: "Innovative Boulevards in Lisbon" Ed. Harvard University Graduate School of Design (Portuguese and English) ISBN 9788461620142 2013 AD – Architectural Design magazine “Cities and Grids - In search of new paradigms” article by Michael Weinstock, London, United Kingdom (English) 2013 WA Magazine nº 272 " Designing Urban Architecture: Joan Busquets+BAU/BLAU", China Ed. WA (Chinese and English) Special Issue ISBN 9771002483009 2012 Book: "Dunkerke projet de réaménagent du centre-ville" Ed. Joan Busquets + BAU + HTV (French) ISBN 9788461594627 2012 Architectural Journal 2012 nº 11 “Urban History as clue for designing the cities today: The case of Barcelona and its Grid Plan of Cerdà” , Japan (Japanese and English)
Prof. Joan Busquets 8 / 15 2012 Rijnboutt magazine " In Barcelona I am a stranger. That's a matter of principle to me" , The Netherlands (Dutch) 2012 Part of the book “Critical Files The Barcelona Model 1973 – 2004”: “Methological Intructions: Models of urban project”, Spain (English) 2012 Arquitectura Viva magazine nº 143 “Manuel Solà-Morales”, Spain (Spanish) 2012 Book: "The Design of Urban Public Space, Ersmianum Praemium Yearbook 2011 " Ed. Praemium Erasmianum Foundation (Dutch) ISBN 9789077973004 2011 Book: "Niewe centrum, New Civic Center Nesselande, Roterdam" Ed. Joan Busquets, BAU + HTV (English) ISBN 9788461443376 2011 Book: "Joan Busquets -City in layers - Erasmus prize 2011" Ed. Architectura & Natura Press (English) ISBN 9789461400185 2011 De Architect magazine. Special issue 2011/11 Theme: Joan Busquets. Winnar Erasmusprijs 2011 (Dutch) 2011 Book: "Le paysage en préalable" Joan Busquets and Michel Desvigne. Grand Prix de l'Urbanisme 2011 París E. Parenthèse (French) ISBN 9782863642115 2011 Book: "De Utopiche Stad (The Utopian City)" Ed. Erasmus Festival Brabant (Dutch and English) ISBN 9789081334259 2011 Arquitectura & Construção Magazine 2011 "A cidade do futuro tem de ser densa, verde e confortável", Portugal (Portuguese) 2010 Book: “Cities X-Lines: A new lens for the urbanistic project” Ed. Huazhong University of Science and Technology Pres (Chinese) ISBN 9787560963105 2010 Book: "Beijing: the Tsinghua University campus as an operative device to reshape the metropolis" (English) ISBN 9781934510018 2010 Book: "Deconstruction-Construction, the Cheonggyecheon Eestoration Project in Seoul. The Tenth Veronica Rudge Green Prize in Urban Design" Ed. Harvard University Graduate School of Design (English) ISBN 9781934510315 2010 Book: "Spoorzone Delft-Railway Zone Public Space Design" Ed. Artyplan (English) ISBN 9788461429240 2010 Book: "Shenzhen Designing the non-stop transformation city" Ed. H-GSD and UPDIS (English)
2010 Book: "L'Agenda Cerdà, construint la Barcelona metropolitana" Ajuntament de Barcelona i Lunwerg (Catalan) 2009 Book: "Le revitalisation du quartier du Châtelet" in "Le Défi du Renouvellement Urbain" by Groupe 3F, Archibooks (French) 2009 Book: "La forma dels carrers de Barcelona¨ in ¨La U urbana, el llibre blanc dels carrers de Barcelona" FAD, Barcelona (Catalan) 2009 Book: Maastrich Urban Surplus Ed. 3w + H-GSD (English) ISBN 9781934510216 2009 Book: “Cerdà and the Barcelona of the future. Reality versus project? ” Ed. Ayuntament de Barcelona and CCBC (English) ISBN 9788498033953 2009 Book: “Cerdà i la Barcelona del futur. Realitat versus Projecte ” Ed. Diputació de Barcelona and CCBC (Catalan, Spanish and English) ISBN 9788498033540 2009 Book: Cerdà Year, 100 Anniversary of the Plan, Barcelona, Spain. (English) 2009 Book: “PGOM 09 A Coruña Plan general de ordenación municipal/ A Coruña Masterplan” Ed. Ayuntam. A Coruña (Spanish) ISBN 9788461319664 2009 "Designing the City in Soft Land" in Landscape Architecture magazine, China (Chinese and English) 2008 Book: "Olympic Sculpture Park for the Seattle Art Museum: The Ninth Veronica Rudge Green Prize in Urban Design (Graduate School of Design Green Prize)" (English) ISBN 9781934510049 2008 Especial Eupalinos Magazine "La fesonomia de les
Prof. Joan Busquets 9 / 15 2008 Book: “Catalunya Continental-rail infrastructure as the backbone for development” J. Busquets and F. Correa Ed. Harvard GSD (Spanish and English) ISBN 9781934510117 2008 Book: "Exceso y escasez en la era global. Seminario atlántico de pensamiento" Ed. Obra Social La Caja de Canarias (Spanish) ISBN 9788487832772 2008 Book: "El Espacio Litoral" Ed. Xunta de Galicia (Spanish) ISBN 9788496712171 2007 Book: "El Projecte Urbà L'eixample de mar: Vilanova i la Geltrú" Joan Busquets, Óscar Tusquets i Carles Diaz Ed. El Cep i la Nansa edicions (Catalan) ISBN 9788496349261 2007 Book: "Quito: a Flatbed Site as an Agent for a New Centrality/ Quito: el Vacio como Generador de una Nueva Centralidad" J. Busquets+ F. Correa Ed. Harvard University. Printed by Mariscal (Spanish/English) ISBN 9781934510001 2006 Book: “Viseu-Old city and a new urban artifact” Ed. Caixotim (English and Portuguese) ISBN 9789728651985 2006 Book: “A Coruña: a nova ciudade marítima no porto/A Coruña: a maritime city in the port” Ed. Ayuntamiento de A Coruña (Spanish, Galician and English) ISBN 9788461103195 2006 Book: “Cities X-Lines: A new lens for the urbanistic project/ Ciudades, X formas: Una nueva mirada hacia el proyecto urbanístico.” Ed. GSD and Nicolodi. (English and Spanish) ISBN 9788884472946 2006 Book: "Torres y Tiempo" Joan Busquets "L'evolució de les torres en la cultura contemporánea. ´És la verticalització el futur de la ciutat?" Ed. Museu Agbar (Catalan) ISBN 9788460995319
2006 Book: "L'Eixample de Mar. Crònica d’una Transformació Urbana:Vilanova i la Geltrú. Joan Busquets
2006 Portus 11 (magazine) Nuevas Medidas de Seguridad en los Puertos. J. Buquets "The New Orleans Context" (Spanish) 2005 Book: “Barcelona: the Urban Evolution of a Compact City”. Ed. GSD and Nicolodi (English) ISBN 9788884472045 2005 Book: "Aleppo: rehabilitation of the old city" Ed. Harvard University GSD (English) ISBN 9780935617849 2005 Book: "New Orleans. Strategies for a City in Soft Land" J. Busquets + F. Correa Ed. Harvard University GSD (English) ISBN 9780935617924 2004 Book: ”Six Projects for Downtown’s Den Haag” Ed. Artyplan (English) ISBN 9788460927822 2004 Book:“Barcelona: la Construcción Urbanística de una Ciudad Compacta”. Ed. del Serbal (Spanish) ISBN 9788476284582 2004 Book: “Bringing the Harvard Yards to the River” Ed. Harvard Design School (English) ISBN 9780935617818 2004 Cartas Urbanas 10 Special Issue Magazine "Joan Busquets. Los Waterfront de la Segunda Generación" (Spanish) 2004 Book: “Un Progetto Europeo per Trento” Ed. Nicolodi Editore (English and Italian) ISBN 9788884471215 2004 Book:“Barcelona, Ciutat Vella: un pasado con futuro / The Old City of Barcelona: a past with a future” Ed. Ajuntam. BCN + UPC+LUB (English, Spanish and Catalan) ISBN 9788476095669
2003 Book: "Nimegen 22FEB1944 A" (Dutch) 2003 Book:“Les formes urbanes del litoral català”. Ed. Diputació de Barcelona (Catalan) ISBN 9788477949428 2003 Book: “Joan Busquets : a new metropolitan entrance for Barcelona” Ed. Harvard Design School (English) ISBN 9780935617719 2002 Book: "L'Alghero: Il Nuovo Lungormare della cittá" (Italian) ISBN 9788888636009 2002 Book: "Trento: sette idée per il Piano della Città" (Italian)
Prof. Joan Busquets 10 / 15 2002 Book: "La reconstruccion de los centros urbanos : la experiencia Europea sobre la rehabilitacion de la ciudad historica" Ed. Ayuntamiento de Las Palmas de Gran Canarias (Spanish) ISBN 9788493112011 2001 Book: “Amazéns do Chiado, 100 years” Ed. Elo (English and Portuguese) ISBN 9788480950329 2001 Book: “Palma obrint-se a la mar : sector de Llevant” Ed. Ajuntament de Palma (Catalan) 2000 Book: “Rehabilitación Urbana. Evolución de su contenido teórico con algunos ejemplos. Estudios Urbanos nº 2. Las Palmas"(Spanish) 2000 Book: “Santo André: A Mosaic to Transform the Valley” AA Files. London (English) 2000 Book: “Toledo y su futuro/Toledo and its future”. Ayuntamiento de Toledo (Spanish/English) European Gubbio Prize 2000 ISBN 8487515525 1999 Book:"La urbanización marginal" Ed. Laboratori d'Urbanisme (Spanish) ISBN 9788483013250
1999 Book:"Masterplan Beatrixkwartier" (English)
1999 Book:"Exploring the River/Verkenning Vand De Rivier: Seven Studies for a New Cross River Connection in Rotterdam" Ed. Nai Uitgevers Pu (English) ISBN 9789056620981 1998 Book:"Rotterdam's Kop van Zuid: rethinking the plan in progress through urban projets" Ed. Harvard University GSD (English) ISBN 9780935617412 1998 Book:"Schéma de référence d'urbanisme d'euroméditerranée - Marseille." (French) 1998 Book:"Architecture Lisbon Expo '98" Ed.Blau (Portuguese, English) ISBN '9789728311223 1997 Book: "Fiere e città" Ed. Triennale di Milanos (English) ISBN 9789064502507 1997 Book: "Europe, coast wise : an anthology of reflections on architecture and tourism" Ed. 010 publishers (English) ISBN 9789064502507 1997 Book: "Masterplan Spuimarkt Den Haag : workshop mei 1997 - oktober 1997." Ed. Gemeente Den Haag (Dutch) 1995 Book: "Transformation de la Ville et Projet Urbain: Les Gares" Ed. Université de Gèneve (French) ISBN 9782940270026 1994 Book:"Avance Plan Especial del Casco Histórico de Toledo. 1994" Ed. Ayuntamiento de Toledo (Spanish) 1994 Book: "Joan Busquets : ten projects at urban scale, 1988-1994" Ed. Architectuurcentrum (English) ISBN 9788460506041 1993 Book: “Masterplan Enschedé-Terrein Te Haarlem. Bouw 24. Houlen" (English) 1993 "Tripartite Stedebouw" Achijs 6. Rotterdam (English) 1992 Book: “Vilafranca 1979-81”. Direcció General d’Urbanisme. Barcelona (Catalan) Ed. Generalitat de Catalunya ISBN 9788439320920 1992 Book:“Plan y Actuación Urbanística en Perchel” Ayuntamiento de Málaga. Also Lotus 69 Milano 1991. Also Faces nº 34 Genee. (Spanish) 1992 Geometría magazine nº 10 “Tres proyectos en la escala intermedia” Málaga, Spain 1992 Book: "Ben Van Berkel architect" (Dutch, English) Ed. Princeton Architectural ISBN 9789064501401 1992 Book: "Barcelona: Evolución urbanística de una capital compacta" (Spanish) Ed. Mapfre ISBN 9788471005366 1992 Book: “Readings on Cerda and the extension plan of Barcelona/Treballs sobre Cerda i el seu eixample a Barcelona” (English) ISBN 9788476095171 1990 Book: “Plan Estratégico de Puerto Madero” Tubsa. Barcelona Also Casabella 589. (Spanish) 1990 Lotus 64 magazine “Lo spazio tra i ponti” Milano, Italy 1988 Geometría (magazine) El modelo Barcelona.Tres Proyectos en la Escala Intermedia Alghero, Messina, Rotterdam (Spanish) ISBN 845052802X 1985 Book: “Issolati di Messina”. Medina Ed. Cefalú (Italian) 1985 Book: “New Downtowns in Barcelona” Ajuntament de Barcelona (English) 1983 Book: “Estudi de l'Eixample” Ajuntament de Barcelona (Catalan) ISBN B. 43276-83 Prof. Joan Busquets 11 / 15 1982 CAU issue magazine 82 “Rehabilitación de un barrio de urbanización marginal” Joan Busquets, José Luis Gómez Ordóñez (Spanish) ISSN 0210-4563 1981 Book: “Lleida. Nova Activitat per a un Centre Antic” Ed. La Paeria (Catalan) ISBN 9788492071876 1974 Book: "Las formas del crecimiento urbano" Manuel de Sola-Morales i Rubio; Joan Busquets Ed. ETSAB (Spanish) ISBN 9788483011973 1974 Book: “Barcelona. Remodelación Capitalista o Desarrollo Urbano”. G.Gili. Barcelona. (Spanish) ISBN 9788425208195 1972 Book: "Teoria y experiencia de la urbanización marginal" Joan Busquets and Manuel de Sola- Morales i Rubio; Joan Busquets Ed. Gustavo Gili Laboratorio de urbanismo de Barcelona (L.U.B.) (Spanish)
Steering Committee
2016 International Board for the professional journal "Prostor" nº 24 [2016] 2 [52] winter 2016, ISBN 9771330065007 (English) 2014 Jury for the "Second meeting of the Rijnhaven Assessment Committee (RAC)" 14th May in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. 2013 Jury for the "First meeting of the Rijnhaven Assessment Committee (RAC)" 16th December in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. 2008 Executive committee for the Museum of Architecture and Urbanism in Madrid, Spain. 2003 Executive committee URA. ‘International Panel’ in Singapore. 2001 Executive committee ‘City of Culture’ in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. 1999 IFCC Prize. Centre Canadien d’Architecture in Montréal, Canada 1996-1997 Coast Wise Europe 1996 UIA. International Conference in Barcelona, Spain
Prof. Joan Busquets 12 / 15