Joan Ganyet i Solé

Born in La Seu d’Urgell in 1946. Architect. Mayor of La Seu d’Urgell from 1983 to 2003. Vice President of the Federació de Municipis de Catalunya from 1983 to 2003. President of the Comissió Interpirinenca de Poders Locals from 1985 to 2003. Secretary General of the Comunitat de Treball dels Pirineus in 2004. Member of the Parliament of Catalonia from 1980-1999. Senator from 2000-2002. General Director of Architecture and Landscape for the Departament de Política Territorial i Obres Públiques of the Generalitat de Catalunya since January 2004. Member of the Reial Acadèmia Catalana de Belles Arts de Sant Jordi.


 

Esteve Corominas

Architect who received his degree from the School of Architecture of Barcelona (ETSAB) in 1977; from 1986 to 1989, he was head of the Girona Territorial Divisions of Urban Planning of the Autonomous Government of Catalonia. He currently has his own professional practice, which works on architecture and urban planning projects. He has contributed to numerous courses, conferences, and discussions, in addition to publications, with specific focus on themes related to urban and territorial planning. He is currently director of the Landscape Office of the Association of Architects of Catalonia (COAC).



 

Jordi Ludevid i Anglada

Jordi Ludevid was born in Barcelona in 1950. He studied Architecture and gai-ned a Master’s degree in the Implementation of Planning Projects at the Univer-sitat Politècnica de Catalunya, and since 1975 has had a professional practice in Manresa.From 1979 to 1995, he worked as town architect for various Bages councils. From 1998 to 2002, he was President of the ASAAP of the COAC. Since 1998, he has also worked for the Heritage Park of La Sèquia in Manresa. He has written various studies and articles, and contributed to the press and specialist magazines. He has also spoken at conferences, courses and seminars on the implementation of planning projects, architecture and the environment, and regional planning.In 1997, he was awarded the Fundació Caixa Manresa Prize for his study ‘Territorial architecture, environment and urban development in the Pla de Bages’. Since May 2002, he has been President of the Barcelona Branch of the COAC, after four years as Regional Director in Bages-Berguedà.


 

Teresa Bofill i Gorina

Teresa Bofill graduated from the Arts Faculty of the University of Barcelona with a degree in General History. She set up and is now General Director of the Association of Friends of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (AAUPC), a body that currently has 4,022 associates, 262 of them companies. The Association’s mission is to create a bridge between the university and society, promoting and increasing two-way connection. Since it was founded, the AAUPC has awarded the Rosa Barba Award of the European Landscape Biennial. Previously she organised the 1st European Biennial of Cultural Heritage and was in charge of the secretariat of the Congress of Cultural Heritage and Sponsorship organized by the University of Barcelona. She also managed the firm ESTRI, Heritage and Archaeology Services.

Enric Batlle i Durany

Enric Batlle founded in 1981, together with Joan Roig, BATLLEIROIG ARQUITECTES developing Building, Planning and Landscape projects. Master of Landscape Architecture and PhD of Architecture from 2002, is also Professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning of the UPC since 1982. Director of the Master of Landscape Architecture ETSAB - UPC and professor of Architecture Landscape Planning and Architecture Workshop in UPC - ETSAV. His work “El Jardín de la Metrópoli” (Ed. Gustavo Gili, 2011) was awarded with FAD Award in category of Theory and Criticism of Architecture in 2012, among others.

 

 

 
Carles Llop i Torné

PhD Architect, Professor and Director of the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. Member and founder of JORNET_LLOP_PASTOR Architects, with whom he has received, amongst others, the following acknowledgment: National Planning Award 2006 from the Spanish Ministry of Housing for the plan of "La Mina" neighborhood's transformation in Sant Adrià de Besos (Barcelona). The Catalonia Prize for Urban Development 2009 for the plan of economic activity of "Ca n'Alemany" in Viladecans (Barcelona). The European Prize for Urban Development 2010 (EUROPEAN URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING Achievement Award 2010), awarded by the European Council of Town Planners of Regions and the European Union for "La Mina" neighborhood's transformation in Sant Adrià de Besos (Barcelona). Planning Award of XI Spanish Architecture and Urbanism Biennale 2011 for the Municipal Urban Development plan of Montemeló (Barcelona).

 

 

 

 

 

 
Gerard García-Ventosa

Born in Barcelona, 1951. ETSAB-trained architect and Doctor. Professor at the ETSAB from 1977 to 1990, and guest lecturer at the Escola Massana and on different doctorate courses at the ETSAB and in La Coruña. He founded his own practice in 1977. Since 1994 he has been Director of Culture at the C.O.A.C. Finalist of CONSTRUMAT'91 award for the best new building. Among his recent works is the Purification Plant of El Maresme Nord. 



 

Rosa Barba

Barcelona, 1948-2000. She gained a doctor's degree in Architecture from the ETSAB and is currently Director of the Master's and Landscape Studies Courses at the School. ln 1971 she set up her own practice with Ricard Pié Ninot, with whom she has drawn up different urbanistic plans, studies and projects related to the Coast, Tourism and Landscape. She has organized and participated in different courses and published books and articles in specialized magazines on landscape issues and regional development.