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 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.

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. 

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. 

Lecturer

Karsten Jørgensen is a professor of landscape architecture at Norwegian University of Life Sciences since 1993, and holds a Dr.Scient.-degree from UMB from 1989 in landscape architecture. He is Founding Editor of JoLA - Journal of Landscape Architecture established 2006. At UMB, Karsten Jørgensen has been responsible for teaching history and theory of landscape architecture for several years.