Vice-Chairman of Asia Pacific Designers Federation Council(2015-2017)
Vicente Guallart (Valencia 1963) is Chief Architect of the city of Barcelona. He has widespread experience in urban design and architecture in cities across the world, which he pursues based on a multi- disciplinary approach. He was the specialist responsible for the creation of the Urban Habitat department in Barcelona, which brings together urban design, environment, infrastructure and information technologies and which promotes a new, more holistic way of designing that has the potential to respond to the urban challenges faced by the city in the information society. His work contributed to the mayor of Barcelona’s selection for Fortune’s list of the world’s 50 greatest leaders and to Barcelona being named the European Capital of Innovation for 2014.
Previously, based at the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia, which he co- founded, he worked on educational and research projects in conjunction with MIT beginning in 2001.
Throughout his career he has given multiple lectures at American universities (MIT, Harvard, Columbia, Princeton, UPenn, UCLA, Sci- Arch) and in museums and galleries (MOMA. AIA Washington DC, Center for Architecture (NYC), Venice Biennale)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2011- 2015Chief Architect, Barcelona City Council, with the responsibility for developing Barcelona’s urban strategy and for promoting its major projects. He was president of the Commission for Quality in Architecture and was responsible for design protocols. He has promoted more than 400 projects in the city of Barcelona and has acted in representation of Barcelona in 100 lectures around the world, presenting its urban model: “Barcelona 5.0”.
2001- 2011Director and founder of the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia, where he directed the Master’s degree in Architecture, co- organized with the UPC, which has trained more than 500 students from 50 countries. He has developed research projects on digital fabrication and the Internet of things, together with the CBA at MIT. Creator of Europe’s first Fab Lab.
1994- 2011Director and founder of the professional studio Guallart Architects, where he develops projects on multiple scales, including urban planning, architecture, landscape or the design of urban elements in countries such as Spain, Taiwan, China, Costa Rica and France.
1994-2000Director and founder of NewMedia Productions, a company that produces interactive CD- ROMs and multimedia applications, which receive national and international prizes. Author of the first CD- ROM of architecture on an international level.
1989-1993Collaboration with the professional studio of the architect Jose Luis Mateo-Map Architect
1981-1988Studies in Architecture at the Technical University of Valencia.
MAIN URBAN AND ARCHITECTURAL PROJECTS
2011- 2012Promoting more than 400 projects and the major competitions in the city of Barcelona, including the Plaça de les Glòries, or the 16 simultaneous competitions for the Gates to Collserola Natural Park.
2003-2012Fish Market and restaurants in Fugee Harbor (Taiwan)
2004-11Keelung Ocean Plaza (Taiwan)
2008-11Green Fab Lab. Can Valldaura (Barcelona)
2008-11Sharing Blocks, 140 student housing units (Gandia, Spain)
2003- 11Master plan and urban development project, including urban farmland and sports facilities, in Sociopolis (Valencia).
2011Eco Villa project in Chongming, Jiangsu, China (unbuilt)
2010-11Solar villas in La Joya (Costa Rica) (unbuilt)
2008Artificial mountain in Wroclaw (Poland) (unbuilt)
2005-11Seafront promenade and South Coast of Vinaros (Spain)
2010Fab Lab House (Solar Decathlon Europe)
2008“Hyperhabitat: Reprogramming the World” (Installation for the Venice Biennale)
2003Artificial mountain in Denia (unbuilt)
2001Media House Project (with the CBA at MIT)
1998Installation Web Hotel (MACBA, Barcelona)
1994-96Vicente Sanz House in Liria
1989- 92Apartment in the historic center of Barcelonaarcelona 5.0 Fab Lab. Can Valldaura (Barcelona) Cerdarnacional. 100 conferencias alrededor del mundo, presentando su modelo urb
(more information at www.guallart.com or www.iaac.net )
PUBLICATIONS
2014The Self-Sufficient City自给自足的城市 (Chinese edition).
Ed中信出版社
2014New Geographies 06, “Grounding Metabolism,” Harvard University Press, pp. 163-168
2013The Self-Sufficient City (English edition), Ed Actar.
2012La ciudad autosuficiente. Ed RBA
2010Geologics. Geografía, Información y Arquitectura. Ed Actar
2009 New Geographies 00, Harvard University Press, p. 100
2008The Re-naturalization, AADCU Program + HUST press Beijing
2007The Self-Fab House. Ed IAAC-Actar
2007Logica Natural, Ed IVAM (Valencia)
2006Self-Sufficient Housing. Competition. Ed IAAC-Actar
2004Sociopolis. Proyecto de la ciudad del futuro. Ed Actar
2003Hyper Catalunya. Territorios de investigación. Ed Actar (co-editor)
2003Media House Project. Ed Actar
2003Geocat. Territorial Loops. Ed Actar
2001Metapolis Dictionary of Advanced Architecture, Ed Actar (co-editor)
1998Metapolis 1.0, Ed Actar
1994-2014Publications in multiple architectural and cultural magazines in different countries worldwide.
EXHIBITIONS
2012XIII Venice Biennale. Spanish Pavilion. “The City Protocol”
2008XI Venice Biennale. Arsenale. “Hyper Habitat: Reprogramming the World.” (with IAAC and CBA at MIT)
2008AIA Washington DC. “Geologics”. (solo exhibition)
2007IVAM (Valencia, Spain). Logica Natural (solo exhibition)
2007 International Architecture Biennial in Sao Paulo
2007 Exhibition Génération. Europan. Paris, France
2006 MOMA. “On Site. New Architecture in Spain”
2004 Sociopolis. Arlitertur Zentrum. Wien. (curator)
2004IX Venice Biennale. Arsenale. “Denia Mountain Project”
2003 Sociopolis. Valencia Biennale (curator)
2003Hipercatalunya. MACBA (co-curator)
2001Archilab (Orleans, France)
2000VII Venice Biennale. Arsenale. “Barcelona Metapolis”
2000Against Architecture EACC (Castellón, Spain)
1998MACBA Fabrications. (Barcelona) “Web Hotel”
1998Barcelona Metapolis
HONORS AND AWARDS
2014Barcelona is selected as the European Capital of Innovation
2014Named as chief scientist for the China National Smart City Joint Lab by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development
2013Named as a member of the scientific committee of the Slow City association
2002Ciutat de Barcelona prize in the multimedia category for the Media House Project
1998Möbius Award. Best Scientific CD-ROM in Spain: “Gaudí”
1996Cannes Milia d’Or. Special Mention in Design CD-ROM “Mateo at ETH”
1995 Möbius Award. Best Spanish CD-ROM “Mateo at ETH”
1992FAD Award in Interior Design