Vicente Guallart

Role

Lecturer

Biography

Vicente Guallart was chief architect for the city of Barcelona, as well as the founder of Guallart Architects (1993) and cofounder of IAAC (2001). He is a pioneer in the interaction between nature, technology, urban planning and architecture. His innovative hybrid projects include Sociópolis (Valencia, Spain), a housing project where 1000-year-old canals water a hi-tech Sociopolis; and Sharing Blocks (Gandia, Spain), a student residence that melds with social housing for senior citizens and a civic and social centre for the town council. He was also the first general director of Urban Habitat, a new department in Barcelona City Council encompassing the areas of Environment, Infrastructures, Urban Planning and Information Technologies. He has won numerous awards for his innovative and collaborative work.