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Ricardo Bofill
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Catalan architect (1939-2022)
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Ricardo Bofill, born Ricard Bofill Leví on 5 December 1939 in Barcelona, was a Spanish architect, urban planner, film director and writer associated with postmodern architecture. He was educated at the University of Geneva, the Escola Tècnica Superior d'Arquitectura de Barcelona and the Lycée Français de Barcelone, and founded and owned the firm Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura, working in Barcelona, Paris, Metz and Salerno.
His notable works include Espaces d'Abraxas, the Antigone neighbourhood, Walden 7 and 77 West Wacker Drive, and pieces of his are held in the Design Museum Gent and the Museum of Modern Art. He received the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and the Saint George's Cross. His sibling was Anna Bofill Leví, and his unmarried partners included Serena Vergano and Loulou de la Falaise. Bofill died on 14 January 2022.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 21
Top works
- Time and public space
- Ricardo Bofill und Taller de Arquitectura
- La arquitectura de un hombre
- Taller de Arquitectura, Ricardo Bofill
- Spaces of a Life
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Film & TV
Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Ricardo Bofill Leví was a Spanish architect born December 5, 1939 in Barcelona and died January 14, 2022 in Barcelona. He is particularly known in France for the creation of the Abraxas spaces in Noisy-le-Grand and the Antigone district in Montpellier. His main influences are the architects Palladio, Mansart and Ledoux. Ricardo Bofill is the son of the Catalan Emilio Bofill y Benessat,…
Known for
- La gran il·lusió, relat intermitent del cinema català — Self (archive footage)2019
- In Residence: Ricardo Bofill — Self2014
- Savis i sàvies — Self - Interviewee2008
- Barcelone vu par Ricardo Bofill — Self2003
- Art a Catalunya — Self1992
- Droit de Réponse — Self1981
- Apostrophes — Self1975
- BiBici Story1969
- Tomorrow Is Another Day — Mario (uncredited)1967
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1939-12-05 ) 5 December 1939, Barcelona , Francoist Spain
- Died
- 14 January 2022 (2022-01-14) (aged 82), Barcelona, Spain
- Occupation
- Architect
- Spouse
- Serena Vergano (divorced)
- Partner
- Marta de Vilallonga
- Practice
- Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura
- Projects
- La Muralla Roja Walden 7 La Fábrica Le Perthus Pyramid Les Espaces d'Abraxas Antigone district in Montpellier Barcelona Airport 77 West Wacker Drive (Chicago) W Barcelona Hotel Mohammed VI Polytechnic University
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Spain
- Place of birth
- Barcelona
- Place of death
- Barcelona
- Spouse
- Serena Vergano
- Sibling
- Anna Bofill Leví
- Educated at
- Lycée Français de Barcelone
- Languages spoken
- French
- Notable work
- Málaga-Costa del Sol
- Field of work
- urbanism
- Founded by
- Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura
- Movement
- Postmodernism
- Official website
- ricardobofill.com
- Image
- Ricardo bofill levi.jpg
- Work location
- Catalonia
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- Ricardo Bofill
- date of birth
- 1939-12-05
- birth name
- Ricard Bofill Leví
- name in native language
- Ricardo Bofill Leví
- second family name in Spanish name
- Levi
- unmarried partner
- Loulou de la Falaise
- date of death
- 2022-01-14
- cause of death
- COVID-19
- manner of death
- disease
Sources (10)
via Wikidata · CC0
Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Ricardo Bofill, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Ricardo Bofill Leví ( Catalan: [riˈkaɾðu buˈfiʎ ləˈβi]; 5 December 1939 – 14 January 2022) was a Spanish architect from Barcelona. He founded the Taller de Arquitectura in 1963 and developed it into a leading international architectural and urban design practice. According to architectural historian Andrew Ayers, his creations rank "among the most impressive buildings of the 20th century."
Early life and education
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