Josep Lluis Mateo
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Josep Lluís Mateo is a Spanish architect
. Graduated in Architecture
in 1974 from the ETSAB and gained his doctorate (cum laude) at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia in 1994.
Mateo’s practice is based in Barcelona, and he is currently involved in a number of local and international projects such as the new Film Theatre of Catalonia in Barcelona, a Complex of 100 housing units in Toulouse-Blagnac (France), The new Doctor Josep Trueta General Hospital, Girona (Spain), among others.
With each of his projects, Mateo seeks to connect the practice of construction
with research and development
in both intellectual and programmatic terms. He works in the area between the sphere of ideas and the physical world of reality.
old city centre (1985. Girona
, Spain
), the head office of the Bundesbank in Chemnitz
(1996, Germany
), the construction of 26 housing units in Borneo (2000, Holland) and his intervention in the Barcelona Forum 2004 with the CCIB, Barcelona International Convention Centre, the 5-star AC hotel and the CZF office block. Josep Lluís Mateo developed the new branch image and layout for Banco Sabadell
(2004), remodelled the bank’s historical head office (2006) and designed the entrance and main branch of its emblematic office block in Barcelona (2007-2010). His more recent work includes the new headquarters for Dutch pension fund PGGM in Zeist
(2011, Holland), the Office Building “The Factory” in Boulogne-Billancourt , Paris
(2010,France
), the design of Largo da Devesa square in Castelo Branco (2006, Portugal
), Sant Jordi Hall of Residence (2006, Barcelona) and the office building for WTC Almeda Park in Cornellà (2006, Barcelona).
Currently under construction are:
At the planning stage, after winning the corresponding national competitions, are, among others:
Josep Lluís Mateo’s projects have formed part of group exhibitions on several occasions, as a result of the practice’s international influence. Recently, the New York’s MoMA
devoted a space in the exhibition “Spain: On Site” to the apartment building in Valencia for the Sociopolis Project (2006). In 2009, the Pavillon de l’Arsénal in Paris included the current Boulogne-Billancourt project in its permanent exhibition “Paris, visite guidée” and Barcelona’s AC hotel in the show “The Invention of the European Tower”.
During 2010, his project for the Film Theatre of Catalonia has been presented at the National Glyptotheque in Athens
, as part of the exhibition “A City called Spain” which will be exhibited in Moscow
in a few months, in the context of the dual celebration of “Año de España en Rusia y el de Rusia en España”. Were also shown the projects for Doctor Trueta General Hospital (“Architecture for Health. 18 Years of Health-care Architecture in Catalonia. CatSalut 1991-2009”) and the women’s prison in Sant Llorenç d’Hortons (“Legal and Penitentiary Architecture”) at the COAC in Barcelona (Architects’ Institute of Catalonia). It has also been shown the project for the urban and pavement renewal of the Ullastret old city centre as part of the itinerant exhibition “Deux rues, une place”. Perpignan-Girona.
Individual exhibitions include those at Ras Gallery (Barcelona, 2009), Architekturgalerie Aedes (Berlin
, 2004), Architekturzentrum Wien (Vienna, 1998), Collegi d’Arquitectes de Catalunya (Barcelona, 1998), Galerie Fragner (Prague
, 1998), Galerie Aedes (Berlin, 1994), Architekturgalerie Luzern (Luzern, 1992) and Architekturgalerie Munich (Munich
, 1991).
The work of Josep Lluís Mateo has been awarded many prizes, including:
(ETH-Z) since 2002. Since 2008, he has been the President of the Board of Directors of the BIArch (Barcelona Institute of Architecture
) He has also taught and lectured at numerous institutions around the world, including Princeton
, Columbia University
in New York, the Harvard Graduate School of Design
, ABK Stuttgart, UP8 Paris, OAF Oslo and ITESM Mexico. He was Visiting Scholar at the Jean P. Getty Center in Los Angeles
from 1991 to 1992.
He has been a member of a number of juries and expert committees, including the Quality Committee of Barcelona City Council (2000-2008), and for prizes such as the European Landscape Award and the Thyssen Award.
(UIA).
Books published by the Chair of Professor Mateo in ETH Hönggerberg, Zurich:
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
. Graduated in Architecture
Architecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
in 1974 from the ETSAB and gained his doctorate (cum laude) at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia in 1994.
Mateo’s practice is based in Barcelona, and he is currently involved in a number of local and international projects such as the new Film Theatre of Catalonia in Barcelona, a Complex of 100 housing units in Toulouse-Blagnac (France), The new Doctor Josep Trueta General Hospital, Girona (Spain), among others.
With each of his projects, Mateo seeks to connect the practice of construction
Construction
In the fields of architecture and civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the building or assembling of infrastructure. Far from being a single activity, large scale construction is a feat of human multitasking...
with research and development
Research and development
The phrase research and development , according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, refers to "creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of...
in both intellectual and programmatic terms. He works in the area between the sphere of ideas and the physical world of reality.
Work
Outstanding works marking his career include: one of his first projects, the urban and pavement renewal of the UllastretUllastret
Ullastret is a small historic village on the Bay of Emporda located some 5 km northeast of La Bisbal d'Empordà.Formerly a 3 km2 lake, known as Llac d'Ullastret or Estany d'Ullastret existed close to this town, but it was desiccated in the 19th century.It is home to ancient Iberian...
old city centre (1985. Girona
Girona
Girona is a city in the northeast of Catalonia, Spain at the confluence of the rivers Ter, Onyar, Galligants and Güell, with an official population of 96,236 in January 2009. It is the capital of the province of the same name and of the comarca of the Gironès...
, Spain
Spain
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), the head office of the Bundesbank in Chemnitz
Chemnitz
Chemnitz is the third-largest city of the Free State of Saxony, Germany. Chemnitz is an independent city which is not part of any county and seat of the government region Direktionsbezirk Chemnitz. Located in the northern foothills of the Ore Mountains, it is a part of the Saxon triangle...
(1996, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
), the construction of 26 housing units in Borneo (2000, Holland) and his intervention in the Barcelona Forum 2004 with the CCIB, Barcelona International Convention Centre, the 5-star AC hotel and the CZF office block. Josep Lluís Mateo developed the new branch image and layout for Banco Sabadell
Banco Sabadell
Banco Sabadell, S.A. is a major bank headquartered in Sabadell. Together with Banco de Asturias, Banco Urquijo, Sabadell Banca Privada, Banco Herrero, Solbank and ActivoBank, it is part of the Banco Sabadell Group, which is the fifth largest commercial banking group in Spain after Banco Santander,...
(2004), remodelled the bank’s historical head office (2006) and designed the entrance and main branch of its emblematic office block in Barcelona (2007-2010). His more recent work includes the new headquarters for Dutch pension fund PGGM in Zeist
Zeist
Zeist is a municipality and a town in the central Netherlands, located east of the city of Utrecht.-Population centres :*Austerlitz*Bosch en Duin*Den Dolder*Huis ter Heide*Zeist- The town of Zeist :...
(2011, Holland), the Office Building “The Factory” in Boulogne-Billancourt , Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
(2010,France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
), the design of Largo da Devesa square in Castelo Branco (2006, Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
), Sant Jordi Hall of Residence (2006, Barcelona) and the office building for WTC Almeda Park in Cornellà (2006, Barcelona).
Currently under construction are:
- The new Film Theatre of Catalonia in Barcelona (2005-2011. First Prize, national invited competition)
- Remodelling of El Ninot marketplace in Barcelona (2009-under construction. First prize, public competition)
At the planning stage, after winning the corresponding national competitions, are, among others:
- Complex of 100 housing units in Toulouse-Blagnac (First Prize, restricted competition 2010)
- Dr Josep Trueta General Hospital in GironaGironaGirona is a city in the northeast of Catalonia, Spain at the confluence of the rivers Ter, Onyar, Galligants and Güell, with an official population of 96,236 in January 2009. It is the capital of the province of the same name and of the comarca of the Gironès...
, Spain (First Prize, invited competition, 2006) - Women’s prisonPrisonA prison is a place in which people are physically confined and, usually, deprived of a range of personal freedoms. Imprisonment or incarceration is a legal penalty that may be imposed by the state for the commission of a crime...
in St. Llorenç d’Hortons, Barcelona (First Prize, invited competition, 2005) - Remodelling of the riverfront in BayonneBayonneBayonne is a city and commune in south-western France at the confluence of the Nive and Adour rivers, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, of which it is a sub-prefecture...
, FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
(First Prize, invited competition, 2006) - Remodelling of the urban centre and complex building in Bassins-à-flots in BordeauxBordeauxBordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
, France (First Prize, invited competition 2010) - Overall development strategy for La Plaine du Var, particularly in the aeroportuaire intermodale area. NiceNiceNice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of...
, France (First Prize, invited competition 2011)
Exhibitions and Prizes
The practice’s work has been exhibited on numerous occasions thanks to its international influence.Josep Lluís Mateo’s projects have formed part of group exhibitions on several occasions, as a result of the practice’s international influence. Recently, the New York’s MoMA
Moma
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devoted a space in the exhibition “Spain: On Site” to the apartment building in Valencia for the Sociopolis Project (2006). In 2009, the Pavillon de l’Arsénal in Paris included the current Boulogne-Billancourt project in its permanent exhibition “Paris, visite guidée” and Barcelona’s AC hotel in the show “The Invention of the European Tower”.
During 2010, his project for the Film Theatre of Catalonia has been presented at the National Glyptotheque in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, as part of the exhibition “A City called Spain” which will be exhibited in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
in a few months, in the context of the dual celebration of “Año de España en Rusia y el de Rusia en España”. Were also shown the projects for Doctor Trueta General Hospital (“Architecture for Health. 18 Years of Health-care Architecture in Catalonia. CatSalut 1991-2009”) and the women’s prison in Sant Llorenç d’Hortons (“Legal and Penitentiary Architecture”) at the COAC in Barcelona (Architects’ Institute of Catalonia). It has also been shown the project for the urban and pavement renewal of the Ullastret old city centre as part of the itinerant exhibition “Deux rues, une place”. Perpignan-Girona.
Individual exhibitions include those at Ras Gallery (Barcelona, 2009), Architekturgalerie Aedes (Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, 2004), Architekturzentrum Wien (Vienna, 1998), Collegi d’Arquitectes de Catalunya (Barcelona, 1998), Galerie Fragner (Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
, 1998), Galerie Aedes (Berlin, 1994), Architekturgalerie Luzern (Luzern, 1992) and Architekturgalerie Munich (Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, 1991).
The work of Josep Lluís Mateo has been awarded many prizes, including:
- IV Premios NAN 2010 Grupo TPI, First Prize. Best Spanish project abroad category. Project: La Factory office building in Boulogne-Billancourt (Paris)
- Premio Aplus 2010, Grupo Vía. First Prize. Aplus Award for office building architecture category. Project: WTC office building in Cornellà, Barcelona
- Top International Purpose-Built Venue 2008, First Prize. Best International Convention Centre category. Organized by C&IT magazine, London. Project: CCIB-Barcelona International Convention Centre
- 2008 Archizinc Award, First Prize. Collective Housing category. Project: Sant Jordi Students’ Hall of Residence, Barcelona
- Contract World 2006. Second Prize. Hotels category. Project: AC Hotel for the Barcelona Forum 2004
- European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture - Mies van der Rohe Award 2005, Runner-up. Project: CCIB- Barcelona International Convention Centre
- Premios FAD 2005. Finalist. Architecture category. Project: CCIB - Barcelona International Convention Centre
- Spanish Architecture Biennial 2005. Finalist. Project: CCIB – Barcelona International Convention Centre
- Prize for the Best Work 1997-2001 - Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Baleares. First Prize. Single-family residence category. Project: Single-family residence in Artà, Majorca
- 15th Award of Grupo Dragados de Arquitectura and the CEOE Foundation 2001, First Prize. Project: 26 Housing Units in Borneo Docks, Amsterdam, Holland
- 1991 Spanish Architecture Biennial in Santander, among the best Spanish architecture projects of the ‘80s. Project: Development of the medieval town of Ullastret in Girona, Spain
- 1991 ITALSTAT Award for Young European Architects
Academic collaborations and teaching
Josep Lluís Mateo has been Professor of the Architecture Department at the Swiss Federal Polytechnic in ZurichZürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
(ETH-Z) since 2002. Since 2008, he has been the President of the Board of Directors of the BIArch (Barcelona Institute of Architecture
Barcelona Institute of Architecture
The Barcelona Institute of Architecture is an international architectural postgraduate institute based in the city of Barcelona. BIArch seeks to further interaction between academic research, specialized practice and the cultural dissemination of contemporary architecture...
) He has also taught and lectured at numerous institutions around the world, including Princeton
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
, Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
in New York, the Harvard Graduate School of Design
Harvard Graduate School of Design
The Harvard Graduate School of Design is a graduate school at Harvard University offering degrees in Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Urban Planning and Design.-History:...
, ABK Stuttgart, UP8 Paris, OAF Oslo and ITESM Mexico. He was Visiting Scholar at the Jean P. Getty Center in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
from 1991 to 1992.
He has been a member of a number of juries and expert committees, including the Quality Committee of Barcelona City Council (2000-2008), and for prizes such as the European Landscape Award and the Thyssen Award.
Publications
Josep Lluís Mateo was editor-in-chief of the magazine Quaderns d’Arquitectura i Urbanisme from 1981 to 1990. During this period, the magazine received the following awards: ACCA, Laus, Barcelona City Awards and the International Union of ArchitectsInternational Union of Architects
The International Union of Architects is an international non-governmental organization that represents over a million architects in 124 countries. The UIA was founded in Lausanne, Switzerland, in 1948. The General Secretariat is located in Paris...
(UIA).
Monographs
- Occasions, Josep Lluis Mateo Ed. Actar (Barcelona, 2009)
- Josep Lluís Mateo, Opere e progetti, Electa (Milan, 2007)
- Josep Lluís Mateo, Works, Projects and Writings, Ediciones Polígrafa (Barcelona, May 2005)
- CCIB. Josep Lluís Mateo. MAP Architects, ACTAR (Barcelona, December 2004)
- Organic versus Inorganic. Catalogue of the exhibition in the Aedes Gallery, Berlin (June 2004)
- Josep Lluís Mateo, World Architecture, Tsinghua University (Beijing, China, 2003)
- Josep Lluís Mateo, Recent Work, 2G, Gustavo Gili. (Barcelona, 2003)
- MATEO ATLAS, ACTAR, Ministerio de Fomento and COAC (Barcelona, 1998)
- Mateo-Matrix. Catalogue of the exhibition at the IAAS, Institute for Advanced Architectural Studies (Hamburg, Germany, May 1996)
- Housing, Josep Lluís Mateo, “Arquitecturas de Autor” collection, ETSAUN (Pamplona, 1996)
- Ideen und Bauten, Birkhäuser Verlag (Basel, 1995)
- Ideas on Building. Video by Henryk Gajewski, Berlage Institute Amsterdam (Netherlands, November 1994)
- Josep Lluís Mateo. Zwei Jahre-Zwei Zeiten 1993-1994. Catalogue of the exhibition at Aedes Gallery (November 1994)
- Josep Lluís Mateo, "Catálogos de Arquitectura Contemporánea" collection, Gustavo Gili (Barcelona, 1992)
- Schichten. Catalogue of the exhibition “José Luis Mateo, Map Architects”, Architekturgalerie Luzern (Switzerland, 1992)
- Map Architects. Catalogue of the exhibition “Kreuzungen-Forschungen und Objekte”. Architekturgalerie EV, Munich, 1991. Dragados y Construcciones (Barcelona, 1991)
Books
- Textos instrumentales. Josep Lluís Mateo. GG (Barcelona, 2007)
- Bauen und Denken. Josep Lluís Mateo. Quart Verlag (Luzern, Switzerland, 2002)
Books published by the Chair of Professor Mateo in ETH Hönggerberg, Zurich:
- After Crisis. Contemporary Architectural Conditions. Architectural papers V. MATEO, José Luis; and other authors. Ed. Lars Müller Publishers - ETH Zürich, 2010.
- Iconoclastia. News from a Post-Iconic World. Architectural Papers IV. Ed. ETH - Actar, 2009
- Global Housing Projects. Ed. ETH - Actar, 2008
- Natural Metaphor. Architectural Papers III. Ed. ETH - Actar, 2007
- Big Scale. Grossform. Architectural Papers II. Ed. ETH - Gustavo Gili, 2006
- Object Laboratory. Architectural Papers I. Ed. ETH – Gustavo Gili, 2005
- Natur und Abstraktion. Josep Lluís Mateo. ETH-Zurich 1993-94. Ed. Actar 1995
External Resources
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/mateoarquitectura Pics on Flickr
- http://www.mateo-arquitectura.com Mateo Arquitectura's web page