Vicente Guallart
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Vicente Guallart is an architect exploring the concept of emergence in Spain
.
He was born in Valencia in 1963 and opened his studio in Barcelona
in 1992.
, artificial nature and technologies. Some of his more relevant projects are the Denia Mountain (reconstruction of an old quarry, in an environment that hold and old Arab castle, selected for the Venice Biennale
2004), 3 ports in the North of Taiwan
that will improve the tourism in the island (winners of 2 international competitions), or the Sharing Tower in the neighborhood of la Torre (Valencia).
He spent part of his time with research and educational projects as director of the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia
(IaaC), in Barcelona
, that hold an international postgraduate program on Architecture
and Urbanism
working in many scales “from Bits to geography”. In 2000 he co-directed with MIT’s Media Lab and other research Center, the Media House Project, the prototype of an informational house, based, as first time, in distributed computation.
He is author of the master Plan of the project Sociópolis, an housing project in Valencia that allows the urban development and the protection of the agriculture environment. He coordinates a group of international architects that will build different equipments and housing projects in this neighborhood. This project was shown in the Valencia Biennale, or the Arkitertur Zentrum in Vienna. It will be built for the year 2007.
He is co-author of the Metapolis Dictionary of Advanced Architecture Actar, HiperCatalonia or Media House Project. The Korean publishing house DD dedicates the monograph “Intelligent realities” to his work. Actar publishing house is preparing his new book “Media, Mountains and Architecture”.
He has given lectures in different Universities and Cities around the world as Princeton University, Upenn, Architectural Association, UCLA, MIT, Space (Seoul), Woodbury University, Taipei and others.
His work has been exhibit in the Biennale di Venezia 2002, 2004 and 2008, Archilab, Gratz, and others.
Urban Plans
Other Projects
Ribes de Freser, 2000-2003
Spain
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.
He was born in Valencia in 1963 and opened his studio in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
in 1992.
Work
He works in the confluence of ArchitectureArchitecture
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...
, artificial nature and technologies. Some of his more relevant projects are the Denia Mountain (reconstruction of an old quarry, in an environment that hold and old Arab castle, selected for the Venice Biennale
Venice Biennale
The Venice Biennale is a major contemporary art exhibition that takes place once every two years in Venice, Italy. The Venice Film Festival is part of it. So too is the Venice Biennale of Architecture, which is held in even years...
2004), 3 ports in the North of Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
that will improve the tourism in the island (winners of 2 international competitions), or the Sharing Tower in the neighborhood of la Torre (Valencia).
He spent part of his time with research and educational projects as director of the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia
Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia
The Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia is a cutting edge education and research centre dedicated to the development of an architecture capable of meeting the worldwide challenges in the construction of habitability in the early 21st century...
(IaaC), in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, that hold an international postgraduate program on 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...
and Urbanism
Urbanism
Broadly, urbanism is a focus on cities and urban areas, their geography, economies, politics, social characteristics, as well as the effects on, and caused by, the built environment.-Philosophy:...
working in many scales “from Bits to geography”. In 2000 he co-directed with MIT’s Media Lab and other research Center, the Media House Project, the prototype of an informational house, based, as first time, in distributed computation.
He is author of the master Plan of the project Sociópolis, an housing project in Valencia that allows the urban development and the protection of the agriculture environment. He coordinates a group of international architects that will build different equipments and housing projects in this neighborhood. This project was shown in the Valencia Biennale, or the Arkitertur Zentrum in Vienna. It will be built for the year 2007.
He is co-author of the Metapolis Dictionary of Advanced Architecture Actar, HiperCatalonia or Media House Project. The Korean publishing house DD dedicates the monograph “Intelligent realities” to his work. Actar publishing house is preparing his new book “Media, Mountains and Architecture”.
He has given lectures in different Universities and Cities around the world as Princeton University, Upenn, Architectural Association, UCLA, MIT, Space (Seoul), Woodbury University, Taipei and others.
His work has been exhibit in the Biennale di Venezia 2002, 2004 and 2008, Archilab, Gratz, and others.
Main Buildings and Landscapes
- Sharing Tower. Sociopolis-Valencia. 2005-2007
- Kim Hyng Yoon editing Co Headquarters. Paju Book City. Seoul. Korea (2001-2005)
- 34 apartments in Cambrils. Tarragona (Spain) (2002-2006)
- Fugee Tourism Harbour. Taiwan 2004-2007
- Batoutz Touristic harbour. Taiwan 2004-2007
- Keelung ocean plaza. Taiwan 2004-2007
- Vinaros Fish Market 2004-
- Hortal house. Commarruga. Barcelona. Spain (2001-2004)
- Denia Mountain Project. Denia. Alicante Spain (2003-
- Web Hotel. Fabrications at MACBA, (Barcelona) 1998
- Metapolitan Loft (2001-2004)
- House in the historic center of Barcelona. 1992.
- Project for the urban environment of the Plaza del Arbol in Valencia. EUROPAN II. 1991
Urban Plans
- Sociopolis Master Plan. 2003-2005 Sociópolis
- Project of Urbanization for Sociópolis. 2004-2005
- Xativa Biogolf. 2005-
- Burjasot 2005-
- Plan of Uses for the Port of Vinaros, 2001-2002
- Museum of Fashion in Valencia, 2002-2005
Other Projects
- Project for the construction of a multifunctional complex (Hotel, Car Park, Auditorium, Commercial Center) in the castle quarry in Denia, 2002-
- Construction project for the south beach and services building adjacent to the Port of Vinaros, 2001-2002
- Special Plan for Protection and Interior Reform of the UA6 and UA7 in the environs of the Arabic city wall in Valencia
- Project for a Telecenter and laying-out of the main square, including the partial covering-over of the river.
Ribes de Freser, 2000-2003
- 36 apartments in Cambrils (Tarragona), 2001-2004
- C/ Cristòbal de Moura. Scheme design, 1998-
- Grade 1 camp site in Pola de Gordón (León), 1999
- Competition for the covering-over of the railway line and housing in L’Hospitalet
- House of the Seven Summits, La Puebla de Vallbona, Valencia 1997
- Scape House. Housing for agricultural environments. Prototype, 1998
- Study for a plastic house. European Association of Plastics Manufacturers / European Space Agency, 1999