An Interview with Ricardo Bofill | Beijing Urban and Architecture Biennale 2020

This is an interview series of The Beijing Urban Architecture Biennale (BUAB) 2020’s pilot exhibition, where 20 internationally renowned architects are invited, including:
Andres Jaque,
Carlo Ratti,
Herman Hertzberger,
Kengo Kuma,
Kenneth Frampton,
Nader Tehrani,
Pascal Flammer,
Patrik Schumacher,
Peter Cook,
Peter Eisenman,
Rafael Moneo,
Rem Koolhaas,
Ricardo Bofill,
Sancho-Madridejos,
Sou Fujimoto,
Studio Fuksas,
Toyo Ito,
Thom Mayne,
Thomas Heatherwick,
Winy Maas.
(Names are in alphabetical order.)
The interviews revolve around these 5 questions:
- How should architecture seek a balance between all the complex parameters?
- Is architecture going towards arts in the future? Or technology?
- Where's the boundary of the architecture discipline?
- What kind of city is Beijing?
- What kind of biennial is needed in Beijing?
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About Ricardo Bofill
Ricardo Bofill is a Spanish architect, who, since 1963, continues to lead the international architectural and urban design practice Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura. Ricardo Bofill was born into a family of builders in 1939 in Barcelona. At the age of 17, Ricardo Bofill designed his first project, a summer home in Ibiza, and by 23, became the lead architect of el Taller. Over fifty years later, Bofill still leads Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura, with over 1000 projects to date in over 50 countries.
Ricardo Bofill is an honorary AIA member. Among other honors, he was awarded Vittorio de Sica Architecture Prize and Life Time Achievement Award by The Israelí Building Center in 2009, Chicago Architecture Award in 1989, and Officier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Degree in 1984. Further, he is a published author, co-writing Espaces d’une vie and L’Architecture des Villes.
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About Global Knowledge LeiFeng
Co-organizer of the Beijing International Urban and Architecture Biennial 2020. In charge of nominating and inviting internationally renowned architects to this series, as well as organizing oversees teams to conduct interviews and filming.
An architectural intellectual media initiated by Prof. Rong Zhou of Tsinghua University. A community of more than 300 members from over 50 institutes around the world, committed to knowledge collection. LeiFeng originally means virtuous volunteers in mandarin. Here it represents a group of architecture enthusiasts who dedicate to share their knowledge with a larger community. Knowledge LeiFengs gather and consolidate the latest information and news around the world, to deliver to you the most up-to-date knowledge about architecture and related disciplines.
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[@DiegoSanchez-wp3xb]

Un fuera de serie.Gran persona.

[@stuxyz]

genio. maestro. rey de escala

[@DiegoSanchez-wp3xb]

Tuve la suerte de trabajar.Aciendo reforma de carpintería.En el taller de arquitectura y su vivienda....

[@DiegoSanchez-wp3xb]

DCP

[@exodusvelo]

jojojo, tu casa muy bonita, pero lo del hotel vela en barcelona... quien lo permitio debería esar en prisión perpetua. Y lo sabes ricardo, que en paz descanses, si es verdad que la palmaste.