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  Ricardo Bofill Summary
The son of a Venetian mother and a Catalan father, Ricardo Bofill was born on December 5, 1939, in Barcelona, Spain.
Ricardo Bofill's post-modern sensibilities (rejecting the stylistic and ideological restraints of modernism and accepting the lessons of centuries of architectural history) have allowed him to create heroic public housing with advanced concrete techniques that evoke the splendors of past French rulers such as Louis XIV and Napoleon.
Bofill is one of the main representatives of postmodernism in architecture.
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 (c) Gemeente Den Haag - Ricardo Bofill geeft chique Archipelbuurt een nieuw hart (11 juni)
Ricardo Bofill geeft chique Archipelbuurt een nieuw hart (11 juni)
De ontwerpopdracht was het versterken avnde woonfunctie in het binnenstedelijke en klassieke stadsdeel Archipelbuurt/Willemspark en het verhogen van de stedenbouwkundige kwaliteit.
In 1991 was het masterplan van de Spaanse stedenbouwkundige en architect Ricardo Bofill gereed en in 1992 kreeg dit plan groen licht.
www.denhaag.nl /smartsite.html?id=34336   (487 words)

  
 Paulina Rubio: 'Ricardo Bofill y yo queremos tener un hijo'
Paulina Rubio: 'Ricardo Bofill y yo queremos tener un hijo'
Divertida, extrovertida, atractiva, Paulina habla de Ricardo Bofill, su pareja, y sus grandes ojos se abren de amor y admiración.
“Ricardo Bofill y yo queremos tener un hijo.
www.hola.com /2002/03/13/ho3006s3mg   (279 words)

  
 Al parecer el romance entre Paulina Rubio y Ricardo Bofill terminó :: Noticias :: esmas.com
Al parecer el romance entre Paulina Rubio y Ricardo Bofill terminó :: Noticias :: esmas.com
Un periódico español publica hoy el truene entre Paulina Rubio y Ricardo Bofill, cosa que la artista no quiso confirmar hace unos días.
Cuando yo piense casarme con Ricardo, voy a hacer una boda cada año.
www.esmas.com /laoreja/noticias/344277.html   (405 words)

  
 Columna by Ricardo Bofill
El Taller d'Arquitectura ha demostrat els seus coneixements en l'execució de diversos projectes de despatxos : en la nova seu de l'empresa SWIFT, a Brusel.les; de Rochas, Dior i Decaux a París; i el primer gratacel firmat per Ricardo Bofill, un edifici de 55 pisos, inaugurat a Chicago l'any 1992.
In the field of culture, the team designed the Metz Auditorium in France and the Catalan National Theatre in Barcelona while in the United States the Workshop built the Shepherd School of Music for Rice University in Houston.
Ricardo Bofill's Architecture Workshop has demonstrated its expertise in several office projects such as the new headquarters for the SWIFT banking firm in Brussels, office blocks for Christian Dior and Decaux, both in Paris, and Bofill's first skyscraper, a 55-storey building in Chicago that was inaugurated in 1992.
www.cerabella.com /art_collection/columna.html   (517 words)

  
 Ricardo Bofill: Abraxas, Marne-la-Vallée
Ricardo Bofill: Les Espaces d'Abraxas, Marne-la-Vallée, 1978-82 (A ten-story amphitheatre is evenly divided into three visual storeys and are paired, giving a pleasing rhythm between windows; vertical circulation is behind fluted "Art Deco" engaged columns the full ten storeys.
Bofill’s re-creation of classical urban space with its emphasis on monumentality made him one of the most important exponents of Post-modernism; the architecture of his residential complexes has more to do with meaning than with other architectural values.
[...] Bofill and the Taller have shown that mass-production is not necessarily tied to any language of form - the machine aesthetic, as has been argued this century.
www.idehist.uu.se /distans/ilmh/pm/bofill-abraxas.htm   (463 words)

  
 Bofill Ricardo - Search Results - MSN Encarta   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Bofill, Ricardo (1939-), Catalan architect, an important European practitioner of the Postmodernist style.
Barcelona has continued to be one of the leading centres for modern architecture in Spain, although nothing has subsequently rivalled Gaudí's...
Ricardo, David (1772-1823), British economist, born in London.
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 new web site for Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura - Archiseek Architecture Planning Discussion
Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura presents its new web site (www.bofill.com), virtual and interactive door to the world, which contains, newly reinterpreted the work of 40 years, with an international reputation in the field of urban design and architecture.
Ricardo Bofill gathers an international and multidisciplinary group of architects, engineers, planners, landscaper, interior designers, sociologists, writers, musicians, movie makers and philosophers, working in "La Fábrica", old cement factory that was rehabilitated and transformed to accommodate our studio, the Taller de Arquitectura.
Publications include reflections by Ricardo Bofill on urban planning and architecture, extracts of his books and articles, with the collaboration of members of the team or other architects.
www.archiseek.com /content/showthread.php?goto=lastpost&t=4709   (325 words)

  
 Bernard Carayon and Ricardo Bofill Keynotes at Competia’s Conference in Barcelona
Bofill is a specialist on large scale urban design projects that transformed the face of numerous European cities, as well as Boston, Algiers and Kobe.
Bofill’s projects include the head office of Cartier in Paris, the 35-storey steel glass Dearborn Center in Chicago, the Landmark buildings on the Zhiyuan International Plaza in Beijing, the wine cellars of Château Lafitte Rotschild, and the Award-winning new International airport in Barcelona.
Ricardo Bofill will enlighten the audience on his strategy to approach new markets, particularly China where he was awarded several projects.
www.emediawire.com /releases/2005/3/prweb218650.htm   (581 words)

  
 Ricardo Bofill: Villa Cultural de Prado
Valladolid, under construction
Bofill's project covers 32,000 square metres, and each building is about eighteen metres high; in addition to the facilities described, the Villa de Prado centre will also include several multi-purpose halls.
The latest techniques for measurement and regulation of sound are being used to guarantee excellent acoustics: sound waves should be propagated to every corner of the auditorium at exactly the same instant in time, so that reverberation will be between 1.8 and two seconds.
Ricardo Bofill's complex is one of the greatest expressions of the post-modern movement, emphasising the themes of light and space.
www.floornature.com /articoli/articolo.php/id66/sez10/en   (569 words)

  
 Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Ricardo Bofill (born December 5, 1939) is a Spanish architect of Jewish descent.
He was born in Barcelona and studied at the Architectural School in Barcelona, and later in Geneva.
Bofill is one of the main representatives of postmodernism in architecture.
www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Ricardo_Bofill   (234 words)

  
 El profesor Ricardo Bofill- Prensa Internacional / CubaNet News - Noticias de Cuba / Cuba News
Ricardo Bofill es un cubano que en el exilio inexplicablemente no ha sido valorado en la dimensión que se merece.
Bofill fue tan humanitario que al conocer a mi esposa Tania y mis tres hijos pequeños nos expresó con mucha determinación: ''Por favor, váyanse de aquí y no vuelvan más.
Gracias cubanas, Ricardo Bofill, por saber salvar el honor de los cubanos, encendiendo la vela cívica que ha demostrado que no todo el pueblo es una manada de carneros.
www.cubanet.org /CNews/y06/feb06/13o5.htm   (603 words)

  
 KE-ZU | Designer | Taller Design Ricardo Bofill + Marta Vilallonga   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Ricardo Bofill studied at the Barcelona School of Architecture and later at the University of Geneva.
In 1990, she began working with the Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura, in interior design and furniture design.
In 1999, she went into partnership with Ricardo Bofill, and together they created Taller Design.
www.kezu.com.au /products/DesignerDetail.cfm?DesignerID=5150   (126 words)

  
 Fundación Cidade da Cultura - Ricardo Bofill's proposal
After graduating from Architecture schools in Barcelona and Geneva, Ricardo Bofill created in 1963 his Taller de Arquitectura (Architecture Workshop), a studio composed of architects, engineers, sociologists and philosophers.
Bofill is one of the major representatives of the post-modern style in contemporary architecture.
Bofill’s career is marked by his urban planning for cities such as Prague, Madrid, Seville or Montpellier (Antigone) and emblematic buildings such as Madrid’s Conference Centre, Barcelona Airport, the National Theatre of Catalonia and the Donnelley Building in Chicago.
www.cidadedacultura.es /proxecto/biografia.php?txt=idea_bofill&lg=ing   (372 words)

  
 Archinect : Links : Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura
Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura provides architecture design and quality control services in a very wide range of projects.
For more than 40 years Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura is a world-wide name of professional excellence.
Bofill is like our little Michael Graves, our little Rossi without any kind of intellectual patina, our Charles Moore...
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 ricardo bofill
Nació como ''Ricardo Bofill Levi'' en Barcelona, donde estudió en la Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura.
Con este equipo de profesionales Bofill estuvo en condiciones de abordar proyectos de diferente naturaleza en muy diversas partes del mundo, adaptandolos a las realidades culturales de cada lugar.
Bofill es uno de los máximos representantes del estilo post-modernista de la arquitectura contemporánea.
www.marcianos.com /enc/ricardo_bofill.html   (205 words)

  
 Ricardo Bofill ( - ) Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews
Ricardo de los Rios, Le joueur de violoncelle, seventh plate, opposite p.
And simultaneously, there is a companionable tendency to transform things according to an open, freewheeling process, liberated from any particular source.
Ricardo Bofill (1894 - 1966) Biography, Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews
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 Tourist guide and useful information about Costa Blanca Spain , local cuisine, golf courses in Costa Blanca Spain , ...
The Levante beach can be reached from the Plaza del Castillo either by walking down through the narrow white streets, or through the town's commercial district.
The Aiguera Park, designed by Ricardo Bofill, is Benidorm's largest park and divides the town in two.
There are 11 kilometres of sandy beaches and coves, like the one at La Manzanera where there are three buildings designed by Ricardo Bofill, and the Les Urques cove where scuba diving and fishing are possible.
www.oceanestates.com /real-estate/spain-tourist-guide/spaininf/prefix_cb/spain.htm   (3464 words)

  
 Famous Spanish Architects
His vision of urban design has resulted in many examples such as The City of Antigone (4 million square feet built) in the south of France, Plateau Kirchberg in Luxembourg, Port Praski in Warsaw and The New Castellana in Madrid.
Bofill has offices in Barcelona and Paris, and is currently collaborating with prestigious architecture firms in Chicago.
In 1963 he founded a group made up of architects, engineers, sociologists and philosophers, creating the basis for what today is Bofill Arquitectura
www.donquijote.org /culture/spain/architects   (203 words)

  
 Rinden homenaje a Ricardo Bofill   (Site not responding. Last check: )
La Comisión de Miami aprobó ayer una Proclama de Reconocimiento al presidente y fundador del Comité Cubano Pro Derechos Humanos (CCPDH), Ricardo Bofill Pagés, por su lucha y dedicación a esta causa durante más de 30 años.
Bofill, quien no pudo asistir a la ceremonia de entrega de la proclama por encontrarse enfermo, declaró a El Nuevo Herald que ofrecía ese reconocimiento ``a los activistas que dentro de Cuba, luchan en favor de los derechos humanos con valentía y perseverancia''.
El CCPDH se creó bajo la dirección de Bofill y un reducido grupo de disidentes el 28 de enero de 1976.
www.sigloxxi.org /HomenajeBofill.htm   (230 words)

  
 Ricardo Bofill - Taller de Aquitectura
Ricardo Bofill construirá el nuevo Centro de Artes y Congresos en San Petersburgo, Rusia.
Ricardo Bofill quiere devolverle protagonismo al río Moldava a su paso por Praga
Feliz año nuevo 2007 de Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura.
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 Bofill and James (1988) Ricardo Bofill, Taller de Arquitectura: Buildings and projects, 1960-1985
Bofill and James (1988) Ricardo Bofill, Taller de Arquitectura: Buildings and projects, 1960-1985
Ricardo Bofill, Taller de Arquitectura: Buildings and projects, 1960-1985
Taller de Arquitectura; Architecture, Modern; 20th century; Spain; Bofill, Ricardo; Criticism and interpretation
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 Presentato ieri il «Palacrociere» di Ricardo Bofill - Europaconcorsi   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Presentato ieri il «Palacrociere» di Ricardo Bofill - Europaconcorsi
La stazione è bella, con il tetto a ali di gabbiano a caratterizzarla, è praticamente pronta e diventerà del tutto operativa in autunno.
Ricardo Bofill realizzerà una città nel deserto (28-06-2002)
www.europaconcorsi.com /db/rec/inbox.php?id=2075   (117 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: ricardo: Books   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Teatro by Ricardo Halac (Paperback - Jun 1993)
Temas Criminologicos by Ricardo Levene (Hardcover - Jun 2003)
The Theory of Wages in Classical Economics: A Study of Adam Smith, David Ricardo and Their Contemporaries by Antonella Stirati and Joan Hall (Hardcover - Jul 1994)
www.amazon.ca /s?ie=UTF8&keywords=ricardo&tag=54003-20&index=books&pg=64&link_code=qs&page=1   (354 words)

  
 Barcelona Airport Building, Ricardo Bofill Architect, Spain, Photos
Ricardo Bofill was born in Barcelona in 1939.
Ricardo Bofill founded a group of architects, engineers and philosophers - Taller de Arquitectura - in 1963.
Taller de Arquitectura's main office is located in Barcelona.
www.e-architect.co.uk /barcelona/barcelona_airport_bofill.htm   (137 words)

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