10 Facts About Enric Miralles

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Enric Miralles Moya was a Spanish architect from Barcelona, Catalonia.

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Enric Miralles graduated from the Barcelona School of Architecture at the Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya in 1978.

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In 1978, Enric Miralles completed his examinations at the Escola Tecnica Superior d'Arquitectura in Barcelona.

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In 1984, after several architectural competition awards, Enric Miralles formed his own office in Barcelona with his first wife Carme Pinos, which they led together until 1991.

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In 1993, Enric Miralles formed a new practice with his second wife, the Italian architect Benedetta Tagliabue, under the name "EMBT Architects".

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Enric Miralles resumed the practice under his name after his death.

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Enric Miralles died at the age of 45 as the result of a brain tumor.

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The independent architectural language of Enric Miralles can be difficult to classify in terms of contemporary architecture.

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In 1993, Enric Miralles received an invitation from Harvard University to occupy the Kenzo Tange chair.

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Enric Miralles taught as a guest lecturer at Columbia University in New York, Princeton University in New Jersey, the Architectural Association in London, the Berlage Instituut in Rotterdam, the Mackintosh School of Architecture in Glasgow and the Universities of Buenos Aires and Mexico City.