1. Josep Acebillo was born on in Huesca, Aragon, Spain, in 1946 and is a Spanish architect and is currently Research Professor at the University Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona.
11 Facts About Josep Acebillo
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From 1974 to 1979, Acebillo worked independently or in collaboration with the MBM studio.
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From 1981 to 1987, Josep Acebillo was the director of Urban Projects Barcelona City Council, his tasks involved the design and construction of 140 urban spaces, infrastructures, monuments and facilities buildings promoted by the Municipality.
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From 1988 to 1994, Josep Acebillo was the director of IMPUSA, Institute for Urban Development of the city of Barcelona, in charge of leading the projects and building the main infrastructures for the 1992 Summer Olympics.
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Josep Acebillo was the recipient of the Honorific Medal of the City of Barcelona in 1992 for his contribution to the urban transformation.
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From 1993 to 2011, Josep Acebillo was the CEO of the Metropolitan Agency Barcelona Regional, a "think tank" spearheaded for the development of strategic urban projects and infrastructures in the city.
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Later in 1998, Josep Acebillo was appointed "Commissioner of Infrastructures and Urban Planning" of Barcelona.
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In 1999, Josep Acebillo became the Chief Architect of the city of Barcelona.
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From 2003 to 2006, Josep Acebillo was the coordinator of the Barcelona Urban Strategy Advisory Council which was composed of Richard Rogers, Dominique Perrault, Oriol Bohigas, Ramon Folch, Antoni Mari, Manuel de Sola-Morales and Joan Trullen, to advise the municipality on global strategies.
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From 2007 until 2016, Josep Acebillo founded and operated Architectural Systems Office, a consulting firm based in Switzerland and specialized in urban development in collaboration with Architect Stanislava Boskovic Sigon.
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In 2003, in the case of London, Josep Acebillo was appointed a member of the International Design Committee to assess the city development.