Carme Pinós

Carme Pinós studied at Escola Tècnica Superior d'Arquitectura de Barcelona and Polytechnic University of Catalonia. The recorded working language is Spanish, Catalan and English. Employment is recorded with Harvard University, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Columbia University. Works named in the authority record are New Igualada Cemetery, CaixaForum Zaragoza and Massana School. Work by Carme Pinós is recorded in the collections of Museum of Modern Art and Design Museum of Barcelona. Distinctions recorded are Fernando García Mercadal Architecture Prize, FAD Awards, Vives University Network Medal of Honor and National Architecture Award of Spain.

• Name — Carme Pinós • Education — ETSAB, Barcelona School of Architecture • Born — 1954 • Birthplace — Barcelona, Spain • Practice — Estudio Carme Pinós • Significant Buildings — * Cube Tower • Igualada Cemetery • Olympic archery range, Barcelona • Awards — 2007 First Prize of the IX Biennial of Spanish Architecture Carme Pinós Desplat (born 1954) is a Spanish architect.

Pinós graduated Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Barcelona (ETSAB) in Barcelona in 1979 and returned to the school in 1981 to study Urbanism. From 1982 on she formed a partnership with her husband, Enric Miralles, which ended in 1991. During this period the projects developed include the Igualada Cemetery Park, the Archery Range Buildings for the 1992 Summer Olympic Games and the La Llauna School in Badalona. The work of Pinós-Miralles received awards on several occasions, including the FAD prize for the La Llauna School and the Igualada Cemetery Park, as well as the City of Barcelona Prize for the 1992 Olympic Archery Range Buildings. In 1991 Pinós set up her own studio and transferred the supervision and construction of several projects initiated in her previous office. Amongst them was the Community Centre and Auditorium in Hostalets de Balanya, La Mina Community Centre and the Boarding School in Morella. Since then she has combined her activity as an architect with teaching, working as a guest professor, amongst others, at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1994–1995), the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf (1996–1997), the Columbia University in New York (1999), the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale of Lausanne (2001–2002), the ETSAB in Barcelona (2002), the Università Degli Studi di Sassari in Alghero (2002–2004), the Harvard University Graduate School of Design (2003) and at the Accademia di Archittetura di Mendrisio in Switzerland (2005–2006). Notable projects during her career include the Pedestrian Bridge in Petrer (Alicante), the Juan Aparicio Waterfront in Torrevieja (Alicante), the La Serra High School in Mollerussa, the Ses Estacions Park and the Espanya Square in Palma de Mallorca, the Cube Tower in Guadalajara, Jalisco (Mexico), and the Primary School in Castelldefels (Barcelona). More recent projects include the Novoli housing complex in Florence, the Catalan Government Headquarters in Tortosa, a high school in Sant Carles de la Ràpita and an office building in Igualada. Pinós designed the Gardunya Square in Barcelona, as well as two adjacent buildings, a housing building and the Massana Fine Arts School. Pinós's work has been exhibited at several galleries, museums and universities, including the Kunstakademie in Stuttgart (1995), the Architektur-Hochschule in Aachen (1995), the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1994), the AAM Gallery in Rome (1996), the Urania Gallery in Barcelona (1996), the Eight Plan Gallery in New York, the Contemporary Art Museum of Puerto Rico (1997), the COAM Foundation of Madrid (1997) and the Colleges of Architects of Ibiza (1996), Valencia and Galicia (1997) and the Spanish Pavilion in the Venice Architecture Biennale (2006). Since 2006 the model of the Cube Tower is part of the permanent collection of the MOMA.

• 1984 to 1986 La Llauna Factory School, Badalona • 1985 Canopy for the Plaza Mayor, Parets de Vallés • 1985 to 1994 Igualada Cemetery, Igualada • 1986 to 1992 Hostalets de Balenya Civic Centre, Barcelona • 1986 to 1993 Boarding school in Morella • 1987 to 1993 La Mina Civic Centre, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona • 1988 to 1992 House, Bellaterra, Barcelona • 1989/91 Olympic archery range for the 1992 Summer Olympics, Valle de Hebrón, Barcelona. • 1988 to 1992 Sportcentre in Huesca • 1990/91 Centre for rhythmic gymnastics, Alicante • 1990 to 1992 pagoda for the Paseo Icario, Olympic village, Barcelona • 1992 Corbetes Avda, Icaria, Barcelona • Illustration — Campus of the Vienna University of Economics and Business, Departement 4

• 1999 Urban Park and Bridge (Spanish:Pasarela a Petrer), Petrer, Alicante • 1999 Juan Aparicio Waterfront Torrevieja, Spain • 2001 La Serra High School, Mollerussa, Spain • 2002 Parc de Ses Estacions, Palma de Mallorca, Spain • 2004 Torre Cube, Guadalajara, Mexico • 2005 Sports centre, Valle de Egüés, Spain • 2006 Primary School, Castelldefels, Spain • 2013 Vienna University of Economics and Business, building Departement 4 • 2014 CaixaForum Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain • 2017 Escola Massana, Art and Design Center, Barcelona, Spain

Carme Pinós was recorded at birth as Carme Pinós i Desplat. The authorities additionally record the headings Carme Piñós, Carme Pinos, Carme Piñós-Desplats, Carme Pinos-Desplats and Carmen Pinós. Her recorded languages were Spanish, Catalan and English.

Carme Pinós is recorded as architect and product designer. Career and activity. She was employed by Harvard University, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Columbia University, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne and Kunstakademie Düsseldorf.