Influential Spanish architect and urban planner, Oriol Bohigas, has passed away at 95
The global architecture community is mourning the loss of another titan after the New York Times reported the architect’s death from Parkinson’s disease at his home in Barcelona on November 30th at the age of 95. Bohigas was influential in the modernist movement in Spain and became a prominent figure in the development of his hometown and its transformative turn hosting the Olympic Games in 1992. Casa dels Xuklis by MBM Arquitectes (Josep Martorell, Oriol Bohigas, David Mackay, Oriol Capdevila and Francesc Gual)Born in Barcelona in 1925, Bohigas came up under the post-Civil War Francoist era and fought his entire life to forge a place for modern architecture in his native Catalonia. He lectured at the Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Barcelona (ETSA) from 1964 until 1980 and participated in several leading progressive movements of the time, including the gauche divine. After leaving the ETSA in 1980, Bohigas entered a successful career in politics and urban planning. Af...
The global architecture community is mourning the loss of another titan after the New York Times reported the architect’s death from Parkinson’s disease at his home in Barcelona on November 30th at the age of 95.
Bohigas was influential in the modernist movement in Spain and became a prominent figure in the development of his hometown and its transformative turn hosting the Olympic Games in 1992.
Born in Barcelona in 1925, Bohigas came up under the post-Civil War Francoist era and fought his entire life to forge a place for modern architecture in his native Catalonia. He lectured at the Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Barcelona (ETSA) from 1964 until 1980 and participated in several leading progressive movements of the time, including the gauche divine.
After leaving the ETSA in 1980, Bohigas entered a successful career in politics and urban planning. Af...
