Spanish architect presents lecture

THE ALCAN Iecture series
continues at the Robson
Square Conference Centre
on Wednesday, March 3,
with ‘‘Not an Architecture
of Theory.”’

Enric. Miralles will be the
speaker at this free lecture, which
begins at 6 p.m.

The architecture of Enric
Miralles begins with a drawing,
exquisite and inscrutable, and
ends as a walk through an en-
vironment of great sensuality and
mystery.

Since 1983, his firin with Carme
Pinos has produced a body of
work which stands ai the edge of
a strong minimalist tradition in
contemporary Catalan architec-
ture.

Numerous proposals, competi-
tions and a half-dozen built pro-
jects display an ever-increasing
search for an eminently and pure-
ly visual architecture.

These are buildings conceived to
stimulate the perception of the
user by emphasizing an inner cir-
culation, not only of people, but
also of light and architectural
events.

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The site, transformed into a
new context, becomes an architec-
tural clement alongside the ramps,
stairs, bridges and cantilevers that
enforce this experiential pro-
menade.

Although Mirafles’ handling of
materials and structure displays a
virtuosity typical of the minimalist
school, there is a spiritual energy
in these buildings reminiscent of
an older tradition, notably that of
Gaudi and the modernisme
movement.

Born in Barcelona, Spain, Enric
Miralles studied archicecture at the
Escola Technica Superior de Ar-
quitectura en Barcelona (ETSAB),
graduating in 1978.

From 1974 to 1984 he worked
in the office of Helio Pinon and
Albert Viaplana on such projects
as Sants Plaza in Barcelona. In
1983 he formed a partnership with
Carme Pinos.

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