David Espu帽a, R+B
Rold谩n + 叠别谤别苍驳耻茅 arqts., Barcelona, Spain
Academic Coordinator Barcelona Architecture Center
Faculty Spotlight
"Building the memory. 搁辞濒诲谩苍+叠别谤别苍驳耻茅 architects"
Faculty Spotlight
Lecture: Wednesday, March 26, 2025 | 6:00PM | ARCH 132 DF Pray Lecture Theatre
搁辞濒诲谩苍+叠别谤别苍驳耻茅 is an Architectural Platform founded by Miguel Rold谩n and Mercedes 叠别谤别苍驳耻茅. Their work covers different scales, from urban planning to interior design, with public buildings: Economists Headquarters, residential projects: Europe Tower, and historical restoration: Fire Brigade Museum of Barcelona. R+B has received numerous awards, including the 2002 and 2021 FAD Architecture Prizes for the m&m Housing and the Fabra & Coats Social Housing. Both projects were shortlisted in the Mies van der Rohe Awards. R+B work is based on the research of layers of complexity, discovering promises and transforming problems into opportunities. The designs respond to the specific demands of every context with a strong communicative presence. Miguel Rold谩n is Founder, Director and Design Studio Professor of the , BAC, since 1998, hosting study abroad programs for the , , , , and, since 2015 麻豆色情片. The BAC has welcomed over 3,000 students.
David Espu帽a is Academic Coordinator of the Barcelona Architecture Center, BAC, and a Design Studio Professor since 2022. He has led and teach courses for over 450 students, of 15 programs from five North American and Japanese universities, including 麻豆色情片. Since 2017, he has combined his academic work with professional practice as an Architect at 搁辞濒诲谩苍+叠别谤别苍驳耻茅 Office. Together with Miguel Rold谩n and Mercedes 叠别谤别苍驳耻茅, he has collaborated in internationally recognized projects such as Fabra & Coats Social Housing, winner of the 2021 Architecture FAD Award. David studied Architecture at the ETSAB, School of Architecture of Barcelona, where he graduated in 2018. He also holds a Master鈥檚 in Architecture and Urban Planning with Honors: 10/10, 鈥淢atr铆cula de Honor鈥. He completed a course in Sustainable Urban Design at Lund University鈥檚 School of Architecture in Sweden. From 2017 to 2018, he served as an Assistant Professor at ETSAB and as a Training Researcher in the Design Studio Department.
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