Ricardo Bofill Levi was born in 1939 in Barcelona to a family of the Catalan cultural bourgeoisie, supportive of his earliest endeavours in architecture – Emili, the father, was a local property developer and builder himself. As the founder of the Taller de Arquitectura, Ricardo Bofill’s enduring exploration of diverse cultures and stylistic approaches laid the foundation for the current activities of RBTA. Today, in the function of Chairman, he oversees the work of our team in the plurality of its skills and expertise, synthesizing talent and a natural forward-looking vision.

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Ricardo joined RBTA in 1991 after graduating from Harvard University (Degree in Architecture). He is currently President and Chief Architect at Bofill Arquitectura. With 25 years of experience at RBTA, he has expertise in the design of large-scale masterplans, smart cities, public facilities, residential schemes, office buildings and mix-use compounds. mix-use.

Qualification
• 1987. Rice University. Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
• 1990. Columbia University.
Master of Science in Real Estate Development (M.S.)
• 1991. Harvard University:
Master in Architecture (M.Arch.)
• 2001. U.C.L.A.: Dipl. Film Studies

Professional History
• 1993. University of Miami: Professor of Architecture
• 2004. Film Director: “Hot Milk”.
• 2003. Short movie: “Nietzsche
• 2010. Art Exhibition: “Earths Eats Mankind”.

Publications & Exhibitions
• 2017, Moscow, Russia. “Comfortable city: regulations and rules”. Lecture: “International practice of urban-planning regulation: current tendencies”
• 2017, New Delhi, India. Global Landscapes at Indian Society of Landscape Architects (ISOLA)
• 2016: Saint Petersburg, Russia, St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) “Mutual funding in rental housing: to trust or not to trust?”
• 2016: Moscow, Russia, XXXVIII session of the Council of Chief Architects of subjects and municipalities within the Russian Federation.
• 2016, Moscow, Russia, PSN “SREDA”, “From the smart city to the small units”
• 2016: Kazan, Russia, I International forum “Environment for Living”
• 2014: Moscow, Russia, Pro-Estate Forum
• 2014: Moscow, Russia, Urban Forum
• 2014: Moscow, Russia, New Life of the Industrial Residential Buildings, Moskomarkhitektura
• 2012: Barcelona, CREDAI (Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India) Indian Builders & Developers
• 2012: Mumbai, Lecture at Acetech
• 2012: Saint-Petersburg, Russia, Lecture “City and the river, city and the sea” at Project Baltia Conference

Was born in France in 1951.

Jean-Pierre Carniaux’s design work in the last 42 years has ranged from the design of the National Theater of Catalonia, a 240.000 m2 development for a district of Montpellier in Antigone, including housing, offices and commercial areas, to the design of perfume bottles for Christian Dior and the Shiseido Headquarter in Tokyo.

He has participated in the projects of the new airport of Barcelona, a 50 floors skyscraper in Chicago, and a Palace of Congress in Madrid. His work has taken him to Moscow, Paris, New York City, Montreal, Tokyo, Prague, Beijing, Shanghai.

Professional History
• 1986. He opened the RBTA office in New York.

Qualifications
• 1972. Master in Mathematics, Université de Paris, France
• 1974. Bachelor of Science in Art and Design, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA
• 1976. Master in Architecture, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA