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About Me

Architect and professor from Barcelona. I combine practice with teaching and lecturing in cultural institutions and venues.

In 2004 I founded the design firm XVA in Barcelona where I am the creative director of a talented group of architects and designers coming from different backgrounds and nationalities. XVA early projects were in Spain and nowadays most of them are being designed and built in several African countries and the Middle East.

XVA projects have been recognized by international awards such as the Young Architect of the year at the Leaf Awards 2008, and two consecutive awards, 2009 and 2010, the SAIE Selection of the energy exhibition of Bologna in Italy for the sustainability of their designs.

Location:
Spain, Barcelona
Current organization:
XVA Architects
Current role:
Director
Gender:
Male
I am:
Architect, Athlete, Business leader, Consultant, Designer, Educator/Teacher, Entrepreneur, Environmentalist, Single, World traveler
TED conferences attended:
TEDGlobal 2013, TED2011
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More About Me

I'm passionate about

Nature and People and how to connect them through the design of Contemporary Vernacular Architecture.

An idea worth spreading

The idea of innovation in Architecture is related to create something new. I believe that innovation is in the design process that integrates the available resources and traditions.

Talk to me about

Yourself, Arts and Technology.

People don't know that I'm good at

Playing the contra and the bass guitar

My TED Story

it is happening at the moment, more after the break!

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    A comment on Conversation: If you could give computers one magical power, what would it be and why?

    Nov 14 2011: hi james, i believe the point of separating between a tool or a colleague is a big issue. why don´t we put them together? would it be possible that computers act like tools that correct ourselves, some do already, but in a more human way? or maybe like a tool that continues working when you are tired or lazy, that you start doing something and it continues it by adapting to the method you started...
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    A comment on Talk: Nina Tandon: Caring for engineered tissue

    Jul 10 2011: This is a truly inspiring talk in such a short length. I believe Nina would entertain and teach us for hours but she did what is really difficult in science communication: to compress all the information and make it simple for everybody to understand. Good job!
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    A reply on Talk: Isabel Behncke: Evolution's gift of play, from bonobo apes to humans

    Mar 27 2011: Doctora Isabel, you did great. Funny, entartaining and very interesting. You got the audience and you expressed naturally your origins and what you do showing your passion and personallity. Congrats!

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