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Màrius Quintana

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Màrius Quintana

Màrius Quintana studied his degree in Architecture at ETSAB and has worked out of his own studio since 1992, developing projects in the areas of architecture, urbanism, interior design and design. His projects have notably included the Joan Miró Park, the Cathedral Square and the Mercè Rodoreda Library.

Màrius Quintana

Màrius Quintana graduated in Architecture at the Barcelona School of Architecture (ETSAB). In 1982, shortly after completing his degree, he began his professional career as an architect in the Barcelona City Council’s Urban Planning Department, and, in 1988, became the head of the Urban Elements Department, where he remained until 1992. In that same year, he opened his own architecture, urbanism, design and interior design studio. Several years later, in 1999, Màrius Quintana was appointed the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion Maintenance Architect.

Notable in his home city of Barcelona are the Joan Miró Park (1983), undertaken together with Antoni Solanas and Beth Galí, the Avenida Gaudí thoroughfare (1985), where he designed a central promenade for pedestrians and the Cathedral Square (1991), which he designed with Montserrat Periel. He is also responsible for the remodelling of Plaza Sarrià and the lattice-façade project for the Rubí Public Library (2009) together with Pau Sierra.

Throughout his career, Màrius Quintana has received a number of awards in the sector, such as the FAD Ephemeral Architecture Award, for the “EINA. 20 anys” exhibition in 1987, the FAD Public Spaces Award for the Rambla Catalunya remodelling project, the Social Affairs Ministry’s INSERSO Award for improving accessibility in the urban environment in 1991 and the Prince of Wales Prize in Urban Design from the Harvard Graduate School of Design, in 1991. In 2009, he received a mention in the Ceramic Architecture Awards for the design of the beachside First Aid Module for the MMAMB.

Màrius Quintana has dedicated much of his career to teaching. He taught Urban Furniture Design at the Elisava School of Design and Engineering from 1988 to 1997, Urbanism II at ETSAB for the 1991-1993 academic period, as well as at ETSA Vallés from 1993 to 1996. In 1996, he was also an associate teacher for Projects at ETSAB.

Màrius Quintana, together with Beth Galí and inspired by Alvar Aalto, is the co-creator of the LamparaAlta streetlight (1983), the first urban element to be edited by Santa & Cole, now Urbidermis. This element revolutionised urban lighting and how we understand light, casting an indirect light that is ideal for garden spaces and parks. In 1984, it won the ADI FAD Silver Delta Award.

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