Numerary Member
Technological Sciences: PhD in Architecture
Date of admission: March 11, 2003
Admission speech: “The Essential Humanism of Modern Architecture”
Reply speech: H.E. Dr. Añoveros Trias de Bes
Dr. HELIO PIÑÓN PALLARÉS
- Born in Onda (Castellón), 1942.
UNIVERSITY QUALIFICATIONS
- Architect (1966) from the Barcelona School of Architecture (ETSAB).
- PhD in Architecture (1976) from the ETSAB.
TEACHING AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
- Professor of Architectural Design at ETSAB since 1979.
- Visiting Professor at the School of Architecture, University of Navarra.
- Has taught postgraduate courses at schools of architecture in Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Chile, Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia and Ecuador.
- Vice-Rector for Cultural Programs at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) (1998–2002).
- Speaker at hundreds of lectures and courses throughout Europe and Latin America.
- Since 2006, he has developed architectural and urban projects from an academic and didactic perspective.
- Numerary Member of the Royal European Academy of Doctors (RAED).
PUBLICATIONS
Author of more than 20 books on the theory and criticism of modern architecture, including:
- Founding member of the journal Arquitectura Bis.
- Historical Reflection on Modern Architecture (1980),
- Architecture of the Neo-Avant-Garde (1984/1989),
- Modern Architecture in Barcelona 1951–1976 (1996),
- Basic Design Course (1998),
- The Essential Formalism of Modern Architecture (2008), and
- Architecture of the Modern City (2010).
- Author of numerous articles in national and international specialized journals.