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Núria Ayala Prats Barcelona, 1975
Alberto Peñín Llobell, 1970 Architect
Núria Ayala graduated as an architect from the School of Architecture of Barcelona (ETSAB) in 2001. She joined the Carlos Ferrater studio in 2000. She is the Projects Director, collaborator and coauthor of different works, projects and competitions, including the NGO “Centre Esplai” (hostel, training facilities, offices and fitness center); the Musée des Confluences in Lyon; Casa Nolla; the GISA and FGC institutional Headquarters on Via Augusta in Barcelona; Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Promenade; the hotel in the Almodovar Gate in Cordoba; the Azahar Business Group Headquarters in Castellón; the new City Hall in Palma de Mallorca; the new IMQ Hospital in Bilbao; the development plan for the Garellano area of Bilbao; the La Seda Head Office in Barcelona; the City of Music in Sabadell; the extension to the Barcelona Botanical garden; the project design for Barcelona High Court; the extension to Torreblanca Park, Summer Camp NGO Viladoms, Club House in Bodrum – Turkey and Mixed use Buildings in the Miami Design Disctrict . Together with Carlos Ferrater she received, on 2010, Ibeoramerican Biennial Architectural Prize, Ecola Prize and Finalist in Valencian Award for Azahar Business Group Headquarters. On 2011, Finalist in the XI Spanish Biennial and Finalist in FAD Prize for Summer Camp NGO Viladoms. She coordinated and did the graphic design for the “Research Process” in Sincronizar la geometría/ Synchronizing Geometry, published by Actar; Editorial MP’s monograph Carlos Ferrater - OAB, the book “Casas y habitants” (Actar) and Actar’s monograph “OAB. Office of Architecture in Barcelona”
Architect from ETSA Valencia in 1995 when he joined Peñín Architects, established in Valencia and Barcelona with special attention to urban and territorial design and, rehabilitation, housing and public buildings. His practice has been awarded with first price in around fifteen professional competitions. His work, in buildings as “Centro del Imserso” or “Aula Magna de Gandía” has been selected at Young Architects of Spain, awarded at several occasions among which Valencia Order of Architects and Spanish and Latin American Bienal, and published at several professional magazines as TC monograph “Peñín Arquitectos”, Arquitectura Viva, ViA, or AMC. AXA Association member from 2011. Regular partner of Carlos Ferrater since 1997 and associated office of OAB since its creation in many works and projects in Spain, France, and Turkey. Among many projects and competitions made with OAB, he also built “Offices at Boulogne”, “Vila-real library”, “Social houses”at Torrent and Castellón, and the work in progress “Union of Lawyers headquarters and offices” at Lyon and two housing projects in Toulouse, France. European PhD from UPC (2007) Design Professor at ETSAB school of architecture of Barcelona since 1999 where he is currently vice dean. He is director with Carlos Ferrater of the Barcelona White Chair and of the magazine and publisher house Palimpsesto. With an extensive academic life as lecturer, design professor or master’s teacher, he has participated in seminars, workshops or final diploma jurys in Cooper Union (NY) and schools of architecture in Paris, Venice, Berlin, Monterrey, Milano, Madrid or Valencia.