Flores & Prats.
Pius XII Square in Barcelona, 2005.
Eva Prats was born in Barcelona in 1965. She studied architecture at the School of Architecture of Barcelona, graduating in 1992. From 1986 to 1991, being student of architecture, collaborates at the office of Enric Miralles and Carme Pinòs, continuing as an architect with Miralles until 1994. This year she obtains the First Prize at the International Housing Competition Europan III, leaving Miralles’ office to form her own practice. Ricardo Flores was born in Buenos Aires in 1965, where he studied at the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Buenos Aires and graduated in 1992. During his studies in Buenos Aires he collaborated at Baudizzone Lestard Varas Archs and Aslan & Ezcurra Archs. In 1993 he moves to Barcelona to study the Master in Urban Design Perifery as a Project, directed by Manuel de Solà-Morales at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, graduating in 1994. From 1993 to 1998 collaborates with Enric Miralles in numerous projects and competitions. Establishes Flores & Prats with Eva Prats in 1998. Flores & Prats is an architecture office established in Barcelona, dedicated to the confrontation of theory and academic practice with design and building activity. The office has been involved in several kinds of projects, especially for the Public Administration through open competitions. These include residential and public buildings, as well as public urban spaces, exhibition design and site-specific installations for major cultural institutions and museums, including Tàpies Foundation, Miró Foundation and Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona. The work of the office has obtained several awards, it has been objective of monograph and collective exhibitions, and widely published in national and international books and magazines.