Lecture's IaaC - IaaC Lecture Series 2008 > Josep Lluís Mateo

Josep Lluís Mateo Architect from 1974, and Doctor of Architecture (1994) \"cum Laude\" by the Escola Tècnica Superior d\'Arquitectura de Barcelona (Spain). Was editor-in-chief of the magazine Quaderns d\'Arquitectura i Urbanisme during the period 1981-1990. During that time, the magazine received the following awards: ACCA, Laus, Ciutat de Barcelona and UIA. Mateo combines professional and academic activities. Since October 2002 he is Professor at the Federal Politechnic School in Zurich (ETH) and he has been Guest Professor in a number of European and American Institutions. MAP Architects Created in 1991 in Barcelona, MAP Architects has been under the leadership of his principal Josep Lluís Mateo and his partner Marta Cervelló, since 1995. Local Projects Contemporary architectural practice seems trying to connect quality with exoticism. Globalization, in some extend and for many practices seems an alibi not to show a clear marginality. Too many Asian dreams transformed into nightmare. My talk is going to be connected to our local projects, discussing strategies and forms. The (g)local culture.

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