Faculty

Joan Busquets


Professor in Practice
Urban Planning and Design

 

Curriculum Vitae


 
Academic profile
2002- Martin Bucksbaum Professor in Practice of Urban Planning and Design, Harvard Graduate School of Design
2007- Member of Delft School of Design Advisory Board
1999-2001 Guest professor, AA London
1996, 1994, 1993 Guest professor, Institut d'Architecture, Geneva
1997, 1992, 1991, 1989 Visiting professor, Harvard Graduate School of Design
1992 Guest professor, Ecole d'Architecture, Lausanne
1990 Guest professor, Facolta di Architettura, Roma
1987-1990 Guest professor, University of Leuven
1982 Guest professor, Bouwcentrum, Rotterdam
1979-2002 Professor of Town Planning at the Polytechinc University of Barcelona
1979 Guest professor, ILAUD, Urbino
1975 Ph.D., ETSAB, University of Barcelona
1969 Founder of the Laboratorio de Urbanismo, Barcelona
1969 Diploma in Architect, ETSAB, University of Barcelona

Awards and Mentions
2008 “Old seal of City Trento, Italy”-Highest honor from the Mayor
2007 La Catedrá Lluis Barragán, TECM. Guadalajara Mexico
2000 European Prize Gubbio
1996 National Prize 1996 for the Rehabilitation Plan for Toledo
1985 Spanish National Town Planning Award for the Lérida master plan
1981 Spanish National Town Planning Award for the urban design project for Sant Josep, Barcelona

Exhibitions
2008 “J.B. Architecture+Urbanism” Trento, Italy
2007 7th Architecture Biennale- Sao Paulo, Brazil
  Exhibition: Paisatges Invisibles. Girona , Spain
2007 "X-Lines". Exhibit in:
Cambridge USA, Quito, Santander, Santiage de Chile
2006 Quito (Ecuador)
2004 The Hague
2001 Rotterdam
1999 Messina (Italy)
1998 Sintra (Portugal)
1996 Barcelona
1993 Haarlem (The Netherlands)
1990 Milano (Italy)

Works for Barcelona City Council
1983-1989 Head of Urban Planning Department (7). He has been engaged in planning Barcelona for the Olympics '92 and the New Downtowns for the city. Among these developments the railway infrastructures and the waterfront was the main priority. Also planning the improvement process of the existing neighbourhoods and cultural facilities creating urban sub-centres: among them, the Old Center of Barcelona

Recent urban projects (link goes to list with full sized images)
2008 Masterplan for city La Coruña (Spain)
  Completing city center reconstruction in Dunkirk (France)
Competition won in 2008, to be developed 2008-2011
  Redeveloping Railway Triangle, Amsterdam (The Netherlands)
  Urban strategies for the transformation of Scheveningen Harbor, Den Haag (The Netherlands)(
2007 Plaza, complex buildings and public sace in Vilanova Barcelona
  Proposal for the Bay transformations in Alger (Africa)
  Quai Redevelopment in Viareggio Italy
2006 Restructuring Housing neighborhood, Gevzenveld, Amsterdam
  Beatrixwartier flyover, bench, the Hage (The Netherlands)
2005-2007 Residential Urban Project, Amsterdam
2005 Tête de Pont Henri Grenet—Rive Gauche. Bayonne (France)
  Heart of Budapest Competition. Budapest (Hungary)
  Residential Urban Block in Nesselande — Block "E"
2004 A Coruña. Restructuring the Harbor.
  MICA. New Town in Town in Geneva (Switzerland).
2003-2005 Masterplan for the center of Helmond. The Netherlands
  A civic centre by the lake. Nesselande (Rotterdam)
  Center for elderly people in Trento (Italy)
2003-2004 Intermodal Station and new centrality in Coimbra. Portugal
2002-2005 New waterfront for the center of Las Palmas (Spain)
2002 Harbour redevelopment in Trieste. Italy
2001-2005 Urban subcenter in Viseu, Portugal
2001-2002 Toledo new urban entrance. Spain
2001 Restructuring Modern Center in Trento. Italy
2000-2003 Design of Civic Subcenter in Cascais (Portugal)
2000-2001 Waterfront in Palma de Mallorca
1999 Masterplan for Railway area in central Delft, Development 2001.
1998-1999 ZKZ project in the South of Rotterdam
  Masterplan for Avenida dos Estados. Santo André - Sao Paulo
1997-2000 Design for a subcenter in Amersfoort (The Netherlands). Construction
1996-2005 Masterplan for Spuimarkt. The Hague. (The Netherlands).
1996-2004 Design for the waterfront in Alghero (Italy). Construction 2000
  Downtown in Central The Hague
1996-1997 Masterplan for derelict land in the harbour of Marseille (France)
1996-1997 Scheme for redevelopment of Geneva airport. (Switzerland)
1995-1999 Rebuilding project for The Chiado. Lisbon with A. Siza
1994-1995 Redevelopment project for downtown in La Haya
1993-1995 Masterplan for rehabilitating Old City in Toledo (Spain)
1993 Scheme for Housing Development in Hoeilaart (Belgium)
  Urban project Enschedé Complex Haarlem
1992 Design for the Grotiusplaats in central The Hague. (The Netherlands). Urban Project. Construction 1994-2002
1991 Design for the Trade Fair of Barcelona. Project. Construction 1993-1994
  Design for the riverfront in Malaga (Spain) (competition 1989). Project. Built in 1991-94
1990 Design for the new centre of Echirolles-Grenoble (France). Under Construction
  Masterplan of Buenos Aires Old Harbour
1989 Design for a railway tunnel in Rotterdam (The Netherlands)

Professional work and Projects (First Period)
1983 Masterplan and project for Old Town of Lerida
1982-1983 Masterplan for the Eixample, Barcelona Downtown . Under Development.
1982 Masterplan for Sta. Margarida i els Monjos
1981 Design for pedestrian axis, Sant Andreu, Barcelona
  Masterplan for St. Sadurní d'Anoia
  Masterplan for Vilafranca, Barcelona
1979 Rehabilitation project for Sant Josep, Barcelona
1973 Sant Matías. Old City of Granada
1972 Transport and Communications system: Llobregat Delta
1970 Waterfront Barcelona. Ribera Plan for the Seafront

Workshops on Urban Design
1989 General Scheme for the waterfront. Toronto (Canada)
1987 Renewal for Monterusciello, Naples (Italy)
1986 Downtown and harbour in Montréal
1985 Renewal project "Isolati", Messina, Sicily (Italy)

Bibliography and published references
2008 “Las Palmas de Gran Canaria-Vegueta-Triana Donde el Guiniguada Encurentra el Océano” BAU-B (Spanish and English)
  “Catalunya Continental-rail infrastructure as the backbone for development” Harvard GSD (Spanish)
2007 Cidade antiga e novo projecto urbano, Viseu = Old city and a new urban artifact, Viseu, Joan Busquets, Hélder Ferreira. trad. Phyllis Elisabete Annandale. Edições Caixotim
2006 A Coruña: A Nova Cidade Marítima No Porto / A Coruña: La Nueva Ciudad Maritima en el Puerto / A Coruña: A Maritime City in the Port, Joan Busquets, CA Gráfica
  Cities X Lines: A New Lens for the Urbanistic Project, edited by Joan Busquets, in collaboration with Felipe Correa, Harvard Graduate School of Design
2005 New Orleans: Strategies for a City in Soft Land, Joan Busquets, in Collaboration with Felipe Correa, Harvard Graduate School of Design
2005 Barcelona: the Urban Evolution of a Compact City. Ed. GSD and Nicolodi. Rovereto (Italy)
2004 Six Projects for Downtown’s Den Haag. The Hague Town Hall.
  Bringing the Harvard Yards to the River. Harvard Design School. Cambridge. USA.
  Un Progetto Europeo per Trento. Nicolodi Editore. Rovereto (Italy). (English and Italian).
  Barcelona: la Construcción Urbanística de una Ciudad Compacta. Ediciones del Serbal. Barcelona.
2003 The Old City of Barcelona: a past with a future. Barcelona Town Hall.
2001 Amazéns do Chiado, 100 years. Elo Ed. Lisbon (English and Portuguese)
  "Palma obrint-se a la mar", BAU S.L. Barcelona
  "Rehabilitación Urbana. Evolución de su contenido teórico y algunos ejemplos". Estudios Urbanos nº 2. Las Palmas
2000 "Santo André: A Mosaic to Transform the Valley". AA Files nº 41. London
  “Toledo and its future”. Ayuntamiento de Toledo. Madrid.
1997 “Fiere e città”. Triennale di Milano. Milano.
1993 "Masterplan Enschedé-Terrein Te Haarlem. Bouw 24. Houlen
  "Tripartite Stedebouw" Achijs 6. Rotterdam
  "Progetto Centro-città a Échirolles" Casabella 597-8. Milano
  "Vilafranca 1979-81". Direcció General d'Urbanisme. Barcelona
1992 "Plan y Actuación Urbanística en Perchel" Ayuntamiento Málaga 1992. Also Lotus 69 Milano 1991.Also Faces nº 34. Geneva
  "Tres proyectos en la escala intermedia" Geometria nº 10. Málaga
  “Readings on Cerdà and the Extensión Plan of Barcelona” 1992
1990 "Plan Estratégico de Puerto Madero". Tubsa. Barcelona Also Casabella 589. 1992.
  "Lo spazio tra i ponti" Lotus 64. Milano
1989 "Barcelona" special issue of Rassegna nº 37. Milano
1987 "Le città immaginate" XVII Triennale. Milano
1985 "Issolati di Messina". Medina Ed. Cefalú
  "New Downtowns in Barcelona" Ajuntament de Barcelona. Barcelona
1984 "Sant Josep." CAU issue 82. Barcelona
1983 "Eixample". Ajuntament de Barcelona. Barcelona 1983 also
1981 "Lleida Nova Activitat per a un Centre Antic". Ajuntament de Lleida. Lleida
1978 "Centro Comunicaciones del Llobregat". Jano , issue 55. Barcelona
1971 "Barcelona Remodelación Capitalista o Desarrollo Urbano". G.Gili. Barcelona

Advising professional activity
2007 Design of China Pavilion of Expo 2010 Shanghai, China
  Internacional Panel of Architects and Urban Planners (IPAUP), Singapore
2005 Singapore. URA. Internacional Urban Design and Architectural Panel
2004 Boston CAT. Quality Team
2001 Singapore. URA. International Panel
1999 Toronto (Canada). Waterfront strategy
1995-1997 Marseille (France). Town Planning adviser for Euroméditerranée and Urbaniste Conseil
1991-1997 Rotterdam (The Netherlands). Adviser to Kop van Zuid project and Member of Quality Team
1990-1992 Lisbon (Portugal). Municipal adviser for: Strategic Plan 1990-92 and Urban Masterplan 1991-1993
1989-1990 Antwerp (Belgium). Adviser to Stad aan de Stroom initiative

Jury member on International Competitions
2008 Thu Thiem new urban area in Ho Chi Minh city. (Vietnam)
  The Housing in Europe.(Berlin, Germany)
2007 Carlsburg Vores Copenhagen (Denmark)
  Vatnsmyril Reykjavik (Iceland)
2006 DIFA-Award Jury. Berlin (Germany)
2005 Trento (Italy). Concorso Internazionale di progettazione peri il nuovo Polo Giudiziario di Trento.
  Beirut (Lebanon). Martyr’s Square Competition
  Palma de Mallorca (Spain). Convention Center
2002 Beijing (China). Campus Tsinghua University. Museum and Academy of Arts.
2001 Innsbruck (Austria)
2000 Athens (Greece)
1998 Europan. (The Netherlands)
1997 Thessaloniki (Greece). Waterfronts
1996 Europan Paris (France)
1993-1994 Lisbon (Portugal). Expo sites and Central Station
1990-1992 Wien (Austria). Danube riverfront
1990-1991 Munich (Germany). New Airport and Trade Fair
1982 Antwerp (Belgium)

Steering Committee
2001 City of Culture. Rotterdam
1999 IFCCA Prize. Centre Canadien d'Architecture. Montréal. Canada
1996-1997 Coast Wise Europe
1996 UIA. International Conference. Barcelona
*Note: Joan Busquets (the Catalan version of his first name) is sometimes also referred to as Juan Busquets (the Spanish version of his first name).