CONTACT:

Alfons Soldevila,Arch.
Avenida Castanyer, 11
Urbanización Mas-Ram
08916 BADALONA
BARCELONA

Phone / FAX 93 395 2854

soldevila@coac.net
http://arquitectes.coac.net/lacasatranslucida

BYOGRAPHY:

ALFONS SOLDEVILA I BARBOSA, PhD Architect by "Escola Tècnica Superior d'Arquitectura de Barcelona", 1987. Titular Teacher of Architectonic Projects, responsible of the Projects V and VI Subjects (3d year), of E.T.S.A. in Barcelona.

Teaching Activities in foreign countries:

- "Summer Porgram", in Politécnico de Milano, in Mantova. 1989 - Italy.
- In the ILAUD course"International Laboratory of Architecture and Urban Design", in Siena. 1990 - Italy
-"Visiting Professor" at Washington University, St. Louis MO. 1990, 1993 and 2000 -USA.
-"Seminario Internazionale di Progettazione",in Bérgamo. 1992 -Italy.
-Seminary at "TU" Technische Universitat in Wien. 1994 -Austria.
-"Visiting Critic" at School of Architecture UTA, in Arlington, Texas. 1995 -USA.
-Visiting Professor at Escuela de Arquitectura de la Univesidad Católica in Valparaíso. 1997 -Chile.

Lectures:
Architecture School of Barcelona and El Vallés, La Coruña, Madrid, Paris la Villette, Milano (Italy), Mantua (Italy), Viena (Italy), St.Louis (USA), Arlington (USA), Valparaíso (Chile), Concepción (Chile), Antofagasta (Chile), Santiago (Chile), Mendoza (Argentina), Córdoba (Argentina), Rosario (Argentina), FADU Buenos Aires (Argentina), Palermo (Italia), Columbia - New York W.U. (USA).

Exhibitions:
UNESCO Palace in París, 1981. Madrid, 1982. "Saló Construmat de Barcelona" 1985, 1989, 1993 y 1995. Sydney, 1986. Ljubljana, 1986. UNESCO Palace in París 1990. Florence, 1992. Rome, 1992. Chicago, 1991. "Escola d'Arquitectura de Barcelona", 1994. Del Vallés 1995 and 1996. Landscape Urbanism Exhibition in Chicago, 1997. Pennsylvania, 1997. New York, 1997. Washington University, St Louis, 1998, Museu Municipal de Nautica del Masnou, 2002.

Prizes and national mentions:
- Third prize in the "Edificio cultural"contest in Burgos, 1967.
- First prize in the projects' contest for the "Colegios Profesionales" headquarters, in Girona, 1969.
- First prize in the contest for singular building (120 dwellings) called by the "Patronat Municipal de l'Habitatge". In Palma de Mallorca, 1969.
- First prize in the preliminary projects' contest for the "Club Deportivo Layetano" in Barcelona, 1974.
- "Construmat" Prize for the most innovative construction in 1984-85.
- First prize"Vivienda Rural", 1986.
- Finalist of the contest for the redaction of the project for the motorway intersection and "Park and Ride" in Trinitat, Barcelona, 1987.
- First prize (exaequo) en el concurso de ideas para la remodelación de la estación de França (RENFE) en Barcelona, 1987.
- "Construmat 89" Prize finalist for the best new layout edification "Escola Salvador Espriu" in Badalona, 1989.
- FAD selection for the "Escola Salvador Espriu" in Badalona, 1989.
- FAD selection of the rehabilitation work "Masía Can Vestit" in Badalona, 1989.
- Selected for the DELTA ADI FAD prize of industrial design, 1992.
- Finalist at Architecture FAD Prize for the slabs of "Bon Pastor" and"Baró de Viver" in Barcelona, 1992.
- First prize at the contest for the "Escuela de educación infantil y primaria Jungfrau" in Badalona, 1996.
- First prize at the contest for the "Cubierta del Pabellón Polideportivo Arístides Maillol" in Les Corts, Barcelona.
- FAD Opinion Prize for the subway station "Bac de Roda", 1998.
- Finalist and second prize "Construmat" for the "Escuela de educación infantil y primaria Jungfrau" in Badalona, 1999.
- Prize at the "V Bienal de Arquitectura Española" for the subway station "Bac de Roda", 1999.

Prizes and international mentions:
- First prize of Architecture; Medallion of the "VII Bienal Internacional del Deporte en las Bellas Artes", 1977.
- Special mention in the international contest for the"Biblioteca de Alexandría" in Alexandría, Egipt. Contest called by UNESCO, 1989.
- Third prize in the international contest for the cover of the "Plaza del Anfiteatro de Nimes", France. 1994.
- Tercer prize in the international contest experimental dwellings"TAIO KOGYO" in Tokio, Japan, 1994.
- Finalist in the international contest, called by the Ministère de l'Equipement des Transports et du Logement, to the study of acoustic screens design at French motorways, 1999.

Projects and individual, collective, experimetal dwellings works, buildings, schools and sports facilities.
Urban spaces: footbridges, rooftop gardens, polyvalent covers and subway stations.