Ricardo Bofill

Known for

Acting

Born

December 5, 1939

Birthplace

Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Died

January 14, 2022 (aged 82)

Biography

Ricardo Bofill Leví was a Spanish architect born December 5, 1939 in Barcelona and died January 14, 2022 in Barcelona. He is particularly known in France for the creation of the Abraxas spaces in Noisy-le-Grand and the Antigone district in Montpellier. His main influences are the architects Palladio, Mansart and Ledoux.

Ricardo Bofill is the son of the Catalan Emilio Bofill y Benessat, architect, and a Venetian, Maria Levi. He began his studies at the French high school in Barcelona, allowing him to master this language. He continued at the Higher Technical School of Architecture in Barcelona, until his expulsion due to his activism in the Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia. He is also pa...