Jean-Pierre Carniaux
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Biography
Qualifications
- Université de Paris: Master in Mathematics (1972)
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Bachelor of Science in Art and Design (1974)
- Master of Architecture (1976)
He joined Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura in 1976. He opened and lead New York City office of the practice from 1986 to 1990. He is now Senior Partner at Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura.
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Jean-Pierre Carniaux’s design work in the last thirty eight years has ranged from the design of the National Theater of Catalonia, a 240.000 m2 development for a district of Montpellier in Antigone, including housing, offices and retail areas, to the design of perfume bottles for Christian Dior and the Shiseido Headquarter in Tokyo. He has participated in the projects of the New Terminal 1 at Barcelona Airport, a 50-floor skyscraper in Chicago, and a Congress Centre in Madrid. He designed as well La Zona Mall in Kawasaki, Japan, the W hotel in Barcelona and is now involved in Beijing and Shanghai.
Selected projects as Senior Partner at Bofill Arquitectura
- W Barcelona Hotel, 2009, Barcelona, Spain
- Shangril.la hotel , 2008, Beijing, China
- Supershine Upper East side, 2008, Beijing, China
- La Place de l’Europe, 2007, Luxembourg
- La Porte, 2004, Luxembourg
- Corso II, 2004, Prague, Czech Republic
- Cartier headquarters, 2003, Paris, France
- Competition for Qingdao Sail Base (Olympic Games 2008), 2003, Qingdao, China
- Crystal Karlín, 2002, Prague, Czech Republic
- Logistic Park office complex, 2002, Barcelona, Spain
- Nexus II, 2002, Barcelona, Spain
- Platinum Tower, 2002, Beirut, Lebanon
- Colombo’s Resort, 2001, Porto Santo Island, Portugal
- Shiseido New Ginza Building, 2001, Tokyo, Japan
- Kawasaki Project, 2001, Tokyo, Japan
- Funchalcentrum, 2001, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
- Compave Building, 2001, Lisbon, Portugal
- Axa Headquarters, 2000, Paris, France
- Corso, 2000, Prague, Czech Republic
- Savona Sea Port, 2000, Savona, Italy
- Corso Karlin, 2000, Prague, Czech Republic
- Nova Karlin District, 1999, Prague, Czech Republic
- Aoyama Palacio, 1999, Tokyo, Japan
- The New Port Mouth of Barcelona, 1999, Barcelona, Spain
- Crystal Palace, 1998, Prague, Czech Republic
- Manzanares Park, 1998, Madrid, Spain
- National Theatre of Catalonia, 1997, Barcelona, Spain
- Plateau Kirchberg, 1996, Luxembourg
- Piscine Olympique de Montpellier, 1996, Montpellier, France
- Reinhold Tower, 1993, Madrid, Spain
- Villa Olímpica Housing Complex, 1991, Barcelona, Spain
- Kobe Sea Port, 1991, Kobe, Japan
- Hotel Mercure, 1991, Montpellier, France
- L’Aire des Volcans, 1991, Clermont-Ferrand, France
- Le Capitole & Le Parnasse, 1990, Montpellier, France
- Port Juvenal, 1989, Montpellier, France
- Vieux Port De Montreal, 1989, Montréal, Canada
- Arsenal Music Center, 1988, Metz, France
- Domaine Chateau Lafite-Rothschild, 1988, Bordeaux, France
- Hotel de La Région Languedoc-Roussillon, 1988, Montpellier, France
- Central Park North, 1987, New York City, US
- Les Echelles de La Ville, 1986, Montpellier, France
- Port Imperial, 1985, New Jersey, US
- Corner Condominium, 1985, New York City, US
- Jefferson Tower, 1985, New York City, US
- La Place du Nombre D’Or, 1984, Montpellier, France
- Les Espaces d’Abraxas, 1983, Marne-la-Vallée, Paris, France
- Antigone District, 1978–2000, Montpellier, France