Benedetta Tagliabue facts for kids

View of the Scottish Parliament Building from John Reid Close

Benedetta Tagliabue (born 23 June 1963) is a famous architect from Italy. She lives and works in Barcelona, Spain. Benedetta helped start the international architecture firm EMBT Architects with Enric Miralles. Today, she leads EMBT Architects and is also the president of the Fundació Enric Miralles.

Early Life and Learning

Benedetta Tagliabue was born in Milan, Italy, in 1963. She began studying architecture at the Università Iuav di Venezia in 1981. In 1988, she started working with architecture companies like Transbuilding and Agrest-Gandelsonas in New York. She finished her architecture studies at the Università Iuav di Venezia in 1989.

Her Amazing Career

In 1991, Benedetta won a top prize for her final project at the "Biennal Joves de Barcelona". In 1992, she began working with Enric Miralles (1955–2000), just before the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

Starting EMBT Architects

In 1994, Benedetta Tagliabue and Enric Miralles created their own architecture company in Barcelona. It was called Miralles Tagliabue EMBT, and later became Benedetta Tagliabue - EMBT. In 1995, their company won the National Architecture Award of Spain for a boarding school they designed in Morella.

After Enric Miralles passed away in 2000, Benedetta continued their most important projects. She finished the amazing Scottish Parliament Building in Edinburgh and the tall Gas Natural building in Barcelona. She also worked on updating Barcelona's Santa Caterina market.

Benedetta also designed the Spanish Pavilion for the 2010 Shanghai Expo. In 2022, her home was featured on the Apple TV show Home. On the show, she shared how she built and updated her beautiful old villa in Barcelona.

Teaching and Awards

In 2004, Benedetta Tagliabue received a special honorary degree from Napier University. She is also a member of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland.

Benedetta teaches architecture at the ETSAB in Barcelona. She often gives talks at architecture events around the world. She has also been a judge for important awards like the Pritzker Architecture Prize and the Stirling Prize.

Cool Buildings and Projects

The Scottish Parliament Building, a famous design by Benedetta Tagliabue.

The Torre Mare Nostrum, new headquarters of Gas Natural, Barcelona.

Here are some of the amazing projects Benedetta Tagliabue has worked on:

• The Scottish Parliament Building, Edinburgh, United Kingdom (completed 2004)
• House at La Clota, Barcelona, Spain (1999)
• Six houses in Amsterdam, Netherlands (2000)
• Extension of the Music School, Hamburg, Germany (2000)
• Parc de Diagonal Mar, a park in Barcelona, Spain (2002)
• Santa Caterina Market, Barcelona, Spain (2005)
• Gas Natural Building in Barcelona (2006)
• Spanish Pavilion at the Shanghai Expo 2010 (This won the RIBA Best International Building Award in 2011!)
• Clichy-Montfermeil metro station in Paris, France (2014)
• Office towers in Taichung, Taiwan (2019)
• The Church and Parish Complex San Giacomo Apóstolo in Ferrara, Italy (2022)

Awards and Honors

Benedetta Tagliabue has won many awards for her work:

• 2001 Rietveld Prize for the Utrecht town Council, Netherlands
• 2001 Premi Nacional de Catalunya for Santa Caterina Market in Barcelona
• 2004 Honorary doctorate from Edinburgh Napier University, Scotland
• 2005 RIBA Stirling Prize for the Scottish Parliament Building
• 2006 Prize Leone d'Oro at the Biennale di Venezia
• 2011 RIBA Best International Building Award for the Spanish Pavilion in Shanghai
• 2013 RIBA Charles Jencks Award
• 2019 Sant Jordi Cross from the Generalitat de Catalunya
• 2020 The Leadership Award at Piranesi Prix de Rome
• 2022 Dedalo Minosse International Prize
• 2023 Global Award for Sustainable Architecture

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See also

In Spanish: Benedetta Tagliabue para niños