El Croquis: Enric Miralles is the definitive monograph on one of the most singular architectural voices of the late twentieth century — a 832-page retrospective spanning Miralles's collaborations, solo works, and writings across two decades of restless invention.
About This Book
Enric Miralles died in 2000 at the age of 44, leaving behind a body of work that defied easy categorisation. This extensive volume from El Croquis traces the full arc of his career: from early collaborations with Carme Pinós, through the formation of EMBT with Benedetta Tagliabue, to a late practice that had grown genuinely international in scope. Projects range from the intimately civic — the La Llauna School, the La Mina Civic Centre — to major institutional commissions including the Scottish Parliament and the Hamburg Music School. For anyone serious about late twentieth-century Spanish architecture or the broader question of how form can carry meaning, this is essential primary material.
Key Features
- 832 pages of project documentation, drawings, photographs, and writings spanning Miralles's entire career
- Projects include La Llauna School, La Mina Civic Centre, Japan National Library, Hamburg Music School, Venice School of Architecture, and the Scottish Parliament
- Published by El Croquis, 2000
What You'll Discover
- How Miralles's formal language evolved across his two major collaborative partnerships — first with Carme Pinós, then with Benedetta Tagliabue at EMBT
- The trajectory from regionally rooted civic projects in Catalonia to an increasingly global institutional portfolio
- Miralles's own writings, which illuminate the intellectual foundations of an architecture that consistently resisted functionalist reduction
- The Scottish Parliament and other late works as evidence of a practice expanding in ambition and geographic reach at the moment of his death
About the Author
Enric Miralles (1955–2000) was born in Barcelona and established his reputation as part of the resurgent Spanish architecture scene of the late 1980s. He practised first in collaboration with Carme Pinós and later with Benedetta Tagliabue, under the name EMBT, until his death in 2000.
Specifications
- Format: Hardcover
- Pages: 832
- Dimensions: 250 x 340 mm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9788494775499
- Publisher: El Croquis
- Publication Date: 2000
Perfect For: Architects and students with a serious interest in late twentieth-century Spanish architecture, the EMBT practice, or the design of the Scottish Parliament.