Recognitions
2015 Selected for the FAD Awards, Fostering Arts and Design
2015 Nomination Prize: “European Union Prize – Mies Van der Rohe Award 2015″
2014 Selected for the First International Catalan Exhibition, Catalan Architects Association
2014 Featuring in “Grafting Architecture”,14th International Architecture Biennale in Venice
2013 International Spanish Architects Awards-Young Architect Abroad, Spanish Architects Association; delivered by HRH the Prince of Asturias in the Spanish Senate
2013 Finalist II Ibero-American Passivhaus Award, PEP- Spanish PassivHouse Building Association
2013 Prix National “Coup de Cœur” Construction en Bois Award, Association of Mayors of France
2013 Finalist AVS-Public Housing Awards, Public Promoters of Housing and Land
2013 Finalist “Catalonia Construction” Awards, Catalan Architects Association
2012 AJAC Award for Young Catalan Architects, Catalan Architects Association
2012 National Energy Efficiency Awards, Isover
2012 Selected for the XIII Venice Architecture Biennial
2011 Selected for the XI Spanish Architecture Biennial
2011 Selected for the FAD Awards,Fostering Arts and Design
2005 Selected for the FAD Awards,Fostering Arts and Design
2004 Selected for the Iberian-American Arch. Biennial
2004 AJAC Award for Young Catalan Architects, Catalan Architects Association
2003 Finalist of the FAD Awards, Fostering Arts and Design
Awards in Competitions
2015 2nd: Medical School and Health Sciences School; University of Cyprus, Cyprus (with Miba Architects).
2015 1st: Feasibility Study of the Extension of the National Library of Catalonia in Barcelona. Department of Culture-Goverment of Catalonia.
2013 1st: Open Pavilion in Les Glòries Square of Barcelona; City Hall of Barcelona, Spain
2013 1st: Center for Comparative Medicine; Germans Trias i Pujol Institut
2011 Finalist: UTEC Univ. New Campus in Lima; UTEC University of Perou
2010 2nd: Les Corts District Library; City Hall of Barcelona, Spain
2010 Finalist: Barcelona Central Library; Ministry of Culture of Spain
2009 1st: Civic Center, Library and Theater; City Hall of Begues, Spain
2008 2nd: Museum of Environment and Climate; City Hall of Lleida, Spain
2008 3rd: Yacht Marina, Hotel and Sports Centre; Bydgoszcz, Poland
2008 3rd:School of Psychology in Málaga;University of Málaga, Spain
2007 1st: Léonce Georges Centre; City Hall of Chauffailles, France
2007 1st: 33 Public Housing Units in Begues; Metropolitan Institute for Land Promotion and Asset Management, Spain
2006 1st: 191 Public Housing Units in Navalcarnero;Spanish Ministry of Housing,Spain
2006 1st: Police Station in Sitges; Government of Catalonia, Spain
2006 1st: 21 Public Housing Units in St Llorenç Savall; Catalan Institut of Land, Spain
2006 1st: Pedestrian Bridge in Manresa; City Hall of Manresa, Spain
2005 2nd: Alcúdia High School in Mallorca; Balearic Government, Spain
2005 Finalist: City Hall in Porqueres; City Hall of Porqueres, Spain
2003 Honorably mentioned: Public Housing in Cartagena; Government of Murcia, Spain
2002 2nd: Acces to Caravaca de la Cruz Castle;City Hall of Caravaca, Spain
2000 2nd: Bridge for the Henares River; City Hall of Guadalajara, Spain
2000 2nd: Cultural Centre in Palamós; City Hall of Palamós, Spain
2000 2nd: Public Housing in Jaén; Government of Andalucía, Spain
Published Books and Articles
Authors:
2005 Article:”Words and cooperation”. Architects Without Borders
2004 Article:”Disorder. Approximation. (…)”. Catalan Architects Association
2004 Article:”Confusion”, IV Ibero-American Architecture Biennial
2004 Article: “First Words”, Visions. School of Architecture of Barcelona (UPC)
2004 Book: “Neruda-Rodríguez Arias. Houses for a Poet” by Pilar Calderon and Marc Folch. IBSN: 84-96185-24-9. Edited by COAC, distributed by ACTAR
2002 Article:”Conditions of Distance”, Catalan Architects Association
Collaboration:
2015 Book: “Passivhaus in warm climates” by Mary James and James Bill. Edited by Low Carbon Solutions
2014 Book: “De la Casa Pasiva al Estándar Passivhaus” by Michael Wassouf. IBSN: 978-84-252-2452-2. Edited by Gustavo Gili
Curated Exhibitions
2004 “Architect and Client: “Neruda-Rodríguez Arias”, CAtalan Architects Association and Neruda Foundation
2001 “Contemporary Space in Chile”, Catalan Architects Association
Collective Exhibitions
2015 “Social Housing in Urban Context”, Connection Export Barcelona Project, Geneva
2015 “Spanish architecture abroad”, Foundation ICO, Madrid
2015 “First International Catalan Exhibition”, Catalan Architects Association, Barcelona
2014 “Grafting Architecture-Catalonia at Venice”. 14th International Architecture Biennale in Venice
2013 “Social Housing in Urban Context”. Mendrisio, Switzerland
2013 “Sustainable Architecture”. Cemento Museum, Donosti
2012 “Contexts”, XIII Venice Architecture Bienale
2010 “Cities in Transformation” Gallery Of Design, Phoenix
2008 “JAE Young Architects of Spain”. Ministry of Housing, Spain
2007 “44 Young International Architects”. Itinerant
2006 “Viva. Public Housing in Spain”, Ministry of Housing of Spain
2006 “Scenographies Designed by Architects”, Pavillon de l’Arsenal,Paris
2005 “Fad Awards 2005″. Itinerant
2004 “Ideas for an Architecture”, Gov. of Murcia, Spain
2004 “Catalan Culture”, Institut Ramon LLull, International Fair in Mexico
2004 “Emerging Panorama”, IV Iberia-American Architecture Biennial
2004 “Young Architects of Catalonia Ajac 2004″. Itinerant
Teaching
Since 2015 Associated Professor of the Architectural Projects Department at the ETSAB-Barcelona School of Architecture -Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya- (Pilar Calderon)
2011-2015 Co direction of the Postgraduate Diploma in Scenographyc Design at Elisava-School of Design and Engineering of Barcelona-University Pompeu Fabra (Pilar Calderon)
2012 Conception of the Master Desgree in Scenografic Design -Elisava, UPF- (Pilar calderon)
2013-14 Guest lecturer. Masters Sustainable Architecture and Energy Efficiency (MASEE). La Salle BCN- University Ramon Lllull. (Marc Folch)
2012-14 Guest lecturer. Architecture and Sustainability. Research Unit of Polithecnic University of Catalonia. (Marc Folch, Pol Sarsanedas)
2012-14 Studio Professors of “Introduction to the Project”, Sustainable Housing Laboratory of the 21st Century-Polithecnic University of Catalonia. (Pilar Calderon, Marc Folch, Pol Sarsanedas)
2012-14 Professors of “Design Philosophy” for students of the universities of Texas A&M and Clemson -Barcelona Architecture Center (Pilar Calderon, Marc Folch)
2007 Second Year Studio Professor of Architecture-International University of Catalonia (Pilar Calderon, Marc Folch)
2007 Coordination of the academic curriculum for the Second-Year-Students of Architecture at Esarq -International University of Catalonia (Pilar Calderon)
2004-08 Direction of the Exhibition Curation & Design Studio of the Master in Design and Exhibition Project Management held jointly by the Elisava-School of Design and Engineering of Barcelona and the Centre of Contemporary Culture of Barcelona. (Pilar Calderon, Marc Folch)
Main Lectures
2015 “Place, raw material”. Nordic Masters Lectures Series. Etsab-School of Architecture of Barcelona- UPC. (Pilar Calderon)
2014 “Aviron et Iglous- La Matérialité dans l’Architecture Contemporaine”. NovembreTalks 2014 Lecture Series. École Nationale d’Architecture de Belleville-Paris. (Pilar Calderon)
2014 ” Ethimology of the Space”. Grafting Architecture Lecture Series. Tarragona Architects Association. (Pilar Calderon)
2014 “Measuring the Intangible”. World sustainable Building Congress SBW14. Barcelona. (Marc Folch)
2014 “Housing & City”. Third Year Projects ETSAB -Escola Tècnica Superior d’Arquitectura de Barcelona, UPC. (Marc Folch)
2013 “Centre Léonce Georges”. Young Spanish Architects Lecture Series. Museo Nacional Soares dos Reis, Porto; Portugal. (Pilar Calderon)
Mentoring
Programs:
Eurodyssey (the Assembly of European Regions)
Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs (the European Union)
Leonardo da Vinci (the European Union)
Erasmus+ Mobility for Traineeship (the European Union)
Cornelius Hertling (the European Union)
Partners:
Graz University of Technology (Austria)
Budapest University of Technology and Economics (Hungary)
Ordine degli Architetti P. P. C. di Roma e Provincia (Italy)
Università Luav di Venezia (Italy)
The Technical University of Timisoara (Romania)
Polytechnic University of Catalonia (Spain)
Main projects
2015 Centre for Comparative Medicine and Bioimage; Badalona, Spain; the Health Sciences Research Institute of the “Germans Trias i Pujol” Foundation – the Catalan Institute of Health
2015 Elderly Care Centre in Las Palas; Cartagena, Spain; Private
2014 Open Pavilion for the Glories Square; Barcelona, Spain; City Hall of Barcelona
2014 Zero Energy RM Passive House; Llavaneres, Spain; Private
2014 El Roure Community Centre and La Ginesta Library; Begues, Spain; City Hall of Begues
(Selected for the FAD Awards 2015; Nominated to European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award 2015)
2012 Low Energy MZ House; Barcelona, Spain; Private
(the First Spanish Rehabilitated Building with a Passive House Standard; The Best of Awards 2013 Dublin, ISOVER Energy Efficiency Award 2012; AJAC Young Architects Award 2012, Finalist of the II Iberoamerican Passive House Contest by PEP-Plataforma Edificació Passivhaus; Considered “One of the Most Remarkable Energy Efficiency Renovation Projects in Europe” 2013 by Isover)
2012 Cultural Centre Léonce-Georges; Chauffailles, France; City Hall of Chauffailles
(International Spanish Architects Awards-Young Architect Abroad, Spanish Architects Association 2013; delivered by HRH the Prince of Asturias in the Spanish Senate; Prix National Construction in Bois “Coup de Coeur” AMF/Pavillon Bois” Award 2013 by the Association of Mayors of France; Selected for the FAD Awards 2014; Finalist of Premi Catalunya Cosntrucció Awards 2013)
2010 33 Public Housing Units; Begues, Spain; IMPSOL-Metropolitan Institute for Land Promotion and Asset Management
(Finalist AVS-Public Housing Awards,Public Promoters of Housing and Land 2013)
2010 21 Public Housing Units; St. Llorenç Savall, Spain; INCASÒL – Catalan Land Institute
(Special Mention Award AVS-Catalunya by Promotors Públics de Sòl i Habitatge, Selected for the FAD Awards 2011, Featured in the XI Spanish Architecture Biennale)
2010 Pedestrian bridge; Manresa, Spain; City Hall of Manresa
(Featued in the 8th International Biennial of Landscape Architecture 2014)
2008 191 Public housing units; Navalcarnero, Spain; Ministry of Housing of the Government of Spain
(1st Prize in open international competition Energy Efficiency Qualification: A, Featured in ‘Proyecto Viva’ Exhibition 2006)
2007 Scenography for Crystal Music by VDO in MACBA; Barcelona, Spain; Festival LEM
2006 Police Station; Sitges, Spain; Interior Department of Government of Catalonia
2004 Exhibition Design “Houses for a poet”; mobile exhibition; COAC – Catalan Architects Association
(Featured in the “Scénographies d’Architectes” Exhibition, Pavillon de l’Arsenal, Paris 2005)
2004 Fire Station; Prats del Lluçanès, Spain; Interior Department of Government of Catalonia
2004 13 Housing Units; La Bisbal, Spain; Private
2003 Los Victorias House; Cartagena, Spain; Private
(Selected for the FAD Awards 2005)
2003 Room for a plenary in the Contemporary Cultural Center of Barcelona, Spain; City Hall of Barcelona
2001 Exhibition Design “Conditions of Distance”; Barcelona, Spain; COAC
(Finalist of the FAD Awards 2003)
2001 Caldereria Petita; Gelida, Spain; Private
(Young Architects Award AJAC 2004, Selected for the 14th International Architecture Biennale di Venezia 2014, Featured in the Exhibition ‘Grafting Architecture’ by Institute Ramon Llull and V Ibero-American Architecture Biennale in Peru 2004, the Exhibition ’44 Young Architects’ 2007, the Exhibition ‘Young Spanish Architects’ 2008)