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ijo del afamado arquitecto es- pañol Carlos Ferrater, Borja es- tudió biología antes de asumir de que no podía escapar de la arquitectura. Tras graduarse de la Universidad Internacional de Cataluña, en 2005 entró a tra- bajar a la oficina de su padre y en pocos meses se cumplen 15
«Nos llamamos Office of Architecture in Barcelona porque tenemos un “saber hacer” que es de este lugar. Aunque levantamos proyectos en todo el mundo exportamos los valores de la escuela de Barcelona, de una manera determinada de concebir el espacio público, de la filosofía del Mediterráneo, y de una tradición propia».
años desde que junto su hermana Lucía, su cuñado Xavier Martí-Galí y Carlos Ferrater formaron OAB arquitectos. En este periodo han desarrollado proyectos tan diversos como aeropuertos, hospitales, museos, jardines botánicos, resto- ranes, estaciones intermodales, y mobiliario, y sus obras se han levantado en países como Francia, Italia, Marruecos, Turquía, México o Brasil, por nombrar algunos. Si por algo se conoce a OAB es por no tener un sello definido, por su capacidad camaleónica a la hora de diseñar, y por una excelencia que los ha llevado a recibir diferentes premios como el Wallpaper Design Awards, Brunel Award, y el premio Nacional de Arquitectura Española. Aunque dejan atrás todo tipo de ideas preconcebidas a la hora de enfrentarse a cada proyecto, hay una manera de trabajar que guía su obra. “Nos llamamos Office of Architecture in Barcelona porque tenemos un “saber hacer” que es de este lugar. Aunque levantamos proyectos en todo el mundo exportamos los valores de la escuela de Barcelona, de una manera determinada de concebir el espacio público, de la filosofía del Mediterráneo, y de una tradición propia”, cuenta Borja. En julio de este año participó junto a la arquitecta Tatiana Bilbao en el conversatorio “Arquitectos del mundo y la cri- sis” organizada por la AOA y, coincidiendo con los 50 años de trayectoria de su padre y el decimoquinto aniversario de su oficina, quisimos conocer más a fondo el espíritu detrás de OAB.
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he son of famed Spanish architect Carlos Ferrater, Borja studied biol- ogy before realizing that he could not escape architecture. After graduating from the International University of Cataluña, in 2005, he started working in his father's office and within a few months, it had been 15 years since he and
his sister Lucia, his brother-in-law Xavier Martí-Galí and Carlos Ferrater formed OAB architects. During this period they have developed projects as diverse as airports, hospi- tals, museums, botanical gardens, restaurants, intermodal stations, and furniture, and their works have been built in countries such as France, Italy, Morocco, Turkey, Mexico or Brazil, to name a few. If OAB is known for anything, it is known for not having a defined seal, for their chameleon-like ability when it comes to design, and for excellence that has led them to receive different awards such as the Wallpaper Design Awards, Brunel Award, and the National Spanish Architecture Award. Although they leave behind all kinds of preconceived ideas when it comes to facing each project, there is a process that guides their work. "We are called the Office of Archi- tecture in Barcelona because we have a "know-how" that is from here. Although we create projects all over the world, we export the Barcelona school values, a certain way of conceiving public space, Mediterranean philosophy and our own tradition," says Borja. In July of this year, he participated in a talk on "Architects of the world and the crisis" with architect Tatiana Bilbao, organized by AOA and, coinciding with his father's 50th career anniversary as well as his office´s fifteenth anniver- sary, we wanted to learn more about the spirit behind OAB.
«We are called the Office of Archi- tecture in Barcelona because we have a "know-how" that is from here. Although we create projects all over the world, we export the Barcelona school values, a certain way of conceiving public space, Mediterranean philosophy and our own tradition.»
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