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Enric miralles biography for kids
Enric Miralles
Spanish architect (1955–2000)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Miralles and the second or maternal family name is Moya.
Enric Miralles Moya (12 February 1955 – 3 July 2000) was a Spanish architect from Barcelona, Catalonia.[1] He graduated from the Barcelona School of Architecture (ETSAB) at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) in 1978.
After establishing his reputation with a number of collaborations with his first wife Carme Pinós; the couple separated in 1991. Miralles later married fellow architect Benedetta Tagliabue, and the two practiced together as EMBT Architects.
Miralles' magnum opus and his largest project, the Scottish Parliament Building, was unfinished at the time of his death.
Life
In 1978, Miralles completed his examinations at the Escola Tècnica Superior d'Arquitectura (ETSAB) in Barcelona.
From 1973 to 1978, he worked in the architect's office of Albert Viaplan