Enric Miralles
Enric Miralles | |
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The Scottish Parliament Building committee room ceiling. | |
| Born | 12 February 1955 Barcelona, Spain |
| Died | 3 July 2000 (aged 45) Sant Feliu de Codines, Spain |
| Occupation | Architect |
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| Practice | Piñon-Viaplana Miralles + Pinós EMBT |
| Buildings | Scottish Parliament Building Igualada Cemetery |
Enric Miralles Moya (12 February 1955 – 3 July 2000) was a Spanish architect from Barcelona. He graduated from the Barcelona School of Architecture (ETSAB) at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (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' largest and most controversial project, the Scottish Parliament Building, was unfinished at the time of his death.