Rafael MONEO

(1937~)

Spanish architect who taught at “Princeton”, “Harvard” and “Swiss Federal Institute of Technology”, Lausanne | 1937 born in Tudela, Spain | 1961 graduates from the “Technical University of Madrid” (UPM) | 1961-62 works in the office of Jørn UTZON in Denmark | 1963 studies with a two-year scholarship at the “Spanish Academy” in Rome | 1966-70 assistant professor at the “Madrid School of Architecture” | 1973 opens office in Madrid | 1985-2000 dean of the department of architecture at “Harvard University” | 1996 wins the Pritzker Architecture Prize | 2003 receives “RIBA Royal Gold Medal” | 2017 honoured by Praemium Imperiale awarded by the imperial family of Japan | 2019 honorary doctorate from “University of Navarra” | 2021 Golden Lion of the “Venice Biennale”