Manuel Gausa

Architect (1983-ETSAB), PHD (2005, ETSAB), by de Universitat Politécnica de Catalunya (European Mention).
Principal Partner and Co-director of Gausa+Raveau actarquitectura, office of architecture, landscape and urban design <www. gausaraveauarq.com>
1991-2000  Director of the magazine “Quaderns d’Arquitectura I Urbanisme”
1994  Founding Member of Actar Architecture and Actar Projectes Editorials
From 2004 the office name is Gausa + Raveau actarquitectura.
– From 1998 to 2003 President of Metapolis and President of the Scientific Comitee of the IAAC (Advanced Architecure Institut of Catalunya).
– From 2006  Vice-president of the Advisor Council for the Soustainable Development  (CADS). Generalitat de Catalunya.
– From 2006. Director of the Master Program “Intelligent Coast”. Fundació Politècnica de Catalunya
– From 2006. Professor of Design Projects in the Faculty of Architecture (Università degli Studi) of Genova
He is also Director of the ADD (Scuola de Dottorato in Architettura e Design – Università degli Studi) of Genova)
– He is the autor of various articles and published works, such as “Housing, new alternatives, new systems”, “Metapolis  Dictionary of Advanced Architecture”, “HiperCatalunya: Research Territories” , “Operative Optimism” and so on.
In 2000 he was honoured with the Médaille de l´Académie d´Architecture de France.