Vicente Guallart
Former Chief Architect, City of Barcelona
Spain
He is an architect and urbanist redefining 21st-century cities through ecological design, citizen empowerment, and innovation. Co-founder of Urbanitree, he leads global projects including ecological design and advanced technologies.
He has led award-winning projects worldwide, including Housing post-COVID in Xiong’an and the Xianmi hu Master Plan in Shenzhen, and was Chief Architect of Barcelona during its recognition as European Capital of Innovation in 2014.
He is author of the book "The self-sufficient city", Geologics and many others. His work has been shown at NY MOMA and Venice Biennale.