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Bet Figueras was the principal of her own practice — Arquitecta Paisajista — in Barcelona, Spain as well as a Professor of Landscape Architecture in the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. She passed away, due to cancer, in 2010.
In this episode she spoke about Barcelona, her role in public space-making in the region, her growth as a designer, and her collaboration for the Barcelona’s Botanical Gardens project.
Image of Casa dels Xuklis, a later collaboration between MBM Arquitectes and Bet.
Image from Ferrater, Carlos, and Borja Ferrater. “Synchronizing Geometry”. Actar, 2016.
Image from Ferrater, Carlos, and Borja Ferrater. “Synchronizing Geometry”. Actar, 2016.
Image from Ferrater, Carlos, and Borja Ferrater. “Synchronizing Geometry”. Actar, 2016.
Image from Josep Lluis Canosa, Carles Ferrater, Bet Figueras. Quaderns. 194 1992, 99 via RNDRD.
The Forum area, image from Google Earth
