Roser Amadó | |
Birth Name: | Roser Amadó i Cercós |
Birth Date: | 22 January 1944 |
Birth Place: | Barcelona, Spain |
Nationality: | Spanish |
Alma Mater: | Higher Technical School of Architecture, Barcelona |
Significant Projects: | La Vila Olímpica del Poblenou |
Practice: | B01 Arquitectes |
Roser Amadó i Cercós (22 January 1944 – 12 September 2023) was a Spanish architect.
Roser Amadó i Cercós studied at the Higher Technical School of Architecture of Barcelona, with Lluís Domènech i Girbau.[1]
Amadó was responsible for the conversion of the Fundació Antoni Tàpies (1986–1990) and the new headquarters of the Archive of the Crown of Aragon (1990–1993). They were also the project managers of the historic center of Lleida (1981–1984), consisting of the Palace of Justice, the elevator Canyeret, the Cervantes school and Marius Torres park.[2]
In 1992, for the Olympic Games in Barcelona, she designed the La Vila Olímpica del Poblenou, the Eurocity 1 office building (1989–1992).
Amado's other works include residential building Street Rec Comtal 20, Barcelona (1982–1985), the headquarters of Air Products SA (1990–1994), the storage vessel Honda in Santa Perpetua de Mogoda (1992–1993), a block of 240 homes in the Machinist (1999–2000), the Chic & Basic Hotel in Amsterdam (2006–2007), the House traffic lights and the police headquarters in El Prat de Llobregat (2006–2009) and Nuria Espert Theatre in Sant Andreu de la Barca (2004–2010).[3]
In 2001, she founded the firm B01 Arquitectes with Lluís Domènech, Ramon Domènech, Carles Cortadas, Sander Laudy and Laura Pérez.
Amadó died on 12 September 2023, at the age of 79.[4]