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July 2014
Juan Palop-Casado Co-Founder & LPA Director palop@l-p-a.org + 34 928 323 054 + 34 915 678 409
PROFILE Position Founding Partner Reponsability Director Born 1967 (Valencia, Spain) More Info
Juan Palop-Casado is the Founder of the Lab for Planning and Architecture (LPA). With a background in both Architecture and Urban Planning, he earned his Masters Degree in Design Studies (MDeeS) from Harvard University (U.S.A.), where he was part of the research team Harvard Project on the City. He is a licensed consultant and part of the panel of experts of the sustainability assessment BREEAM ES. Juan directs the work of LPA and has fifteen years of experience in managing and designing urban and landscape projects in highly sensitive environmental and geographical locations such as tourist destinations and coastal areas. During this time, he has accumulated substantial experience in applying eco-systemic principles to the singularities of southern regions—the so-called subtropics that feature Mediterranean and arid climatic conditions. Parallel to his professional practice, Juan has been carrying out research on topics related to urban design and planning. Projects and essays by Juan Palop-Casado have been published in significant international publications such as “Harvard Guide to Shopping”, “The “Tourist City Berlin ”, “What People Want” and “Architects Talk”. In 2012, he co-founded the Twenty Degrees Institute (20°i), a leading organization with the purpose of developing, in parallel to Juan’s professional practice, an innovative speculative approach to sustainability and urban development in the subtropical south. His work has been acknowledge in international competitions, including, among others, the first prize for the Integral Development of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Waterfront and the second prize in the Coastal Renovation of the Municipality of Calvia, in Mallorca. His work has received accolades at international project awards such as UIA and Architizer.
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Education 1998-1999 Special Student (Harvard Project on the City) GSD. Harvard University (USA) 1996-1998 Master in Design Studies (MDesS) GSD. Harvard University (USA) 1995 Architect and Urban Planner ETSA, Las Palmas de GC. (Spain) 1994
Professional Experience 2012 Founder of Twenty Degrees Institute (20掳i) 2002 Principal and Founder of Lab for Planning and Architecture (LPA) 1999-2007 Associate Professor of Urbanism. Las
Affiliations & Memberships Registered Architect in Spain BREEAM ES (Urbanismo) Assessor ASA (Asociaci贸n Sostenibilidad y Arquitectura) INTA (International Urban Development Association)
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