- Université de Paris: Master in Mathematics (1972)Massachusetts Institute of Technology : Bachelor of Science in Art and Design (1974)Master of Architecture (1976)
He joined Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura in 1976. He opened and lead New York City office of the practice from 1986 to 1990. He is now Senior Partner at Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura.
Jean-Pierre Carniaux’s design work in the last thirty eight years has ranged from the design of the National Theater of Catalonia, a 240.000 m2 development for a district of Montpellier in Antigone , including housing, offices and retail areas, to the design of perfume bottles for Christian Dior and the Shiseido Headquarter in Tokyo. He has participated in the projects of the New Terminal 1 at Barcelona Airport, a 50-floor skyscraper in Chicago, and a Congress Centre in Madrid. He designed as well La Zona Mall in Kawasaki, Japan, the W hotel in Barcelona and is now involved in Beijing and Shanghai.
W Barcelona Hotel, 2009, Barcelona, SpainShangril.la hotel , 2008, Beijing, China Supershine Upper East side, 2008, Beijing, China La Place de l’Europe, 2007, Luxembourg La Porte, 2004, Luxembourg Corso II, 2004, Prague, Czech Republic Cartier headquarters, 2003, Paris, France Competition for Qingdao Sail Base (Olympic Games 2008), 2003, Qingdao, China Crystal Karlín, 2002, Prague, Czech Republic Logistic Park office complex, 2002, Barcelona, Spain Nexus II, 2002, Barcelona, Spain Platinum Tower, 2002, Beirut, Lebanon Colombo’s Resort, 2001, Porto Santo Island, Portugal Shiseido New Ginza Building, 2001, Tokyo, Japan Kawasaki Project, 2001, Tokyo, Japan Funchalcentrum, 2001, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal Compave Building, 2001, Lisbon, Portugal Axa Headquarters, 2000, Paris, France Corso, 2000, Prague, Czech Republic Savona Sea Port, 2000, Savona, Italy Corso Karlin, 2000, Prague, Czech Republic Nova Karlin District, 1999, Prague, Czech Republic Aoyama Palacio, 1999, Tokyo, Japan The New Port Mouth of Barcelona, 1999, Barcelona, Spain Crystal Palace, 1998, Prague, Czech Republic Manzanares Park, 1998, Madrid, Spain National Theatre of Catalonia, 1997, Barcelona, Spain Plateau Kirchberg, 1996, Luxembourg Piscine Olympique de Montpellier, 1996, Montpellier, France Reinhold Tower, 1993, Madrid, Spain Villa Olímpica Housing Complex, 1991, Barcelona, Spain Kobe Sea Port, 1991, Kobe, Japan Hotel Mercure, 1991, Montpellier, France L’Aire des Volcans, 1991, Clermont-Ferrand, France Le Capitole & Le Parnasse, 1990, Montpellier, France Port Juvenal, 1989, Montpellier, France Vieux Port De Montreal, 1989, Montréal, Canada Arsenal Music Center, 1988, Metz, France Domaine Chateau Lafite-Rothschild, 1988, Bordeaux, France Hotel de La Région Languedoc-Roussillon, 1988, Montpellier, France Central Park North, 1987, New York City, US Les Echelles de La Ville, 1986, Montpellier, France Port Imperial, 1985, New Jersey, US Corner Condominium, 1985, New York City, US Jefferson Tower, 1985, New York City, US La Place du Nombre D’Or, 1984, Montpellier, France Les Espaces d’Abraxas, 1983, Marne-la-Vallée, Paris, France Antigone District, 1978–2000, Montpellier, France 
