- 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.
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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.
Selected projects as Senior Partner at Bofill Arquitectura
W Barcelona Hotel, 2009, Barcelona, Spain
Shangril.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