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Oriol Bohigas

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Oriol Bohigas
Bohigas in 2013
Born(1925-12-20)20 December 1925
Barcelona, Spain
Died30 November 2021(2021-11-30) (aged 95)
Barcelona, Spain

Oriol Bohigas i Guardiola (20 December 1925 – 30 November 2021) was a Spanish architect and urban planner. Many saw that his works helped modernize Barcelona.[1] He was the President of Fundació Joan Miró from 1981 until 1988 and member of the City Council of Barcelona from 1991 until 1994.

In 2015, Bohigas was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. He died from the disease on 30 November 2021 in Barcelona, aged 95.[1]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Moix, Llàtzer (1 December 2021). "Fallece Oriol Bohigas, el padre de la nueva Barcelona". La Vanguardia (in Spanish).