Pau Bajet – Moderator
Architect graduated from ETSAB-UPC in 2013. Awarded a PhD in 2023 by The School of Art, architecture and Design at London Metropolitan University granted by La Caixa Fellowship for Postgraduate Studies. He is an Associate Professor of Architectural Design at ETSAB since 2017, and a tutor in Social Logics at MIAD, ETSALS-URL since 2020.
After four years at David Chipperfield Architects in London, he co-founded Bajet Giramé in 2017 with Maria Giramé. The practice has been awarded the ARQUIN-FAD Award 2024 for the category of “City and Landscape” for the project Camping Alfacs and has been finalist for the AR Emerging Awards (UK) 2024 that recognises the 15 most relevant young architectural practices of the year. Other recognitions include the XI, XII, and XIII AJAC Awards as well as the Gold Award Best Architects 2018. Bajet Giramé has participated in international competitions, including the Lisbon Triennale, Eme3, and Europan, and has been awarded 1st prize in multiple national competitions. Pau co-directed Quaderns d'arquitectura i urbanisme No. 274 (Spring 2024) and co-curated the exhibition Unveiled Affinities: Quaderns in Europe at COAC Barcelona in 2019.