The global architecture community is mourning the loss of another titan after the New York Times reported the architect’s death from Parkinson’s disease at his home in Barcelona on November 30th at the age of 95.

Bohigas was influential in the modernist movement in Spain and became a prominent figure in the development of his hometown and its transformative turn hosting the Olympic Games in 1992.

Born in Barcelona in 1925, Bohigas came up under the post-Civil War Francoist era and fought his entire life to forge a place for modern architecture in his native Catalonia. He lectured at the Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Barcelona (ETSA) from 1964 until 1980 and participated in several leading progressive movements of the time, including the gauche divine. 

After leaving the ETSA in 1980, Bohigas entered a successful career in politics and urban planning. After serving on the city’s planning delegation through 1984, he headed Barcelona's Department of Culture and was later responsible for the city's Olympic Village master plan. Bohigas also served as president of the Joan Miró Foundation and Ateneu Barcelonès outside of his professional practice.

As an architect, his output included major projects for the famous Expo ‘92 in Seville and the Design Museum of Barcelona. He is survived by his son Josep, also an architect, as well as his ex-wife Isabel, with whom he has four children and nine grandchildren.