B720 Fermín Vázquez Arquitectos
B720 was founded in 1997 by Fermín Vázquez, who today runs the firm with Ana Bassat, with a team of more than 30 architects in Madrid and Barcelona. In addition to their own projects – such as Lleida-Alguaire Airport (2011), the reflective roofs of the Encants flea market in Barcelona (2013) and the Spanish pavilion at Expo 2015 in Milan – b720 have worked on landmark building projects in Barcelona. These include the Torre Agbar by Jean Nouvel, the high-rise convention centre by Toyo Ito, the City of Justice by David Chipperfield as well as his Veles e Vents pavilion for the America’s Cup in Valencia.
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