Esteban de Backer Gutierrez

Esteban de Backer Gutierrez | Marvel Barcelona, Spain
Esteban de Backer Gutierrez

Biography

Esteban de Backer has worked on projects across Europe, from conceptual design to construction administration in cities like Barcelona, Lausanne, Vienna, and Oslo. His work bridges professional practice and academia, pursuing pragmatic yet refined architecture. At Marvel, he has led major New York projects, including a mixed-use tower in Queens, an Animal Care Facility in the Bronx, and the Noguchi Museum renovation. He currently leads Marvel’s Barcelona office.

Sessions

13:40h
Thematic Dialogue | TOMORROW.BUILDING Infrastructure & Building

Retrofitting Urban Memory: 3 Ximeneies by Marvel and GdSB

Romullo Baratto
Romullo Baratto ArchDaily Project Manager Moderator
Esteban de Backer Gutierrez
Esteban de Backer Gutierrez Marvel Partner Speaker
Jordi Garcés
Jordi Garcés GARCÉS DE SETA BONET ARQUITECTES Arquitect Speaker

#Cultural Patrimony, #Heritage, #Refurbishing, #TBWC

2025-11-06 13:40 2025-11-06 14:00 Europe/Madrid Retrofitting Urban Memory: 3 Ximeneies by Marvel and GdSB

The Three Chimneys represent an icon of Catalonia’s industrial heritage that we aim to preserve and enhance through our proposal for the new Catalunya Media City. The project ultimately engages with the site’s social memory, transforming an infrastructure that once had a significant environmental and social impact into one that fosters the future of media collaboration. In doing so, it takes advantage of the existing structure and its embedded energy to envision new possible futures.

Stage: Infrastructure & Building
Thu 6
13:40h - 14:00h Stage: Infrastructure & Building All Passes

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