He is an architect and professor of Aesthetics at the Barcelona School of Architecture (ETSAB). Born in Bois-Colombes, France, in 1955, he has curated exhibitions such as “Soul Houses” (CCCB, 1997) and “Before the Flood: Mesopotamia 3500-2100 BC” (CaixaForum, 2012). His publications include La imagen y el olvido: el arte como engaño en la filosofía de Platón (1995), Castillos en el aire: mito y arquitectura en Occidente (2002), Mediterráneo. Del mito a la razón (Editorial Tenov, 2014), and La Ciudad de los Días Lejanos. Un imaginario proscrito (Editorial Asimétricas, 2024). He has also participated in archaeological missions in Syria and Iraq. Additionally, he has collaborated as an advisor for the Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met) in New York.