MIAS Architects is an internationally recognized Architecture and Urban Planning Studio, founded by Josep Miàs in 2000, known for both its innovative experimental projects and its practice combining sustainable technology, innovative manufacturing and cutting edge construction practices.
Before founding MIAS Architects, Josep Miàs was an Associate Architect to the office of Enric Miralles from 1990 to 2000. Since then, MIAS Architects has gained international recognition for projects such as the Fontanals Golf Club, the Urbanization of the Historic Center of Banyoles, the Barceloneta Market, the 22@ Plug-in Building, the iGuzzini Spain HQ, the Torrebaró Apartment Tower Barcelona, the Tibidabo Amusement Park projects, the Cloud Andorra Telecom HQ, and with their shortlisted proposal for the new F.C. Barcelona Stadium Camp Nou.
MIAS Architects has won numerous international awards and prizes.
Selected projects have been the focus of publications in various international journals, books and magazines, as well as being exhibited at COAC (Barcelona, Spain), Cité de l’Architecture (París, France), Nuevos Ministerios (Madrid,
Spain), Satdelschule (Frankfurt, Germany), Architektur
Forum (Zurich, Switzerland), TU University (Berlin, Germany), House of the Architecture (Kiev, Ukraine), The Bartlett School of Architecture (London, UK), Anhembi Morumbi (Sao Paulo, Brasil), WAF Singapore, University of Nis (Nis, Serbia), University of (Belgrade, Serbia), and in 2012 and 2014 at the Biennale di Venezia (Venice, Italy).
Josep Miàs has given lectures, workshops, and participated in juries at numerous universities in Spain, Italy, France, UK, Portugal, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Belgium, Switzerland, United States, Ukraine, Mexico, Uruguay, Panama, Singapore, and Brazil, among others.
Josep Miàs was engaged in teaching practices at universities including ETSAB and ETSAV, UPC Catalan Politecnic University, UIC, La Salle URL (Barcelona, Spain), Staedelschule (Frankfurt, Germany), and Harvard GSD (Cambridge, USA), among others. Currently, Josep Miàs is Professor of Architectural Practice at UCL University College London, Bartlett School of Architecture, United Kingdom; and Visiting Professor at UNISS Università di Sassari, Facoltà d’Architettura Alghero, Italy.
In 2020, the Centre Pompidou acquired 42 models, 14 drawings and 18 engravings for their Permanent Collection.