Enric Miralles Foundation - Fundació Enric Miralles

What Enric Miralles Foundation - Fundació Enric Miralles does

Fundació Enric Miralles is a private non-profit foundation established in 2011 and headquartered in Barcelona's Gothic Quarter (Passatge de la Pau, 10 bis), operating as a contemporary architecture and research center dedicated to preserving and exhibiting the legacy of Catalan architect Enric Miralles (1955-2000). The foundation maintains an extensive archive of architectural drawings, models, photographs, travel diaries, correspondence, and furniture designs, and shares premises with the Miralles Tagliabue EMBT architecture studio co-directed by Benedetta Tagliabue. It is registered in Catalonia under CIF G65541229 and is GDPR/LOPD compliant.

The foundation's commercial offering is multi-streamed: space rental of four venues (Sala Principal at €180/hour, Sala Maquetas at €130/hour, Sala Bajo Cuarta at €50/hour, and Vestibulo) for events and collaborative work; an online shop selling architecture books and publications (€3-€118.75 range) and designer furniture including the Taula Dolmen and Taula Inestable tables; ticketed or free exhibitions; and guided visits to both the foundation and EMBT studio. The customer base is segmented between architecture professionals and students, event organizers seeking architecturally significant venues, and book/furniture collectors.

The organization is small (6 employees) and operates through lean programming of exhibitions, conferences, and cultural events. Notable partnerships include Yale University (Healing Architectures, 2025-2026), Real Academia de España en Roma (20th anniversary exhibition), Disseny Hub Barcelona (DHUB), ETSAB, Harvard, Städelschule Frankfurt, and the American Hardwood Export Council. No revenue is publicly disclosed, and the foundation is independently operated with no parent company, funding rounds, or external investment structure.

Name

Enric Miralles Foundation - Fundació Enric Miralles

Legal name

Fundació Enric Miralles

Website

https://fundacioenricmiralles.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Fundació Enric Miralles is a Barcelona-based non-profit architecture and research center preserving the legacy of Catalan architect Enric Miralles (1955-2000) through exhibitions, an archive, guided visits, space rentals, and sales of publications and designer furniture.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

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B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Space Rental: Rental of foundation spaces including Sala Principal (250 mq), Sala Maquetas (180 mq), Sala Bajo Cuarta (70 mq), and Vestibulo (90 mq) for collaborative work, creative events, and exclusive use.
2. Exhibition and Cultural Events: Organizing and hosting architecture exhibitions, conferences, and cultural events open to visitors. Entry may be free or ticketed.
3. Book and Publication Sales: Sale of books, architectural publications, and catalogs about Enric Miralles, EMBT, and architecture. Products include El Croquis, monographs, workshop publications, and the Tramas de la Memoria book.
4. Furniture and Merchandise Sales: Sale of furniture designed by Enric Miralles including Taula Dolmen and Taula Inestable tables, as well as other merchandise.

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Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Fundació Enric Miralles is a contemporary architecture and research center based in Barcelona that preserves the legacy of architect Enric Miralles. It operates an exhibition venue hosting rotating exhibitions and cultural events, rents its spaces (Sala Principal, Sala Maquetas, Sala Bajo Cuarta, Vestibulo) for creative work and events, sells architecture books/publications and Miralles-designed furniture through an online shop, and offers guided visits to the foundation and the EMBT architecture studio.

Product overview

The Fundació Enric Miralles operates as a contemporary architecture and research center dedicated to preserving and promoting the legacy of architect Enric Miralles. The foundation offers a unified portfolio consisting of its core exhibition space hosting rotating cultural activities and exhibitions, complemented by space rental services for creative events and collaborative work. The product ecosystem includes a bookstore selling architecture publications and books documenting Miralles' work and EMBT projects, as well as exclusive furniture pieces designed by Enric Miralles and Benedetta Tagliabue. Guided visits to the foundation and the EMBT studio provide educational experiences. The offering combines cultural programming with commercial retail, unified by the mission to foster innovation and experimentation in architecture.

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Products and services

• Exhibition Space Contemporary architecture exhibition center dedicated to fostering Enric Miralles' passion for innovation and experimentation. Hosts rotating exhibitions, activities, and cultural events at the foundation's venue in Barcelona's Gothic Quarter.
• Space Rental Rental of foundation spaces including Sala Principal (250 m², from €180/hour), Vestibulo (90 m²), Sala Maquetas (180 m², from €130/hour), and Sala Bajo Cuarta (70 m², from €50/hour). Available for collaborative work, creative events, and exclusive use.
• Guided Visits Guided tours of the Enric Miralles Foundation and the Miralles Tagliabue EMBT architecture studio, offering immersive experiences into architectural design, creativity, and innovation.
• Online Bookstore Online shop selling architecture publications and books including El Croquis: Enric Miralles, EMBT 1997/2007, Tramas de la Memoria, Barcelona Re.Set, and various other architecture titles and catalogs, with global shipping (7 working days Iberian Peninsula, 15 working days international).
• Dolmen Table Iconic furniture piece designed by Enric Miralles and Benedetta Tagliabue, part of the furniture collection available for purchase through the foundation's online shop.
• Inestable Table Furniture piece designed by Enric Miralles and Benedetta Tagliabue, featured in the Tramas de la Memoria exhibition alongside other iconic furniture designs.

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Integration5 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered major, minor and core.

• Yale UniversitymajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 November 2025Collaborative exhibition 'Healing Architectures: Designing Spaces of Care' at Yale University featuring projects, models, and drawings related to the future Kálida Center in Barcelona. The exhibition explores architecture as an act of care.
• Disseny Hub Barcelona (DHUB)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 May 2021Exhibition 'Perpetuum Mobile' showcasing Enric Miralles' furniture and object design work. Nearly twenty furniture pieces projected over fifteen years, some designed in collaboration with Benedetta Tagliabue.
• American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Collaborated on the Perpetuum Mobile exhibition featuring furniture design by Enric Miralles, with AHEC supporting the display of furniture pieces.
• ETSAB (Escola Tècnica Superior d'Arquitectura de Barcelona)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing educational partnership. Enric Miralles taught at ETSAB since 1977 and directed final-year project workshops from 1994-97. Collaborative exhibitions honoring his teaching legacy.
• Real Academia de España en RomamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor exhibition at the Real Academia de España in Roma as part of the five exhibitions commemorating the 20th anniversary of Enric Miralles' death.
• Miralles Tagliabue EMBTcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEMBT architecture studio co-directed by Benedetta Tagliabue, continuing Enric Miralles' legacy. The foundation and studio share premises and collaborate on exhibitions and activities.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Alvar Aalto Foundation: A Finnish foundation that preserves and promotes the legacy of architect Alvar Aalto through an archive, museum, and cultural programming — directly comparable as a single-architect legacy foundation with museum, archive, and publishing activities.
• The Drawing Center: A New York museum dedicated to drawing as a primary medium, with rotating exhibitions and an archive of works on paper — comparable in operating a small, exhibition-led institution built around curated drawings and design objects.
• Vitra Design Museum: A leading design museum with a permanent archive, rotating exhibitions, and a substantial design shop — comparable in combining architecture/design exhibitions with a commercial retail program.
• Architekturzentrum Wien (Az W): Vienna's architecture museum and archive combining exhibitions, research, and public programs on architecture history — directly comparable as an architecture-focused museum/archive institution.
• Bauhaus Archive / Bauhaus Museum Berlin: A foundation and museum dedicated to preserving the legacy of the Bauhaus movement through exhibitions, archives, and educational programming — a comparable model of legacy-architecture archive, museum, and cultural programming.
• Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA): An international architecture archive and museum combining exhibitions, research collections, and public programming — closely comparable to the foundation's archive-plus-exhibition model applied to architectural heritage.

Regional players

• MAXXI – National Museum of 21st Century Arts: Italy's national museum of contemporary art and architecture, combining exhibitions, archive, and cultural programming — a regional peer with a comparable architecture-and-design programming scope.
• Fundació Joan Miró: A Barcelona-based cultural foundation preserving the legacy of Catalan artist Joan Miró through museum, exhibitions, and programs — a regional peer operating a similar artist-legacy foundation model in the same city.
• Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona (CCCB): A Barcelona cultural center hosting exhibitions, lectures, and cultural programming with its own facilities — a regional peer for cultural-event programming and venue-based cultural activity in the same city.
• Fundació Antoni Tàpies: A Barcelona foundation and museum dedicated to the work of Catalan artist Antoni Tàpies — a regional peer with the same single-artist legacy foundation structure in Barcelona's cultural ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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