Gausa Raveau Actarquitectura is an architecture, urban planning, and landscape studio founded in 2005 in Barcelona by Manuel Gausa and Florence Raveau, building on the legacy of Actar Arquitectura.
From its inception, the studio has embraced a multi-scale approach, integrating theory and practice in all its projects: architecture, territory, landscape, and environment. Its philosophy combines research, reflection, and professional action, articulating responses to contemporary space—from the formal to the cultural, technical, economic, and environmental—with great sensitivity.
With over 20 years of experience, Gausa Raveau Actarquitectura has built a diverse team of professionals that promotes new lines of action in the configuration of contemporary habitats. Their projects and strategies demonstrate a deep understanding of the landscape and its evolution, as well as a clear desire to qualitatively redefine inhabited spaces.
Manuel Gausa made a fundamental contribution through his editorial direction, his university teaching background, and his architectural criticism, providing a solid conceptual foundation. Florence Raveau brings a complementary and innovative perspective; together, they have successfully articulated a studio that is thoughtful, rigorous, and open to multiple scales of intervention.
Her projects include Lot E.8 in Clichy-Batignolles (Paris), urban strategies for Barcelona, En Bancales in Ceuta, and WoodHouses in Nantes. She has received recognition such as the Medal of the Académie d'Architecture (2000) and mentions in international competitions, consolidating her position as an innovative studio committed to sustainability and research.
