Juan Trias de Bes (Barcelona, 1964) holds a degree in architecture (ETSAB, 1991) and opened the professional studio TDB ARQUITECTURA in Barcelona in 1992. He is the architect of such institutional works as the University Hall of Residence in Sarriá, the headquarters of the Academy of Medical Science of Catalonia and the Balearic Islands, the central office of Grífols Laboratories, the Mandarin Oriental Hotel (in conjunction with Carlos Ferrater) in the Paseo de Gracia, Barcelona, the Sant Cugat campus of ESADE University and the new Translational Surgery Research Center, among others.