ABSTRACT
José Rafael Moneo Vallés has an architectural pedigree derived from academic pursuits
at the Madrid University School of Architecture, from his apprenticeship with Francisco J.
Sáenz de Oiza and Jórn Utzon, and from his research fellowship at the Academy of Rome. In
1963 when Moneo returned to Spain from Rome, he leapt into an academic career that has
rivaled his notable professional accomplishments. Most notably, Moneo served as the Chair
of the Graduate School of Design (GSD) at Harvard from 1985 to 1990, and he maintains an
active role there to this day.
