Miró was born in
Barcelona and grew up in
Madrid. He obtained his professional degree at the Escuela de Arquitectura of the
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, and studied at
Yale University under
Michael Sorkin and
Charles Gwathmey. Additionally, he is a 1989
Fulbright Scholarship recipient. In 1999 Miró won the Texas Excellence in Teaching Award from the UT Ex-Students Association (also known as
Texas Exes). The following year, he was honored with the New Faculty Teaching Award by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA). In 2004, he took home an "Austin Under 40" award in recognition of his professional and personal contributions to the Austin community. Miró and his partner and brother-in-law Miguel Rivera lead Miró Rivera Architects, an
Austin, Texas-based architectural firm they founded in 2000. The firm won the
2006 AR Emerging Architecture Award, and works on a variety of projects including institutional, commercial, and residential architecture and urban design. One of their most recent projects was the grandstand and facilities at the
Circuit of the Americas (COTA)/
Formula 1 (F1) racetrack in Austin. Miró is a licensed architect in
Spain,
Texas,
New York, and
Utah. As an active member of the
American Institute of Architects (AIA), he has served as a juror for AIA award competitions at national, state, and local levels. In 2011 he was elevated to Fellow of the American Institute of Architects. Prior to forming Miró Rivera Architects, Miró worked in Spain with his architect father Antonio Miró on a wide range of projects. Both Mirós collaborated with and were influenced by the work of other Spanish architects, including
Félix Candela,
Emili Donato, and
Fernando Higueras. Juan also worked at
Gwathmey Siegel and Associates in New York City from 1991 to 1996. == Sources ==