Born in Barcelona in 1954, Carme Pinós graduated in architecture and urban planning from the Barcelona School of Architecture, and since 1991 she has had her own architecture studio, where she has tackled a wide range of projects from urban refurbishment and public works to furniture design. His recent projects include the complex in the historic centre of Barcelona in Plaza de la Gardunya, the Massana School of Art, the rear façade of the Boqueria Market, the Department Building on the WU Campus in Vienna, the Delegation of the Generalitat de Catalunya in Tortosa and the Cube I and Cube II Office Towers in Guadalajara (Mexico).

Among the numerous awards and mentions received by Pinós are the Neutra Medal for Professional Excellence awarded by the California Polytechnic University (2016), the Creu de Sant Jordi (2015), the First Prize of the IX Spanish Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism (2008) or the National Architecture Prize of the Spanish Architects' Council (1995).

In addition to her work as an architect, Carme Pinós has combined this work with teaching, being a guest lecturer at, among other places, the following universities: l’École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture Paris-Malaquais; Harvard University Graduate School of Design; Columbia University in New York; l’École Polytechnique Fédérale in Lausanne; l’École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture Paris-Val de Seine and Università de Venezia.