His risky attitude and constant research have earned him worldwide recognition, carrying the name of Catalan architecture in Europe and the American continent. Among other projects, the set in the historic center of Barcelona that includes the Plaza de la Gardunya, the Massana School of Art and the rear facade of the Boquería Market stand out; the Department Building on the WU Campus in Vienna, CaixaForum Zaragoza, the Delegation of the Government of Catalonia in Tortosa and the Cube I and Cube II Office Towers in Guadalajara (Mexico).
The architect Carlos Puente is the author of a work of great quality, thanks to his sensitivity towards the place and memory when facing projects without renouncing the principles of the Modern Movement.
This attitude has allowed both its interventions in the rehabilitation of historic buildings (Casa de las Conchas and Colegio Fonseca, both in Salamanca) and new works (Valdelaguna City Hall, Camarma de Esteruelas Cemetery) to be examples of integration between projects, memory and place, being awarded repeatedly.
The Jury for the Architecture Gold Medal was made up of the architect Fuensanta Nieto; the Professor of Projects, Luis Fernández-Galiano; the professor of History of Architecture and Urbanism Carlos Sambricio Rivera-Echegaray; the first vice president of the CSCAE, Juan Antonio Ortiz; the president of the Andalusian Council of the Official Colleges of Architects (CACOA) Noemí Sanchís Morales; the counselor of the Official College of Architects of the Balearic Islands (COAIB), Bernat Nadal; the treasurer of the CSCAE, María José Peñalver, and Laureano Matas, who, as general secretary of the CSCAE, acted as secretary.