Spanish architect. In 1929, he graduated from the Escuela Superior de Arquitectura in Barcelona. He worked in Le Corbusier’s studio in Paris before founding GATCPAC (Grupo de Arquitectos y Técnicos Catalanes para el Progreso de la Arquitecture Contemporánea), a group that aimed to introduce modern architecture to Spain. Sert was also active in CIAM (the Congrès Internationaux d’Architecture Moderne). Sert immigrated to the United States after the Spanish Civil War and eventually succeeded Walter Gropius as Dean of the Graduate School of Design. He presided over the school from 1953 to 1969 and created the department of Urban Design. His most well-known projects include the redesign of Harvard’s campus, the Eastwood complex on Roosevelt Island, and Riverview in Yonkers. Sert also served as one of “The Five,” the architectural advisors who exerted great control over the design of the UNESCO headquarters.