After being a finalist on numerous occasions and receiving various awards for works such as the Can Framis Museum of the Vila Casas Foundation, architect Jordi Badia (Barcelona, ​​1961) won the FAD Architecture Prize in June for the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR), designed in collaboration with the Espinet Ubach studio. Badia received the award at his studio, located in a former candy warehouse in the Font d'en Fargues neighborhood of Barcelona, ​​where he moved years ago to work closer to home and maintain a more manageable pace of life. "I'm older now, and I have a degree, but I was thrilled to receive the FAD," he says. His aim is for buildings to also contribute to improving their surroundings. How does the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute do this?