María Fandiño Iglesias is an Architect (ETSAC, 2014) and Landscape Architect (ETSAB, 2016) born in O Rosal, Pontevedra, in 1989. Her work focuses on the intersection between architecture and landscape, particularly on the design of spaces that integrate territorial dynamics and structures.
In 2019, she founded MF.PAISAXE, initiating her independent professional practice through projects, planning, and consultancy, where the territory and its ecosystem values allow the landscape to reclaim its role. She is a board member of AGAU (Galician Association of Urban Planners) and an editor of Obradoiro, the official journal of the Galician Official College of Architects.
She combines professional practice with research and teaching. In Barcelona, she began her academic engagement by leading landscape and territory workshops on both sides of the Atlantic. She was a faculty member of the University of Virginia's Barcelona Fall Public Space Programme (2018-2022) and is currently an associate professor of design studios at Rey Juan Carlos University in Madrid. She regularly takes part in conferences on urbanism and territorial planning, contributing articles that explore cultural landscapes, memory, and the social dimension of public space.
Her work has been recognized in various competitions and awards. Notable wins include the first prizes in coastal design competitions such as Marxes Liquidas (2019) and Bandas de Ribeira (2024), in collaboration with Miriam García. Among her built works, Explanada del Horizonte stands out, having received both national and international recognition, including the Simonetta Bastelli International Young Landscape Prize (2020), the Spanish National Architecture Award for Sustainability and Health (CSCAE, 2022), and the COAG Public Space and Landscape Award (2023). Other awarded projects include the Rua Picota and Fonte do Mouro Square (Gran de Area Award, 2023), Praza do Campo (IFLA International Young Landscape Architect Award), and the Rio Villar Riverbank Renewal, finalist for the FAD City and Landscape Award (2025).
