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Borja Peña studied in the Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura of Madrid and the Technische Universität of Darmstadt since 1992 to 2000. Subsequently, he concluded his doctoral degree in the Departamento de Proyectos Arquitectónicos of the ETSAM. He is an assistant professor of architectural projets in the ETSAM of Madrid since 2000-2004. He has also been invited as a professor to the Camilo José Cela University and San Pablo CEU of Madrid.

His extensive training and experience accumulated over years of collaboration with prestigious architectural firms such as Rafael Moneo have enabled it to establish its own office high professional level, having received numerous awards for their work. His work has been awarded several national and international competitions: Competition of NSA 4 to 122 subsidized housing of the EMVS; Competition for new types of subsidized housing in Cantabria; Competition for the development of 75 VPO in Adelfas; Europan 5, Europan 6 International Competition for 325 subsidized housing in Lote4 to the advanced Quarter of Toledo; International Competition for 260 subsidized housing in the same neighborhood and Lote7 Competition Office Building in Paseo de la Castellana 94. And their projects have been published in several magazines. In the year 2012 he was distinguished from among 991 nominations as one of 7 most exciting emerging offices in Madrid, under the ARQUIA / NEXT cultural program promoted by the Caja de Arquitectos Foundation.