Husos arquitectura is an architecture practice based in Madrid, founded in 2003 by Diego Barajas and Camilo García. While based in Madrid, they operate between Spain and Colombia. Husos is a platform for developing architectural and urban planning projects, encompassing both research and direct intervention in space. Through an ecological approach to everyday life, they explore the role of these practices in the flourishing of new imaginaries, affects, and subjectivities. Husos is headquartered in Madrid and operates regularly between Spain and Colombia.
They have been pioneers in the Hispanic-European architectural context, developing interscalar and multimedia approaches (Dispersión, 2002), interspecies cohabitation activism (Edificio jardín, 2005), LGBTQ+ urban perspectives (Urbanismos bear, 2006), and decolonial activism (Dispersión, 2002; Urbanismos de remesas, 2017; and Espacio Afro, 2021, among others).
Their work has been nominated among the ten European studios shortlisted for the 2024 Dorfman Prize – Royal Academy of Arts, in the UK. It is part of the permanent collections at the FRAC center in Orléans and the Rotterdam History Museum. They have also received first prize at the Holcim Awards for Sustainable Construction (Gold, Europe – 2023) and recognition from the Zumtobel Award for Sustainability and Humanity and the XV Spanish Architecture Biennial. Their work has been presented at the Venice Biennale, the Rotterdam Biennale, the Oslo Architecture Triennale, the Tàpies Foundation, the Quito Biennale, Ecovisionarios, Archilab, the MAC/CCB in Lisbon, and the Luca/Luxemburg Center for Architecture, among others. They are the authors of the book *Urbanismos de remesas, viviendas (Re)productivas de la dispersa* (Caniche Editorial, Madrid, 2017). This book was awarded the ArtsLibris Fundació Sabadell prize in 2019 and is currently part of the permanent art collection of the Fundació Banc Sabadell in Barcelona.
They have developed projects for CA2M - Museo Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo, Centro de Creación Contemporánea Matadero Madrid, Centro Cultural Espacio Afro, Fundación Daniel y Nina Carasso, the Spanish Ministry of Culture and Sport, Casa de América, Instituto Cervantes, Rotterdam History Museum, Universidad del Valle, Rotterdam Biennale, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Oslo Architecture Triennale, São Paulo Architecture Biennial, Taller Croquis, and Instituto Cervantes, among others.
