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"Pachón-Paredes"

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Studio Pachón-Paredes is an architectural practice based in Madrid, founded in 2020 by Luis G. Pachón and Inés García de Paredes. Their work focuses on the relative synergies between space, time, matter and energy in architecture and society, developing processes of interpretation, adaptation and transformation of local traditions and types, translating them to present and future techniques, functions and contexts. 

Since 2015, they have actively worked with international offices such as Tuñon Arquitectos, Paredes Pedrosa or estudioHerreros. They combine practice with academics at Università IUAV di Venezia Wa.Ve,  teaching graduate and undergraduate studios & workshops; Canadian Carleton University-ETSAM bilateral winter workshops. They have lectured in different institutions, at ETSAM Polytechnic University of Madrid, IUAV di Venezia and Escola da Cidade in Sao Paolo. Their work has been awarded and exhibited at the 16th and 17th Venice Architecture Biennale, COAM Madrid, BEAU XIII Spanish Architecture-Urbanism Biennale, Iberoamerican Historical and Cultural Patrimony PHI; EME3 collapse international architecture festival, ETSAM. Their projects, writings and collaborations have been published in several magazines, books and various digital platforms.

Luis G. Pachón holds a Masters in Architecture with Honors from the Polytechnic University of Madrid. He also studied at DIDA Università degli Studi di Firenze and IaaC Barcelona. Awarded with honors final thesis at the ETSAM UPM, 2015. COAM pfc 1st Prize granted by the Architects Association of Madrid, 2015. He obtained a fellowship by UPM in the Master MPAA.

Inés García de Paredes holds a Masters in Architecture with Honors from the Polytechnic University of Madrid. She also studied at DIDA Università degli Studi di Firenze and IaaC Barcelona. Awarded With Honors PFC at the ETSAM UPM, 2015. COAM Heritage PFC 1st Prize granted by the Architects Association of Madrid, 2015. Iberoamerican Historical and Cultural Patrimony PHI Award 2nd prize, 2016. XIII BEAU Spanish Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism final thesis Award, 2016.