Julio Touza Rodríguez, Julio Touza Sacristán. TOUZA ARQUITECTOS

TOUZA ARQUITECTOS is an architecture studio founded by Julio Touza Rodríguez in 1974 and based in Madrid, Spain. In 2000, Julio Touza Sacristán joined the firm as a partner and co-director.

The studio's experience covers all fields of architecture in general: residential buildings, social housing, renovation of historic and artistic buildings, healthcare and care centers, hotels, university centers, etc., as well as interior design and urban planning.

In its more than 50 years of experience, it has generated a volume of more than 2,500 projects, especially residential projects, offices and corporate headquarters, commercial buildings, sports complexes, and hotel projects, not to mention other unique typologies (churches, museums, technological buildings, tourist complexes, etc.) on different scales.

The studio's work is guided by the conception of architecture as a service to society, with the ultimate goal of providing well-being to people and contributing to the balance of their environment, without sacrificing the aesthetic qualities embodied in the discipline.

Julio Touza Rodríguez was born in 1951 in Ribadavia, Orense. Architect by the Escuela Superior de Madrid (Madrid Higher School of Architecture), earning his degree in 1974.

That same year, he founded the studio that bears his name, together with the eminent Mexican architect Enrique Nafarrate Mexia. Initially, he combined his professional activity with his teaching work at the ETSAM, until 1986, participating as an international speaker, representing the Spanish Higher Council of Architects, in debates on the industrialization of construction, modularity, and prefabrication.

During the same period, part of this work resulted in the publication of several books on prefabrication, urban planning, and architectural criticism. In the mid-1980s, he fully focused on his professional practice, whose works have allowed him to become one of the most prolific architects in the country, receiving important commissions and various awards in recent years. He regularly participates in conferences and lectures on architecture and urban planning, and also serves on juries for architectural competitions.

Julio Touza Sacristán was born in 1975 in Madrid. He graduated as an architect from the Madrid School of Architecture, graduating in 1999. He continued his training in the field of design theory and practice and obtained the Research Proficiency Certificate from the ETSAM in 2000.

He joined Estudio Touza Arquitectos in 2000, where he is currently a partner and co-director. As a driving force behind the firm's international practice, he has worked on projects in Morocco, Vietnam, and France, collaborating directly with architects such as Phillipe Starck, Jean Nouvel, Kilo Architectures, HTT Group, and Günter Standke. In parallel with his professional work, he regularly participates in architectural conferences, lectures, and congresses.