Caring for people, caring for the territory. Winning projects of the 14th BIAU announced

Carlos Quintáns Eiras (Muxía, A Coruña, Spain, 17 November 1962) is an architect, professor, editor and exhibition curator. He graduated in Architecture from the School of Architecture of A Coruña in 1987 and obtained his PhD from the University of A Coruña in 2015. He has taught Architectural Construction at the same institution since 1990 and has lectured at other Spanish schools of architecture.

Until 2002, he was a member of Quintáns-Raya-Crespo, alongside Antonio Raya de Blas and Cristóbal Crespo González. His architectural work has received several distinctions, including the FAD Opinion Award and a special mention at the Spanish Architecture and Urbanism Biennial in 2011.

Since 1996, he has been involved in directing Tectónica, a magazine specialising in architectural construction and technology. He has also contributed to other architectural publications and digital platforms. His editorial work has received several awards, including the Santiago Amón Publishing Award and the FIERA Award.

His curatorial projects include 12 miradas, Arquitectura límite, No curso da auga and Perdurar. In 2016, together with Iñaqui Carnicero, he curated Unfinished, the Spanish Pavilion exhibition at the 15th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, awarded the Golden Lion for Best National Participation. In 2017, he received the Architect of the Year Award from the Higher Council of Architects' Associations of Spain (CSCAE).

He has also been involved in organising the Ascensores Enor Architecture Award and has served as a trustee of the Fundación Arquitectura y Sociedad since 2023.

Fernando Serapião (São Paulo, Brazil, 1971) is an architect, editor, researcher, architecture critic and exhibition curator. He studied Architecture and Urbanism at Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie in São Paulo, where he also pursued postgraduate studies. His career has focused on research, criticism and the dissemination of modern and contemporary architecture, particularly Brazilian architecture.

In 2011, he co-founded Editora Monolito, an independent publishing house based in São Paulo specialising in architecture, urbanism and architectural culture, together with Alessandra Ramos Serapião. Since then, he has edited Monolito magazine, which received first prize in the periodicals category at the 10th Ibero-American Architecture and Urbanism Biennial in 2016. He previously worked for several architectural magazines and has contributed to publications including Folha de S.Paulo and piauí.

He is the author of numerous books, including São Paulo: Guia de Arquitetura Contemporânea (2005), recognised with the Jovens Arquitetos Award, and A arquitetura de Croce, Aflalo & Gasperini (2011), which received the Jabuti Award in 2012. He also contributed to the editing of Infinito Vão: 90 Anos de Arquitetura Brasileira, alongside Guilherme Wisnik.

As a curator, he has participated in international exhibitions including Neun Neue: Emerging Architects from Brazil, presented at the Deutsches Architekturmuseum in Frankfurt, and 10+10: Modernist and Contemporary Brazilian Houses, at the Architekturzentrum Wien in Vienna. His work has helped bring different generations of Brazilian architects to international attention.

In 2026, he is part of the curatorial team of Cuidar la Vida, the proposal for the 14th Ibero-American Architecture and Urbanism Biennial, held in Brasília, alongside Nuno Sampaio, Carlos Quintáns Eiras, Luciana Saboia, Matheus Seco and Daniel Mangabeira.

BLOCO Arquitetos is an architecture practice that was founded in Brasilia by Daniel Mangabeira (UnB, 1999), Henrique Coutinho (UnB, 1997), and Matheus Seco (UnB, 1999) in 2000. The three partners lead a team of architects with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and interests. The studio has extensive experience in delivering projects across different scales and programs, ranging from houses and buildings to interiors and temporary installations.

BLOCO’s projects are directly shaped by specific conditions, which may range from a site’s topography and solar orientation to available budgets and local labor. The studio’s work is strongly influenced by Brazilian modern architecture, particularly the architecture of Brasília, where the practice is based. BLOCO’s architects see their work as a continuation of the building tradition that marked the early years of the capital.

BLOCO Arquitetos is one of the founding practices of Atelier Piloto. The collective aims to foster interaction between students, professionals, and schools through lectures and design workshops that encourage collaborative work toward a common goal: reflecting on architecture and thinking about the city. BLOCO’s partners are also members of Plano Coletivo, the group responsible for curating the Brazilian Pavilion at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale.

Plano Coletivo is a group of architects, professors and researchers with diverse interests and backgrounds who freely collaborate around two common objectives: to discuss urban territory as a critical narrative and to reflect on architecture as a socio-environmental action.

Luciana Saboia. An architect who graduated from the Universidade de Brasília, UnB (1997), she holds a Ph.D. in the theory and history of architecture and the city from the Université Catholique de Louvain, UCLouvain (2009), and is a visiting researcher at the Office for Urbanization at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, GSD (2017). She is a professor at the Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo at the Universidade de Brasília (FAU Unb) and a researcher with extensive experience in landscape and social appropriation. Saboia develops research focused on the environmental and social transformations of metropolitan peripheries. With international experience, she proposes new strategies for landscape design that reflect her critical and engaged vision of architecture and urbanism.

Eder Alencar. Architect, graduated from the Universidade de Brasília, UnB (2010). He is a founding partner of ARQBR Arquitetos, where he develops work that combines the relationship between architecture and the local context with a deep commitment to architectural critique, always seeking to respond to the human and landscape scale of each project. Together with ARQBR, he has a track record of winning awards in major public competitions.

Matheus Seco. Architect, graduated from the Universidade de Brasília, UnB (1999) with a Master's in architectural design from the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL (2004). A founding partner of BLOCO Arquitetos, his work reflects an interest in the direct relationship between the project and specific constraints, as well as respect for the local context. Together with BLOCO, he has won awards in national and international competitions for built works.