“Orchid Pavilion" in Mexico Design

The Orchid Pavilion in the 66th edition of México Design, as part of its publication 'Biophilia'.

"For visitors of Casa Wabi, this pavilion serves not only as a refuge for orchids, but also for those exploring this center dedicated to the research and preservation of Mexican flora. A stroll through its interior, with its consistently cool and humid climate, also offers a space conducive to meditation and reflection. The Orchid Pavilion is a place for all."

Interview with The Design Story: “Cultivating creativity and collaborative environments”

Bernardo Quinzaños (CEO and Design Principal of CCA), was interviewed by The Design Story, about the origin and working method at CCA.

“We present our architecture as an architecture that is respectful to the wellbeing of the land and the people inhabiting the land. Our design approach is guided by a cohesive philosophy that embraces contextual design and emphasizes local craftsmanship and materials. I am personally also intrigued by geometry and its numeric aspects. this fascination guides our approach in creating rhythmic geometries and modularity for versatility in various uses”.

Check the full interview:

Orchid Pavilion one of the Finalist of the 14th annual AZ Awards

The Orchid Pavilion has been selected as one of the 69 finalists for the 2024 AZ Awards, recognizing global excellence in design across various scales, as determined by the Canadian magazine Azure. Now in its 14th year, the AZ Awards honor the most inspiring and innovative voices worldwide, assessed by a jury of esteemed practitioners.

Our project is a finalist in the category of Architecture – Temporary & Experiential Installations. You can view the full list in the following LINK.

The winners will be announced during the 2024 AZ Awards Gala, scheduled to take place at Toronto’s Evergreen Brickworks on June 21, 2024.

Parque Recreativo El Campestre and Polideportivo de Alto Rendimiento, are featured in the April edition of Architectural Digest Mexico

We're excited to share that our projects,Parque Recreativo El Campestre and Polideportivo de Alto Rendimiento, are featured in the April edition of Architectural Digest Mexico.

"Two examples of public architecture for leisure and play, conceived from and for the community of Jalpa de Méndez, Tabasco." These projects are part of the urban master plan we developed for SEDATU.

Photography by Jaime Navarro

Finalists in Building of the Year by ArchDaily: Community Development Center

Our project, the Community Development Center, is one of the finalists for Building of the Year by ArchDaily. We invite you to vote for our project.

The Community Development Center is a cultural and educational space that offers inclusive development opportunities for the local community of Jalpa de Méndez, Tabasco. The project was part of the Urban Improvement program of SEDATU.

We thank all the team members whose dedication made the realization of this project possible!

Recognition at the 9th International Biennial of Architecture in Santa Cruz

We are pleased to share that our project, the Community Development Center, has been awarded an Honorable Mention at the 9th International Biennial of Architecture of Santa Cruz in the Professional International Production category.

We appreciate this recognition from the Santa Cruz College of Architects.

The project is located in Jalpa de Méndez, Tabasco, and is part of the Masterplan of the Urban Improvement program of SEDATU

Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize

With great pride, we share with you that we have been nominated by the College of Architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT Architecture) for the Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize in the fifth cycle of this award, with our project: Centro de Desarrollo Comunitario (Community Development Center).

It is a great honor to be part of a selection of architectural works that integrate natural, built, and human ecologies to enhance the quality of the places where we live.

This award would not be possible without the support of the entire team that made it a reality: SEDATU MX, our design team, builders, suppliers, and all who were involved.

Inauguration of the Orchid Pavilion

The Orchid Pavilion, designed for Casa Wabi, was inaugurated on February 3, 2024, as part of the celebration of 10 years of work on the coast of Oaxaca, Mexico. During this time, the foundation has succeeded in building a model of community development through art, which has had a profound impact on the region. Also inaugurated was the work "From Where We Rise" by Claudia Comte and the exhibition "The Past is Never the Same" by José Dávila, curated by Dakin Hart. We feel very honored to be part of this renowned architectural and artistic ensemble.

Shortlisted Dezeen Awards

The Community Development Center has been selected as one of World’s 85 best buildings shortlisted for the Dezeen Awards 2023, from among 4,800 entries representing 94 countries.

The winners will be announced at a ceremony in London on November 28.

The project was part of the Urban Improvement Program of SEDATU in Jalpa de Méndez, Tabasco.

We thank the entire team that contributed to making this project a reality!

The Best of the 21st Century Vol. 10 Mexican Architectures 2021 - 2022

Our project Parque Infonavit is part of the selection of works for the book "The best of the XXI century mexican architecture Vol.10 2021 - 2022” by Arquine

Bernardo Quinzaños at the Guatemala Biennial

We thank the Guatemala Architecture Biennial 2023 for inviting Bernardo Quinzaños to present the lecture 'Social Architecture in Mexico - Recent Works.' It is always gratifying to be able to share our practice and experience, with the aim of continuing to reflect on architecture for communities.

Chapter 59 Fábrica de Ciudad

Bernardo Quinzaños was part of the 9th cycle of online master lectures at Fábrica de Ciudad, thanks to the invitation from Julio Gaeta, the organizers, and all the attendees who could join us during the lecture.

Community Development Center 'People's Favorite'

The Community Development Center was awarded the 'People's Favorite' in the International Premio Obras CEMEX 2023.

We thank everyone who voted for our project.

Honorable Mention Premios Obras CEMEX 2023

The High Performance Sports Center received an Honorable Mention in the 2023 Mexico edition of the Premios Obras CEMEX, in the Special Prize category - Social Value. We feel honored by this mention since the award recognizes projects that stand out by taking on a greater social responsibility. The project is part of the Urban Improvement program of SEDATU

First Place Premio Obras CEMEX 2023

The Community Development Center, located in Jalpa de Méndez, Tabasco, was awarded First Place in the Mexico Edition, Second Place in the International Edition 2023, and "Audience Favorite" at the Premios Obras Cemex in the Collective Space category.

We extend our gratitude to the entire team and collaborators who brought this project to life. We feel very honored by this recognition.

The project is situated in Jalpa de Méndez, Tabasco, and is part of a Masterplan within the SEDATU Urban Improvement program.

Open Studio

Last Thursday, we had our Open Studio, where we commemorated fifteen years of work, with over 60 projects that have shaped a solid work strategy, where our principles are the main pillars of everything we have been able to share with you.

Today, we mark a point of transition by welcoming an exciting new stage.

Thank you for being part of this!

Longlisted Dezeen Awards

We are excited to share with you that the High Performance Sports Center and the Community Development Center have been nominated for the Dezeen Awards 2023.

They have been selected from 4,800 entries from 94 countries, an award that celebrates the best in architecture and design.

These projects were part of the Urban Improvement Program by SEDATU in Jalpa de Méndez, Tabasco.

Thanks to the entire team that made these projects a reality!

Orchid Pavilion at Archdaily

The Architectural website"Archdaily" writes an article about our "Orchid Pavilion" project, which is being built in Puerto Escondido, Mexico.

AD100 2023

The"Architectural Digest" magazine includes us in its list "AD100 2023: Creative gurus from A to D" for developing multiple urban and architectural projects, focused on generating a positive impact on their environment.

AR Emerging Awards 2022 Shortlisted

We were shortlisted for the "AR Emerging 2022" Awards organized by the English magazine "The Architectural Review". Together with the other shortlisted practices, we present some of our most recent and relevant projects at the "World Architecture Festival" in Lisbon.

XVII Mexican Architecture Biennial

Our project "The Hype - Barranca del Muerto" was recognized with "Honorable Mention" at the XVII National Biennial of Mexican Architecture.

Many thanks to FCARM and the members of the jury!

XVII Mexican Architecture Biennial

Our project about a residential building "Rio Tigris 115" was recognized with "Honorable Mention" at the XVII National Biennial of Mexican Architecture.

AR Emerging 2022 Shortlisted

We were shortlisted for the "AR Emerging 2022" Awards organized by the English magazine "The Architectural Review". Together with the other shortlisted practices, we present some of our most recent and relevant projects at the "World Architecture Festival" in Lisbon.

The ArchDaily Guide to Good Architecture

“The Boys and Girls Club” was included in the “Inclusion” category of Archdaily's “Guide to Good Architecture”.

Acaponeta Public Park in Architectural Digest

The Architectural Digest Mexico magazine in its issue No. 261 with the theme ''Public Architecture'', talks about how good architecture is public and should transform and improve the lifestyle of entire communities; where they incluided our project Acaponeta Public Park.

Winners: Orchid Pavilion Fundación Casa Wabi

We are very excited to have been selected as the winners of the contest: Fundación Casa Wabi - Orchid Pavilion

AD 100

Thank you to Architectural Digest for including us in the list of the 100 creatives that are revolutionizing design and architecture in Mexico.

THE BEST OF THE 21ST CENTURY MEXICAN ARCHITECTURE VOL.9 2019 - 2020

Our Barranca del Muerto project is part of the selection of works for the book "The best of the XXI century mexican architecture Vol. 9 2019 - 2020" by Arquine.

Club de niños y niñas en C3 magazine

The Korean C3 magazine in it's No. 412 issue, about "Learning from the location and the place", talked about the importance of learning and educational places and how this spaces are currently being designed to be many more than just schools, where they included our “Club de Niños y Niñas” project.

MEXICO DESIGN NO. 57

We appear in México Design No. 57 issue, with our projects: Oficinas Invertierra, Tigris and Club de Niños y Niñas.

TALK: “Materia del Territorio”

On Friday at 5:00 p.m. we will be part of the MATERIA DEL TERRITORIO talk, where we will participate with APT Arquitectura para Todos, Jose Cubilla & Asociados and Felipe Leal as part of the virtual dialogues "Inhabiting Latin America" part of the Network of Architecture Biennials of Latin America.

Building of the Year 2021

This Building of the Year award was chosen by ArchDaily readers, with almost 200,000 votes cast over 21 days, our Boys and Girls Club project was the winner in the Educational Architecture category.

Simon Living places: Finalist

Our Club de Niños y Niñas project is a finalist at the Simon Architecture Prize in the category of Collective Places with our video made by the photographer Jaime Navarro. "This prize aims to recognize excellence in architecture. Distinguish those works that strengthen the capacity of adaptability of spaces to achieve the comfort and well-being of its inhabitants. Architecture that becomes quality places for the day to day of the people: to work, learn, play, ... architecture to live. "

First place: Firenze Awards

Our Club de Niños y Niñas Project received the first place in the category of “Public Architecture” of the Firenze Award Entremuros 2020.

Silver Medal - XV Mexican Architecture Biennial

Our project Boys and Girls Club was winner of the Silver Medal at the XV Mexican Architecture Biennial in the Educational category.

Festival de Arquitectura en Español

Our general director: Bernardo Quinzaños, will give a workshop during the “Festival de Arquitectura en Español”, about the exercise of rethinking our educational environments.

International Architecture Award: Club de Niños y Niñas

The project Boys and Girls Club received the «International Architecture Award» Prize from The Chicago Athenaeum and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies.

Ingenia MX

We will be part of the 9th generation of mentors of Ingenia MX, where a group of students will create an architectural project for an NGO that works for the benefit of the most vulnerable sectors of Mexico.

#Lahoraarquite Common Places Conversation

Next Monday, July 27 we will be talking about common places and our project Boys and Girl Clubs at #Lahorarquine at 5:00 pm (MX).

Arquine no. 92 Club de niños y niñas

Our project Boys and Girls Club on the cover of the Summer 2020 Edition of Arquine with the theme “lugares comunes / common places”.

Best of Design 2019: Club de niños y niñas

Boys and Girls Club winner of an honorable mention from The Architect´s Newspaper: Best of Design Awards, in the category education.

3rd Biennale of Young Architects

Our projects: Casa Moulat and Boys and Girls Club received an Honorable Mention at the 3rd Biennial of Young Architects, held at the Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City.

Premio Obras CEMEX - Casa Moulat

Casa Moulat took Second Place in the Residential Housing category in the 2019 CEMEX Building Awards.

“Íconos del diseño” Prize Boys and Girls Club

Our project Boys and Girls Club won the “Iconos del Diseño” Prize from Architectural Digest magazine, in the Public Architecture category.

“Ensayos” in the exhibition “Abierto Mexicano de Diseño”

The Book "Essays: The Architectural Process 2008 - 2018" was presented at the Visual Pavilion, located in the Porrúa Library, as part of the activities of the ”Abierto Mexicano de Diseño 2019”.

Fourth Architecture Mexico City Biennale

In the last Fourth Architecture Mexico City Biennale we received the following recognitions:

Moulat House: Honorable Mention - Single Family Home
Boys and Girls Club: Honorable Mention - Education
EBC Aguascalientes: Silver Medal - Education

Thank you very much to the College of Architects of Mexico City (CAM SAM) for these recognitions!

XVII International Biennial of Architecture of Buenos Aires

Our Boys and Girls Club project is one of the selected projects at the XVII Buenos Aires International Architecture Biennial and will be part of the exhibition held at the Usina del Arte, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from October 15 to 20 of 2019.

Casa Moulat: "Firenze entre muros" Award

Casa Moulat Second place in the category: Best Single Family Residence in the 2019 «Firenze Entre Muros» Award from the Entre Muros Reforma Magazine.

Thank you very much for this recognition and congratulations to our team!

«Obra del año 2019» Prize from “Obras” Magazine

Last Tuesday August 27, our project Boys and Girls Club was the winner in the category: Urban Equipment, in the Work of the Year (Obra del Año) 2019 award by Obras magazine.

Many thanks to Obras for this recognition and congratulations to our entire team!

Exhibition "Essays" At the Universidad Iberoamericana

The exhibition "ESSAYS: The architectural process 2008 - 2018" by Bernardo Quinzaños and Ignacio Urquiza, will be at the Universidad Iberoamericana throughout the month of August.

Moulat house Finalist Cemex Awards

Our Casa Moulat project has been a finalist in the Residential Housing category of the CEMEX 2019 Awards. We thank CEMEX for this recognition.

EBC Aguascalientes wins the International Architecture Award 2019

EBC Aguascalientes received the International Architecture Award 2019 in the Schools and Universities category, by The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Center for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies.

Selected in the XI Ibero-American Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism

Our projects: Club de Niños y Niñas / Escuela Bancaria Comercial Aguascalientes, have been selected to represent Mexico in the XI Ibero-American Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism, which will be held in the city of Asunción, Paraguay, in October of this year

The Best of the 21st Century vol. 8 Mexican Architectures 2017 - 2018

Our project Boys and Girls Club is part of the selection of works for the book "The best of the XXI century mexican architecture Vol.8 2017 - 2018" by Arquine

Emerging Voices: the architects newspaper

Our Boys and Girls Club project is on the cover of the February / March issue of The Architects Newspaper, as part of the publication they made about Emerging Voices 2019 by The Architectural League of New York.

ESSAYS: The architectural process 2008-2018

The architects Bernardo Quinzaños and Ignacio Urquiza present:

ESSAYS. The architectural process of 2008-2018.

Monograph that celebrates and concludes the first stage of their careers, with a critical and retrospective look at the collaborative projects they have developed in the last ten years.

Thank you very much to our families, collaborators and friends for being part of these incredible years of work. Especially to: Ediciones El Viso, Carmen Robles, Ambar Purcell, Priscila Vanneuville, Maria Carballo, Carlos Bedoya, William Brinkman, Adriana Chavez, Pablo Perez Palacios, Rodrigo Valenzuela Jerez, Carlos Zedillo, Ignacio Urquiza, Onnis Luque, Rodrigo Chapa, LGM Studio, Pablo Lopez Luz, Jaime Navarro.

Book Presentation: Essays - The Architectural Process 2008 - 2018

Last Tuesday we presented our book: ESSAYS. “The architectural process of 2008-201”8, with an exhibition of 88 pieces that show the 44 projects that appear in the book.

Puente Peatonal Jojutla in "1,213 Projects"

Thanks to INFONAVIT and Arquine for the publication of the “Puente Peatonal Jojutla” project in the book “1,213 Projects”. The book presents the 1,213 projects carried out by INFONAVIT from 2012 to 2018 around Mexico to improve the quality of life of its inhabitants.

Elle Décor Magazine Cover

Rancho MNG on the cover of the February issue of Elle Decoration.

Emerging Voices 2019

It´s an honor to be selected Emerging Voices 2019 by The Architectural League of New York along with our colleagues: Colloqate Design, Davies Toews, FreelandBuck, Modu, Schaum / Shieh, UUfie and Wachter Architecture.

Thank you for the recognition of these incredible 10 years of work.

Congratulations and thanks to our entire team!

Honorable Mention: Boys and Girls Club

Last Wednesday January 23, we received an Honorable Mention at the Arch Days CDMX, for our Boys and Girls Club project.

Moulat House Cover AD Mexico January 2019

Casa Moulat winner of the 2018 Design Icons Award in the Residential Architecture category, on the January cover of Architectural Digest Mexico.

Casa Moulat “Íconos del diseño” Award 2018

On November 29, we received the award for "Best Residential Architecture" with our project Casa Moulat by Architectural Digest Magazine.

Third Place "Residential Architecture" Noldi Schreck Awards

The Casa Moulat project won third place in the “Residential Architecture” Category at the Noldi Schreck Awards, organized by Glocal Design Magazine.

Silver Medal - XV Mexican Architecture Biennial

On July 19, during the award ceremony of the XV National and International Biennial of Mexican Architecture, Casa Moulat was awarded with the Silver Medal in the "Weekend Housing" Category, by the Federation of Associations of Architects of the Mexican republic.

Casa Peñas in Glocal Design Magazine

Glocal Design Magazine presented the Casa Peñas project in its September 2018 issue.

Honorable Mention: Young Architects of Latin America

On May 25, we received an Honorable Mention with our Club de Niños y Niñas project, in the Young Architects of Latin America Exhibition, organized by Architecture Studio, which was part of the collateral events of the 16th International Architecture Exhibition of the Venice Biennale.

Exhibition "From the Territory to the Inhabitant" Mextrópoli 2018

We are part of the Exhibition "From the Territory to the Inhabitant", with our project Infonavit Tlaltizapán. Which was presented during MEXTRÓPOLI 2018, where 84 proposals for assisted self-production housing financed by INFONAVIT, developed by 80 architecture firms where exhibited.

Premio Luis Barragan

On November 23, we received the recognition “Luis Barragán Prize for Young Architects”, for the trajectory of the firm, this within the event of the III Biennial of Architecture of Mexico City and CAM-SAM Awards 2017.

From the Territory to the Inhabitant

Thanks to the Sustainable Development Research Center of INFONAVIT for the publication of our project Infonavit Tlaltizapan in the Book "From the Territory to the Inhabitant". The book presents the research project, where 84 projects were commissioned to different architectural firms, these seek to improve the quality of assisted self-production homes, financed by the Institute.

II Biennial of Young Architects - Honorable Mention

We received an Honorable Mention in the II Biennial of Young Architects with our project EBC Guadalajara, by the Federation of the College of Architects of the Mexican Republic.

EXHIBITION "Deconstruct your Cube"

To celebrate the opening of the Toreo Design Center, we will participate in the exhibition “Deconstruct your cube” with a piece created by the architects Bernardo Quinzaños and Ignacio Urquiza in collaboration with the sculptor Roberto Franco.

Contemporary Architecture of Mexico City 2016

Thanks to the College of Architects of Mexico City and Saint-Gobain for the publication of our project Casa Estudio Hill in the Book "Contemporary Architecture of Mexico City 2016". The book is a compilation of 55 contemporary architectural projects from the last 15 years (2000-2015).

Oscar Niemeyer Award

We are part of the 20 project selected for the First Edition of the Oscar Niemeyer Award, with our Cuna de Tierra project. The 20 projects will be exhibited between November 14 and 18, 2016 within the framework of the XX Quito Architecture Biennial 2016, at “La Ideal”, Quito.

Honorable Mention XIV Biennial of Mexican Architecture

We were awarded with an Honorable Mention with our project Capistrano in the "XIV Biennial of Mexican Architecture" by the Federation of the College of Architects of the Mexican Republic.

Mexico Contemporary Architecture in Rabat, Morocco

We participated in the traveling exhibition “México, Arquitectura Contemporánea” which was inaugurated on June 28 at the gallery "Villa des Arts de Rabat - Fondation ONA" in Morocco. The sample exhibits a selection of 56 works built in Mexico City during the last decade, curated by the architect Bernardo Gómez-Pimienta and organized by the College of Architects of Mexico City.

The best of the 21st century mexican architecture Vol. 6

Our Vinícola Cuna de Tierra project is part of the selection of works for the book "The best of the XXI century mexican architecture Vol. 6” by Arquine.

II Biennial of Architecture of Mexico City - Honorable Mention

We received Honorable Mention with our project Casa Estudio Hill in the “Single Family Housing” category at the II Biennial of Architecture of Mexico City, by the College of Architects of Mexico City.

Vinícola Cuna de Tierra on the cover of The Food and Travel Mexico Magazine

The Food and Travel Mexico Magazine presents Vinícola Cuna de Tierra on the cover of its Fourth Anniversary, august 2015.

Mexican Contemporary Architecture

We are participating in the exhibition "Mexican Contemporary Architecture" at the Palacio de Bellas Artes, in Mexico City. Having the inauguration on September 28, 2015. The sample exhibits a selection of 56 works built in Mexico City during the last decade, curated by the architect Bernardo Gómez-Pimienta and organized by the College of Architects of Mexico City.

Casa Viva: Young People changing the architecture in Mexico

Ignacio Urquiza and Bernardo Quinzaños were considered in the Casa Viva publication that interviews 12 young architects who are changing architecture in Mexico.

XIII National Biennial of Mexican Architecture - Silver Medal recognition for the Vinícola Cuna de Tierra

We received the Silver Medal recognition for the Vinícola Cuna de Tierra project in the Industry category, at the XIII National Biennial of Mexican Architecture, within the framework of the 50th Anniversary of the Federation College of Architects of the Mexican Republic.

Casa Las Tinajas in Casa Viva Magazine

CASAVIVA in its 71st edition published our project Casa las Tinajas located in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca. The "Paradise in Port" article talks about fragmentation and modular construction on a land with wetlands, coconut trees and lagoons.

Elle Decoration México magazine - Rebollar 93

Elle Decoration México magazine presents on the cover our project Rebollar 93 in its August - October 2014 edition.

Íconos del diseño 2013 Award

We won the "Íconos del Diseño 2013” award from Architectural Digest magazine, in the Public Architecture category with our project Vinícola Cuna de Tierra.

1st Biennial of Mexican Architecture in Mexico City - Silver Medal

We are pleased to share that our project Cuna de Tierra has been awarded the Silver Medal at the 1st Biennial of Mexican Architecture in Mexico City by the College of Architects of Mexico City.