November 2024
PRÁCTICA at CONSTRUTEC 2024
Madrid, Spain

PRÁCTICA was invited to give a lecture on urban regeneration at CONSTRUTEC 2024, the International Construction Week in Madrid, by the Official Board of Architects of Madrid, due to their recent COAM First Prize win for the River Somes project.

October 2024
13th Ibero-American Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism
Lima, Peru

PRÁCTICA’s River Somes project is a Finalist at the 13th Ibero-American Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism, titled “Climates: Actions for Good Living”, which will be held in December 2024 in Lima, Peru.

October 2024
Honorary Mention at the 2024 Beta Awards
Timișoara, Romania

PRÁCTICA’s River Somes project has been awarded with an Honorary Mention in the Public Space category at the 2024 Beta Awards, which are part of Beta – the Timișoara Architecture Biennale in Romania.

October 2024
PRÁCTICA wins the 2024 COAM First Prize
Madrid, Spain

PRÁCTICA got awarded with the 2024 COAM First Prize by the Board of Architects of Madrid for the River Somes project.

October 2024
PRÁCTICA at the 19th International Biennial of Architecture of Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, Argentina

PRÁCTICA’s River Somes project has been selected to be part of the Landscape Projects section at the main exhibition of the 19th International Biennial of Architecture of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The exhibition will be held on October 9-13 at the Faena Art Center.

September 2024
Colentina Lakes – Honorary Mentions
Bucharest, Romania

The proposal designed by the team formed by PRÁCTICA and Studio Ana Horhat for the Colentina Lakes competition in Bucharest, Romania, was awarded with three Honorary Mentions, one for each of the three project lots. The open international competition was launched by the Municipality of Bucharest and organized by the Order of Architects of Romania.

September 2024
PRÁCTICA lecture at ETSAM
Madrid, Spain

PRÁCTICA will give a lecture at the Technical School of Architecture of Madrid as part of the TAG cycle from the Department of Architectural Projects on September 18th.

September 2024
PRÁCTICA at Beta 2024
Timișoara, Romania

PRÁCTICA’s River Somes project has been selected to compete in the Public Space category at the 2024 Beta Awards, which are part of Beta – the Timișoara Architecture Biennale. The nominated projects will be on show from September 20 to October 19 in Vila Mal, in Timișoara, Romania.

July 2024
PRÁCTICA wins the 2024 Andalucia Architecture Award
Seville, Spain

PRÁCTICA’s work has been recognized with the Special Award for Emerging Professional Career at the 2024 Andalucia Architecture Awards, which are given by the Regional Government of Andalusia, Spain.

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June 2024
PRÁCTICA interviews Rahul Mehrotra
Madrid, Spain

The PRÁCTICA team, together with Juana Canet from ETSAM, have interviewed Rahul Mehrotra, Professor of Urban Design and Planning at Harvard University Graduate School of Design, about his views on the concepts of kinetic city and ephemeral urbanism. The interview was featured in ZARCH magazine issue no. 22, edited by Juana, Ginés Garrido and Alejandro Gómez.

April 2024
River Somes selected for the 2024 Premios FAD
Barcelona, Spain

PRÁCTICA’s River Somes project has been selected for the 2024 Premios FAD in the “International” category.

April 2024
PRÁCTICA lecture at ETSAS
Seville, Spain

PRÁCTICA will be giving a lecture in the Master of Architecture program at the Technical School of Architecture of Seville, Spain, on Monday April 29th.

April 2024
Private Residence in Prosperidad selected for the 2024 Premios Arquitectura
Madrid, Spain

PRÁCTICA’s Private Residence in Prosperidad project has been selected for the 2024 Premios de Arquitectura. This prize is awarded by the Consejo Superior de los Colegios de Arquitectos de España (CSCAE), the higher council of Architects Associations in Spain.

January 2024
PRÁCTICA lecture at ETSAM
Madrid, Spain

PRÁCTICA will be giving a lecture on their small-scale projects in the Interior Design Program at ETSAM, Techinical University of Madrid, on January 24th.

November 2023
PRÁCTICA moderates panel featuring Metrovacesa and AEDAS Homes
Madrid, Spain

PRÁCTICA participated as moderator in a panel featuring the CEOs of real estate developer companies Metrovacesa and AEDAS Homes, Jorge Pérez de Leza and David Martínez respectively. The panel was organized by the Harvard Club of Spain, and it addressed the current state of the residential real estate market in Spain.

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October 2023
PRÁCTICA wins the Prize for Public Space Architecture at BATRA 2023
Cluj-Napoca, Romania

PRÁCTICA has been awarded the Jury Prize in the Public Space Architecture Category at the 2023 Transylvania Architecture Biennial for their River Somes project.

PRÁCTICA exhibition at BATRA 2023
October 2023
PRÁCTICA at BATRA 2023
Cluj-Napoca, Romania

PRÁCTICA participates in the 2023 Transylvania Architecture Biennial with their “River Somes” exhibition, which is on display from October 19th to November 5th at the mushuROI Creative Hub in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

Pedestria view of Mamaia Seaside
September 2023
Mamaia Seaside – First Honorable Mention
Constanța, Romania

PRÁCTICA was awarded the First Honorable Mention in the open international design competition for the redevelopment of the Mamaia Seaside in the city of Constanța in Romania.

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September 2023
River Somes in ARQ 114
Santiago, Chile

ARQ magazine number 114, titled “Infrastructural Turns” and published by ARQ Editions with the support of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, features an in-depth article on the River Somes project, including multiple previously unpublished photos and graphic documents.

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March 2023
PRÁCTICA at the “Greening Towards Urban Resilience” conference
Barcelona, Spain

PRÁCTICA will be lecturing about their River Somes project at the “Greening Towards Urban Resilience” conference in Barcelona on March 14th-15th. The conference puts an end to the LIFE UrbanGreeningPlans project, which is part of the EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030.

Public Housing in Seville First Stone Ceremony
January 2023
Public Housing in Seville Frist Stone Ceremony
Seville, Spain

On January 30th we joined the First Stone Ceremony for our Public Housing in Seville project, which marks the start of the construction process. We shared this occasion with the Mayor of Seville, Mr. Antonio Muñoz, as well as representatives from the developing entity, EMVISESA, and the construction company, Cartuja i.

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November 2022
PRÁCTICA lecture at NYIT
New York, USA

PRÁCTICA will be lecturing at the New York Institute of Technology for their M.S. in Architecture, Urban Design students, as part of the Urban Design Studio I course, led by Professor Marcella Del Signore and Jeannette Sordi, on November 28th 2022.

Lisbon Architecture Triennale 2022
November 2022
Lisbon Architecture Triennale opening
Lisbon, Portugal

PRÁCTICA’s exhibition at the Lisbon Architecture Triennale 2022, “River Somes”, is opening on November 17th 2022 at Carpintarias de São Lázaro (Rua de São Lázaro nº72, Lisbon, Portugal) from 5 pm to 9 pm. It will run until December 30th, and access is free of charge. We thank the main curators, Cristina Veríssimo and Diogo Burnay, the entire Triennale and Carpintarias de São Lázaro teams, and our sponsors, Urbidermis, iGuzzini, Proarquitectura and KrinKG, for their support.

October 2022
PRÁCTICA lecture at the University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong

PRÁCTICA will be lecturing at the University of Hong Kong Faculty of Architecture on social housing in Madrid, as part of the course “How will we live together?”, led by Prof. Human Wu, on October 28th 2022.

October 2022
DN3C Park – 3rd Prize
Constanța, Romania

PRÁCTICA has obtained the third prize in the open international competition to design the DN3C park in Constanța, Romania. It consists of a public space over 36.5 hectares for the Municipality of Constanța.

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September 2022
Green Cities Forum
Brasov, Romania

PRÁCTICA presented their River Somes project at second edition of the Green Cities Forum (FOV), held in Brasov, Romania. The Forum is the largest event in Romania dedicated to environmental sustainability.

Science Campus central square
June 2022
Science Campus – 2nd Prize
Cluj-Napoca, Romania

PRÁCTICA wins second prize in the international competition to design the new Science Campus in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, an urban complex over 45,000 square meters for the Babeș-Bolyai University and the Cluj-Napoca City Hall.

June 2022
Andalusia Architecture Award
Seville, Spain

PRÁCTICA has been awarded with an Honorary Mention in the 2022 Andalusia Architecture Award in the Emerging Professional Career category. The award is given by the Regional Government of Andalusia.

April 2022
“How will we live together?” roundtable at The Cooper Union
New York, USA

PRÁCTICA will be lecturing and participating in the “How will we live together?” roundtable at The Cooper Union in New York, USA, on Friday April 29th starting at 5:30 pm. This event, organized around the topic of La Biennale di Venezia 2021, will be presented by Raquel Sánchez, Minister of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda of Spain and by Iñaqui Carnicero, Director General of Urban Agenda and Architecture. It will be moderated by Hashim Sarkis, Dean of the MIT School of Architecture and Planning, and Nader Tehrani, Dean of The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture at The Cooper Union in New York; and it will also feature lectures by Carlos Bañón, Carmen Moreno, Cristina Parreño, Jacobo García-Germán, Tomás García Píriz, Benedetta Tagliabue and Luis Rojo. The event is organized by the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda of Spain, in collaboration with Acción Cultural Española and The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture of The Cooper Union.

April 2022
Brașov Central Square competition jury
Brașov, Romania

PRÁCTICA was part of the jury of the open international competition for the design of the Central Square of Brașov in Romania. The competition was organized by the Order of Architects of Romania.

Plan of the masterplan that shows the whole river Somes as it goes through the city of Cluj-Napoca
April 2022
River Somes exhibition in Bucharest
Bucharest, Romania

PRÁCTICA will be showing their River Somes exhibition at Galeria Galateca in Bucharest, Romania, from April 15th to June 1st. The exhibition has been organized by the Order of Architects of Romania. Join us for the opening on Friday 15th at 6:30 pm!

Lisbon Architecture Triennale 2022
March 2022
PRÁCTICA at the Lisbon Architecture Triennale 2022
Lisbon, Portugal

PRÁCTICA is honored for having been selected to participate in the Independent Projects section of the Lisbon Architecture Triennale 2022 to show their River Somes project. This year’s Triennale, titled “Terra”, will be curated by Cristina Veríssimo and Diogo Burnay, and will take place in Lisbon, Portugal, from September 29th to December 5th 2022.

Public Housing in Ibiza courtyard view
February 2022
Public Housing in Ibiza – Shortlisted
Ibiza, Spain

PRÁCTICA’s project for a 56-unit public housing building in Ibiza, Spain, developed by Institut Balear de l’Habitatge, was shortlisted for the final phase of an open, international design competition.

Valverde de Leganés health center exterior view
October 2021
Valverde Health Center – Honorable Mention
Valverde de Leganés, Spain

PRÁCTICA got an Honorable Mention in the open competition for a new health center in Valverde de Leganés, Badajoz, Spain.

Baku International Architecture Award
October 2021
Fifth Baku International Architecture Award
Baku, Azerbaijan

PRÁCTICA have been awarded the Second Prize in the “Best Implemented Interior” category at the Fifth Baku International Architecture Awards for their “Dental clinic in Los Remedios” project. The awards are given by the Union of Architects of Azerbaijan in association with the International Union of Architects and the Ministry of Culture of Azerbaijan.

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October 2021
3rd Global Forum of Local Governments
Seville, Spain

PRÁCTICA exhibit their River Somes project at the exhibition titled “Seville Architecture and Engineering innovations applied to world cities”, held within the 3rd Global Forum of Local Governments and the 1st Urban Forum of Spain. It will take place on October 5-7 at the Conference and Exhibition Center of Seville, and will be presided by Pedro Sánchez, Prime Minister of Spain; Juan Manuel Moreno, President of the Regional Government of Andalusia; Juan Espadas, Major of Seville; and Raquel Sánchez, Minister of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda.

October 2021
COAM Prizes 2021
Madrid, Spain

PRÁCTICA has been awarded with a COAM Prize 2021 for their “Dental Clinic in Los Remedios” project by the Official Chamber of Architects of Madrid.

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September 2021
PRÁCTICA lecture at COAS
Seville, Spain

PRÁCTICA gave a lecture at the Official Chamber of Architects of Seville, within the series “Seville in process”. Watch it now in the link below.

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September 2021
Future Architect Conference
Moscow, Russia

PRÁCTICA will participate as speakers and showcase their River Somes project at the Future Architect Online Conference on September 7th. The event is organized by Strelka Institute for Media, Architecture and Design in collaboration with ArchDaily, Future Architecture Platform, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, ETH Zürich and the Russian Youth Architecture Biennale.

Mossos d'Esquadra Headquarters main entrance
August 2021
Mossos d’Esquadra Headquarters – Shortlisted
Barcelona, Spain

The team formed by PRÁCTICA and Daroca Arquitectos was shortlisted in the open international competition to redesign the Mossos d’Esquadra Headquarters in Barcelona, Spain.

COAS Architecture & Society Awards 2021
July 2021
COAS Architecture & Society Awards 2021
Seville, Spain

PRÁCTICA was runner-up in the “Architecture & Society Awards 2021”, given by the Official Chamber of Architects of Seville, Spain, for their Dental Clinic in Los Remedios project.

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June 2021
PRÁCTICA at IAAC
Barcelona, Spain

PRÁCTICA have been invited as guest critics to the Thesis final presentations for the Master in Advanced Architecture at the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia. They will join the reviews in Barcelona on June 23rd.

May 2021
17th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia
Venice, Italy

PRÁCTICA participates in the Biennale Archittetura 2021, curated by Hashim Sarkis, with their project “River Somes: Across communities and ecosystems”. It can be visited starting May 22nd 2021, in the Corderie building at the Arsenale di Venezia.

Photo of curator Hashim Sarkis in Venice
May 2021
Hashim Sarkis interview, curator of the Biennale Architettura 2021
Venice, Italy

PRÁCTICA interviews Hashim Sarkis, the curator of the 17th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, on the month of its opening. The interview has been published in the 107 issue of Chile-based ARQ Magazine.

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April 2021
PRÁCTICA at RISD
Providence, RI, USA

PRÁCTICA will be lecturing about the urbanism of Madrid on April 16th at Rhode Island School of Design. The lecture is part of the course “Urban Contexts: The Planning and Design Of Cities”, led by Prof. Nondita Correa Mehrotra.

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March 2021
¡Espacio público is overrated! is now available online
Valparaíso, Chile

The publication “¡Espacio público is overrated! A first world problem!”, produced by PRÁCTICA for the 20th Chilean Biennial for Architecture and Urbanism is now available to buy online. It features interviews with international architects Olayinka Dosekun (Nigeria), Jyri Eskola (Finland), Moisés García (Spain), Aja Jeanty (USA), Ali Karimi (Bahrain), Nicolas Lee (Hong Kong), Sarkis Sarkisyan (Russia), Aliza Sovani (Canada), Aphrodite Stathopoulos (Greece), Alejandro Valdivieso (Spain) and Jerónimo van Schendel (Spain).

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February 2021
The Canvas Issue 1.0 is now available
New York City, NY, USA

The F/W 2020/21 issue of The Canvas magazine, titled “Community” and featuring an extensive interview to PRÁCTICA among other contributors is now available for online purchases.

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January 2021
Dental Clinic in Los Remedios nominated for BOTY2021
Seville, Spain

Our Dental Clinic in Los Remedios project has been nominated for the ArchDaily Building of the Year 2021 award. You can vote now in the link below.

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January 2021
Biennale Architettura 2021 – Sneak Peek
Venice, Italy

La Biennale di Venezia just released “Biennale Architettura 2021 – Sneak Peek”, where a teaser for each participant’s intervention at the 17th International Architecture Exhibition can be seen. Watch the video for PRÁCTICA’s project on the link below.

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December 2020
PRÁCTICA at TU Dresden
Dresden, Germany

PRÁCTICA has been invited to lecture at Technische Universität Dresden on December 11th. They will be discussing the role of the image in Architecture, and how designers utilize it.

Taksim Square aerial view
October 2020
Taksim Square – Honorable Mention
Istanbul, Turkey

PRÁCTICA obtained an Honorable Mention in the open international competition for the redesign of Taksim Square and Gezi Park in Istanbul, Turkey. Designed in collaboration with Beril Serbes.

Aerial view of the University Hospital Complex
September 2020
Comprehensive Transplant Center – First Honorable Mention
Cluj-Napoca, Romania

PRÁCTICA obtained the First Honorable Mention in the open international competition for the design of the new Comprehensive Transplant Center in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Designed in collaboration with, PLANHO Consultores.

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May 2020
PRÁCTICA lecture at Politecnico di Milano
Milan, Italy

PRÁCTICA will be lecturing in the Specializing Master in Design for Public Spaces program at Politecnico di Milano on May 28th 2020. They will be discussing their Somes River redevelopment project in Romania, along with other designs and their general vision of the current situation of contemporary public spaces.

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February 2020
PRÁCTICA at Biennale Architettura 2020
Venice, Italy

We are honored to announce that PRÁCTICA will be participating at the 17th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, titled “How will we live together?”. The exhibition will take place in the Venice Arsenale from 23 May to 29 November 2020. We feel extremely grateful to curator Hashim Sarkis and his entire team, as well as to the Biennale’s chairman Paolo Baratta, for inviting us to share this event with such a talented and diverse selection of architects from around the world.

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October 2019
“Teaching and Practice: Reciprocal Relations” seminar at UNIA
Seville, Spain

PRÁCTICA will be directing the seminar titled “Teaching and Practice: Reciprocal Relations” at the International University of Andalusia (UNIA). It will feature lectures by Stephen Bates (Sergison Bates Architects, TU Munich), Emilio Tuñón (Tuñón Arquitectos, ETSAM), Antonio Cruz (Cruz y Ortiz Arquitectos, ETSAS), Eva Franch (AA School of Architceture), Juanjo López de la Cruz and María González (Sol 89, ETSAS) and Martha Throne (IE School of Architceture & Design). It will take place on October 1-3 at the Charterhouse of Seville. Enrollment is now open through the following link.

Exterior view of the buidling.
June 2019
Social Housing in Seville – 1st Prize
Seville, Spain

PRÁCTICA is proud to announce that they have won the international competition to design a 125-unit public housing building in Seville, Spain. The proposal has been designed in collaboration with Daroca Arquitectos.

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May 2019
PRÁCTICA give this year’s closing lecture at ETSAS
Seville, Spain

PRÁCTICA will be delivering this year’s closing lecture at the School of Architceture of Seville. Join us on Thursday May 30th starting at 12pm in the Manuel Trillo Lecture Hall!

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April 2019
River Somes wins the RBA 2019
Bucharest, Romania

We feel extremely honored and humble to have been awarded with the 2019 Romanian Buildings Award for our River Somes redevelopment project. We are very grateful to the entire jury, the whole project team, and the City of Cluj-Napoca and its inhabitants, who have always been so supporting of this initiative!

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April 2019
River Somes shortlisted for the RBA 2019
Bucharest, Romania

We are incredibly honored to have our River Somes redevelopment project shortlisted for the 2019 Romanian Buildings Awards. We will be presenting the project at the SHARE International Forum in Bucharest on April 18th!

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March 2019
PRÁCTICA at ESNE
Madrid, Spain

PRÁCTICA will be lecturing at ESNE University School of Design, Innovation and technology next Monday March 11th. The will talk about some of their residential projects, and share some ideas on the future of domestic architecture! We hope to see you there!

Exterior view of the square of the Civic Center in Pamplona
February 2019
Monument to the Fallen in Pamplona – shortlisted
Pamplona, Spain

PRÁCTICA’s proposal for the refurbishment of the Monument to the Fallen in Pamplona, Spain, into a new City Hall building has been shortlisted for the second phase of the international competition. It will be presented in public on February 19th as part of a participatory process aimed to involve the local population in the final decision about the future of this public space.

Documents (To Come) exhibition inauguration
January 2019
Documents (To Come) exhibition in Madrid
Madrid, Spain

PRÁCTICA will be showing their work at the Documents (To Come) exhibition in the Arquería de Nuevos Ministerios, on Paseo de la Castellana 67 in Madrid. The exhibition is part of the 14th Spanish Biennial for Architecture and Urbanism. Join us for the opening on January 22nd at 7:30 pm!

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December 2018
PRÁCTICA lecture at Riveran 2018
Cluj-Napoca, Romania

PRÁCTICA will be lecturing about their River Somes redevelopment project at the 2018 Riveran event in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, on December 13th and 14th. Other speakers include the managers of Ría 2000 and Future Foyle, river and urban redevelopment projects completed in Bilbao and Northern Ireland. Registration is now open, see you there!

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November 2018
PRÁCTICA lecture at Academy of Art University
San Francisco, CA, USA

PRÁCTICA will be giving a lecture at the AAU School of Architecture on Thursday November 15th at 6pm PT. You are invited to join us in the Large Atrium Space at 601 Brannan Street, San Francisco, CA 94107, or watch it live through the link bellow!

September 2018
Paseo de la Castellana 14 – 2nd Prize
Madrid, Spain

We are glad to announce that PRÁCTICA and Daroca Arquitectos won the second prize in the international competition to redesign the Consorcio de Compensación de Seguros building on Paseo de la Castellana in Madrid, a new 10.000 sqm corporate complex featuring listed historical elements.

July 2018
14th BEAU Summer School
Santander, Spain

We are glad to announce that José Mayoral, founding partner at PRÁCTICA, will participate as workshop instructor and lecturer at the 14th Spanish Architecture and Urbanism Biennial, along with Kersten Geers, Iñaki Ábalos, Bevk Perovic and José María Sánchez, among others.

June 2018
Somes Delivery Workshop 2018
Cluj-Napoca, Romania

PRÁCTICA will be participating in the Somes Delivery design and build workshop in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, on June 29th-30th and July 10th-13thas part of the participatory process of our Rethinking Somes project! Registration is now open, we hope to see you there!

June 2018
PRÁCTICA on Arquitectura 374
Madrid, Spain

We feel honored to have two of our latest projects featured on the new issue of Arquitectura magazine. The volume includes articles on The Green City Block and on Plaza de los Misterios.

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January 2018
Santiago Residential Complex – 1st Prize
Santiago, Chile

PRÁCTICA wins the competition to design a 2.400 residential unit complex in Santiago, Chile, in collaboration with the architecture firm Izquierdo Lehmann. The project features 190.000 sqm of residential space and a new 2,5 ha. urban park.

October 2017
Plaza de los Misterios – 2nd Prize
Madrid, Spain

PRÁCTICA wins second prize in the international competition aimed to redesign the Plaza de los Misterios square in Madrid.

October 2017
Rethinking Somes Competition – 1st Prize
Cluj-Napoca, Romania

We are glad to announce that PRÁCTICA wins the 1st prize in the international competition “Rethinking Somes”, an ambitious architectural and urban design project aimed to redesign the 15 kilometer-long waterfront of River Somes on its course through Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

September 2017
“The North American Academia” Seminar
Seville, Spain

PRÁCTICA will run a three-day workshop titled “The North American Academia: an attribute of Spanish Architecture” in collaboration with International University of Andalusia. It will feature lectures by Ábalos+Sentkiewicz, Langarita Navarro, Ecosistema Urbano, Actar Publishers, and PRÁCTICA’s founders. It will take place on September 18th-20th 2017 at the Carthusian Monastery in Seville, Spain. We would love to see you there!

June 2017
Article in TRANSFER
New York, USA

PRÁCTICA´s cofounder, Jaime Daroca, authors an article featured on the last issue of TRANSFER, Global Architecture Platform. The article entitled “Horizontal and Vertical Disorder” analyses the potential of West Chelsea and Dumbo, two New York City districts, where the industrial heritage offers ideas and concepts for sustainable city growth.

June 2017
The Green City Block – 1st Prize
Malaga, Spain

PRÁCTICA is proud to announce that their proposal titled AL SUR for the “Nuevos Modos de Habitar – Manzana Verde” competition in Málaga (Spain), made in collaboration with Daroca Arquitectos, has been awarded the first prize.

May 2017
“Imagination on exile” Exhibition
Seville, Spain

PRÁCTICA takes part in the exhibition titled “Imagination on Exile”, which was opened on May 12th in the lobby of the Technical School of Architecture of Seville. This show features work developed all around the World by young architects from Seville with a strong international projection.

May 2017
Harvard GSD – ETSAS Workshop
Seville, Spain

PRÁCTICA members Jaime Daroca and José Ramón Sierra take part as tutors in the first encounter between the Technical School of Architecture of Seville and Harvard University GSD, titled “The Role of Green Networks”. The faculty members joining this activity include Anita Berrizbeitia and Pablo Pérez Ramos from Harvard GSD, as well as Ramón Pico, Javier Terrados, Francisco Montero and Javier López from ETSAS.

April 2017
PRÁCTICA at ETSAS
Seville, Spain

PRÁCTICA’s cofounder Jaime Daroca is invited by Taller E at the Technical School of Architecture of Seville to join their Studio review session as a critic for their final project. Students will present their proposals for a cultural center in the city’s historic quarter.

March 2017
PRÁCTICA at Alice EPFL
Lausanne, Switzerland

We are pleased to announce that one of PRÁCTICA’s cofounders, Jaime Daroca, will be attending the ALICE Studio Midterm Review as a guest critic at the EPFL in Lausanne. Students will present their projects for the ROOMS exercise, which will be the source for a montage in the HOUSE 2 – COUNTER CITY installation at the end of May 2017 in Zurich.

March 2017
PRÁCTICA lecturing at ETSAS
Seville, Spain

PRÁCTICA’s cofounders Jaime Daroca and José Ramón Sierra are invited by María González and Juanjo López de la Cruz from Sol89 to join their Studio review session as critics and to give a lecture on housing and interstitial public spaces at ETSAS.

November 2016
XX Architecture and Urbanism Biennial 2017
Valparaiso, Chile

Practica’s cofounder, José Mayoral, was selected as one of the curators that will lead the next Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism 2017 ‘Dialogos Impostergables’ in Valparaiso, Chile.The team was selected by the College of Architects of Chile (CA) in collaboration with the Association of Office Architects(AOA) and the Network of Schools of Architecture in Chile.

February 2017
PRÁCTICA teaching at AAU
San Francisco, USA

PRÁCTICA is glad to announce that its cofounders, Jaime Daroca, Jose Mayoral and José Ramón Sierra, will be teaching Studio at the Academy of Arts University School of Architecture in San Francisco during the 2017 Spring semester.

November 2016
Planning for conservation: Looking at Agra
Cambridge, USA

PRACTICA’s cofounder, José Mayoral, has published the book ‘Planning for Conservation: Looking at Agra’ with Rahul Mehrotra, Harvard GSD professor, and Vineet Diwadkar. This volume presents the research and speculations produced by graduate students and the Loeb Fellows at Harvard Graduate School of Design by looking at possibilities for the city of Agra in India.

May 2016
Pavilion Venice Biennale 2016
Venice, Italy

The Ephemeral Urbanism Pavilion at the 2016 Venice Biennale gathers hundreds of cases that put forward the notion that the Ephemeral is a productive category within the larger discourse on urbanism and an essential element within the imagination of the urban. PRACTICA’s cofounder, José Mayoral, actively engaged in the installation of the pavilion as one of the designers and as the research team leader.

May 2016
‘Ephemeral Urbanism’ Book Launch
Venice, Italy

‘Ephemeral Urbanism: Cities in Constant Flux’ compiles research from the ‘Research Project on the Ephemeral City’ which started with the ambition of understanding and framing the idea that nonpermanent configurations of the urban are a legitimate and productive category within discourse on cities. Through this publication PRACTICA’s cofounder José Mayoral, unveils an overview of settlements and configurations that are constructed with an expiration date.

May 2016
Studio at Universidad Católica de Chile
Santiago, Chile

A studio proposed by Practica’s cofounder, José Mayoral, with Felipe Vera, was chosen as the winning entry for a competition from the Catholic University of Chile. The competition was organized to select a workshop for the second semester of the 2016 academic year.