Luis Úrculo, Maio Architects, Niños Héroes

"Luis Úrculo lives and works between Madrid and Mexico City. His practice takes anthropology, archeology, and criminology as a main reference of phenomenology to create lines of investigation based on reconstructions, timelines, interpretations, uncertain materialities, imprecise descriptions, or ambiguities.

Urculo is also interested on a redefinition of the possible tools, procedures, and formats within architecture. Mainly is an investigation focused on the representation and the narrative of the ‘invisible’ that defines the space. A work not so directly related with the gravity and weight, a value which has been a main unit to measure construction and its media impact on the last decades.

His works has been exhibited in the The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York), The Art Institute (Chicago), MAXXI (Rome), MAC Museum of Contemporary Art of Santiago (Chile), Tokyo Wonder Site (Japan), Storefront for Art & Architecture (New York), XIth Venice Biennial – Spanish pavilion, Lisbon Triennale, La Casa Encendida (Madrid), Centro Pecci (Prato), Matadero (Madrid), Centro Parraga, Hangar (Brussels), Montevideo Biennial, Centro Cultural Estación Mapocho (Chile), Centro Cultural de España en Buenos Aires (Argentina), Parque Cultural Valparaiso (Chile), National Glyptoteque (Athens), Sala Gasco (Chile).

Pieces have been produced by Niños heroes a multi-disciplinary creative studio based in Madrid, Mexico City and anywhere else in between. Niños Heroes is formed by a diverse group of professionals in the fields of advertising, architecture, design and visual arts. We are passionate to create great things, always believing in our aesthetic and work ethics. Clients include Repsol, Camper, Absolut, Saffron, Zara, Red Bull, Ayuntamiento de Madrid, Ron Matusalem, Boston Consulting Group, Philippe Starck, Quinta de Tourais, COAM."

"Luis Úrculo lives and works between Madrid and Mexico City. His practice takes anthropology, archeology, and criminology as a main reference of phenomenology to create lines of investigation based on reconstructions, timelines, interpretations, uncertain materialities, imprecise descriptions, or ambiguities.

Urculo is also interested on a redefinition of the possible tools, procedures, and formats within architecture. Mainly is an investigation focused on the representation and the narrative of the ‘invisible’ that defines the space. A work not so directly related with the gravity and weight, a value which has been a main unit to measure construction and its media impact on the last decades.

His works has been exhibited in the The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York), The Art Institute (Chicago), MAXXI (Rome), MAC Museum of Contemporary Art of Santiago (Chile), Tokyo Wonder Site (Japan), Storefront for Art & Architecture (New York), XIth Venice Biennial – Spanish pavilion, Lisbon Triennale, La Casa Encendida (Madrid), Centro Pecci (Prato), Matadero (Madrid), Centro Parraga, Hangar (Brussels), Montevideo Biennial, Centro Cultural Estación Mapocho (Chile), Centro Cultural de España en Buenos Aires (Argentina), Parque Cultural Valparaiso (Chile), National Glyptoteque (Athens), Sala Gasco (Chile).

Maio Architects is an architectural office based in Barcelona that works on spatial systems that allow variation and change through time. MAIO’s projects embrace the changing complexity of everyday life while providing a resilient, compromised and clear architectural response. MAIO’s members combine professional activities with academic, research and editorial ones.

They have been in charge of the magazine Quaderns d’Arquitectura i Urbanisme (2011-16), and currently teach at Columbia GSAPP (New York), the Architectural Association (London), the Escola d’Arquitectura de Barcelona ETSAB/ ETSAV, and Elisava – Escola de Disseny i Enginyeria.

MAIO has lectured at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Barbican Center, GSAPP-Columbia University, RIBA, UC Berkeley, Yale School of Architecture and Piet Zwart Institute among other places. MAIO’s work has been published in magazines such as Domus, AIT, Volume, Blueprint, A10 and Detail, and exhibited at the MOMA of New York, the Guggenheim Bilbao, the Art Institute of Chicago and Storefront for Art and Architecture.

Most recently, MAIO has participated at Venice Biennial 2016 in the Spanish Pavillion, awarded with the golden Lion, at Chicago Architecture Biennial (2015 & 2017 editions) and co-curated a Weekend Special at the Biennale di Venezia 2014 together with SPACE CAVIAR and DPR-Barcelona.

Pieces have been produced by Niños heroes a multi-disciplinary creative studio based in Madrid, Mexico City and anywhere else in between. Niños Heroes is formed by a diverse group of professionals in the fields of advertising, architecture, design, and visual arts. We are passionate to create great things, always believing in our aesthetic and work ethics. Clients include Repsol, Camper, Absolut, Saffron, Zara, Red Bull, Ayuntamiento de Madrid, Ron Matusalem, Boston Consulting Group, Philippe Starck, Quinta de Tourais, COAM."

"Luis Úrculo lives and works between Madrid and Mexico City. His practice takes anthropology, archeology, and criminology as a main reference of phenomenology to create lines of investigation based on reconstructions, timelines, interpretations, uncertain materialities, imprecise descriptions, or ambiguities.

Urculo is also interested on a redefinition of the possible tools, procedures, and formats within architecture. Mainly is an investigation focused on the representation and the narrative of the ‘invisible’ that defines the space. A work not so directly related with the gravity and weight, a value which has been a main unit to measure construction and its media impact on the last decades.

His works has been exhibited in the The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York), The Art Institute (Chicago), MAXXI (Rome), MAC Museum of Contemporary Art of Santiago (Chile), Tokyo Wonder Site (Japan), Storefront for Art & Architecture (New York), XIth Venice Biennial – Spanish pavilion, Lisbon Triennale, La Casa Encendida (Madrid), Centro Pecci (Prato), Matadero (Madrid), Centro Parraga, Hangar (Brussels), Montevideo Biennial, Centro Cultural Estación Mapocho (Chile), Centro Cultural de España en Buenos Aires (Argentina), Parque Cultural Valparaiso (Chile), National Glyptoteque (Athens), Sala Gasco (Chile).

Pieces have been produced by Niños heroes a multi-disciplinary creative studio based in Madrid, Mexico City and anywhere else in between. Niños Heroes is formed by a diverse group of professionals in the fields of advertising, architecture, design and visual arts. We are passionate to create great things, always believing in our aesthetic and work ethics. Clients include Repsol, Camper, Absolut, Saffron, Zara, Red Bull, Ayuntamiento de Madrid, Ron Matusalem, Boston Consulting Group, Philippe Starck, Quinta de Tourais, COAM."