Photo: I. Lombardia

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MAPAa is an architecture and design practice directed by Marcos Parga working on projects between the US (Syracuse, NY) and Spain (Madrid). The practice seeks out an expanded role for architecture by engaging buildings, objects, interiors, and speculative research. The studio's most recent work leverages Parga's interest in addresing pressing issues like social equality, awareness and agency through the design of new typologies of domestic environments that question preconceived ideas about privacy and ownership.

The office integrates a floating population of multidisciplinary professionals mainly dedicated to develop architectural projects, but also those that have to do with interior design, product design and publishing.

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Marcos Parga is an European PhD Architect as designated by the Madrid Polytechnic University (E.T.S.A.M-U.P.M.) and Associate Professor at Syracuse University School of Architecture, New York.

B.Arch, M.Arch, and PhD in 2015 at Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura – Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (ETSAM-UPM) with the dissertation “The radical choice. A journey through Superstudio“, graded with Summa Cum Laude.

Between 2008 and 2017 he was Profesor Asociado within the Design Department at ETSAM, and a member of the Research Group “Cultura del Hábitat” at the same University. He also has been a visiting critic and lecturer at various universities, works as a writer on architecture theory and criticism, and was the promoter and Editor in Chief of the academic and research journal 115Días (2014- 2017).

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Collaborators (since 2000): Matthew Field Gilbert (US) / Chanhyuk Joo (Korea) / Analee Bipin Patel (India) / Kathi Koerber (Germany) / Christina Fluman (USA) / Ruwaida Albawab (USA) / Javier Navarro (Spain) / Sergio Floriano (Spain) / Cristina Gutiérrez (Spain) / Alba Lombardía (Spain) / Ana Amo (Spain) / Sonsoles Girao (Spain) / Karolina Szkliniarz (Poland) / Marcin Nowosielski (Poland) / Maciej Nisztuk (Poland) / Hector López Gamero (Spain) / Vicky Lastra (Argentina) / Lili Klein (Germany) / Nico Caggiari (Italy) / Paola Bazzu (Italy) /Matias Trujillo Grez (Spain) / Iulita Stavridi (Greece) / Toni Gelabert (Spain) / Alberto Revenga (Spain) / Mary Bravard (France) / Magdalena Garbarczyk (Poland – France) / Maciej Siuda (Poland) / Jose Luis Villalain (Spain – Usa) / Enmanuele Pibiri (Italy) / Verónica Prado (Venezuela) / Francesco Strocchio (Italy) / Tadas Jonauskis (Lituania) / Angela Rodriguez (Spain) / Patricio Pon (Argentina) / Amaia Elorza (Spain) / Flor M. Colmenares  (Venezuela) / Joao Marques (Portugal) / Enrique Camino (Spain) / Julien Vever (France) / Rocio Carabaño (Spain) / Djamila Hempel (Germany) / Yvonne Langer  (Germany) / Heidrun Becker  (Germany) / Seiki Murashige (Japan) / Helen Wyss (Switzerland) /  Alvaro Guinea (Spain) / Raul Montero (Spain) / Ruth Vega (Spain) / Irma Coello (Spain) / Nuria Martinez Salas (Spain) / Eloisa Marazuela (Spain) / Omar Rincon (Colombia-Spain) / Belen Butragueno (Spain) / Elena Prieto (Spain) / Clara Rincon (Spain) / Carmen Paz (Spain) / Roberto Hoyos (Spain) / Beatriz Villanueva (Spain) / Ana Garcia Maso (Spain) / Hector Arevalo (Spain)

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Building Engineers: Fernando Olave (Spain) / Jose Antonio López (Spain) / David Vilela (Spain) / David Lazare (Spain) / Jose Ramón López Campo (Spain)

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Photographers: Ira Lombardía (Spain) / Miguel de Guzmán (Spain) / Angel Baltanás (Spain)

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Structural Engineers: MC2 (Julio Mtnez. Calzón) / NB35 (Jesús Jiménez Cañas) / HCA (Mª Jesús Izquierdo) / CECOMAR (Antonio Martos) / Ignacio Aspe

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Mechanical Systems: Grupo JG (Emilio González) / eadAT (David Perelló) / EPISA (Juan Salazar) / CA2L (Lighting Consulting)

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Acoustics: ARAU Acústica (Higini Arau)

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Awards

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The office's work has been recognized with several awards in architectural competitions, awarded with the IXth Spanish Young Architects 2006 Prize organized by the Antonio Camuñas Foundation, selected to participate in several national and international exhibitions such as the Venice Architecture Biennale (2002 and 2006) or the “YAS (Young Architects of Spain)” exhibition, collected in the monograph MONOESPACIOS 4 (May 2005) published by the Madrid Colegio de Arquitectos Foundation, published in numerous books and national and international magazines, and exhibited in several lectures in Spanish and European academic and professional forums.

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Honors/Recognition

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2018     ARQUIA/TESIS 11th Prize Nomination (Top 15 of 176 Entries)

Ph.D. Dissertation: The Radical Choice. A Journey Through Superstudio (2015).

2012     Arquitectura En Positivo Contest. Consejo Superior de Arquitectos De España.

Selected Work (From 200+ entries): U-House. Cantabria, Spain.

2007     YAS. Young Architects of Spain Exhibition.

Curators: Jesus Aparicio, Jesus Donaire

Selected Work (62 Projects displayed from a pool of more than 700 entries): N- Sports Hall. Santander, Spain.

More information here

2007     101 Most Exciting New Architects in The World. Wallpaper Magazine

2006     IX Young Spanish Architects Contest. First Prize. Antonio Camuñas Foundation.

Awarded Work: P12 House. Foz, Spain.

2006     XII COAG Architecture Awards. Honorable Mention. Official Architects Board, Galicia, Spain.  Awarded Work: P12 House. Foz, Spain.

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First Prize in Architectural Design Competitions

(International, National, Invited)

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2016    First Prize. Special Education School. Juan XXIII Roncalli Foundation. Madrid, Spain. Invited Competition. See the project here

2013    First Prize. Bryant & García Winery. Sotillo De La Ribera, Burgos, Spain. Invited Competition.

2010    First Prize. Wind Farms Control Building Prototypes. Norvento Enerxia. Invited Competition.

2009    First Prize. School of Civil Engineering. University of Santiago De Compostela. Campus in Lugo, Spain. Xunta de Galicia + Universidad de Santiago de Compostela. National Competition. See the project here

2005    First Prize. Bernadette School Extension. Sports Pavilion and Classrooms. Aravaca, Madrid, Spain. Invited Competition. See the project here

2002    First Prize. Juan XXIII Foundation Headquarters. Madrid, Spain. Invited Competition. See the project here

2001    First Prize. Sports Complex and Hall in Burela, Lugo, Spain. Xunta de Galicia. National Competition.

2001    First Prize. Swimming Pool in Burela, Lugo, Spain. Xunta de Galicia. National Competition.

2000    First Prize. Numancia Sports Hall. Santander, Spain. Santander City Council. International Competition. See the project here

1999    First Prize. TACC. City Cultural Complex. Auditorium and Congress Hall. Lugo, Spain. Xunta De Galicia. International Competition.

1999    First Prize. Extension and Rehabilitation of Parador de Aiguablava. Girona, Spain. Paradores De Turismo de España. Invited Competition.

1999    First Prize. Defense Ministry Headquarters. Lugo, Spain. Xunta De Galicia. International Competition.

1999    First Prize. Cultural Center of Guntin. Lugo, Spain. Guntin City Council. National Competition. See the project here

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Exhibitions

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