Architecture Speaks -lecture series: Gabriela Carrillo

Gabriela Carrillo started her Studio in 2019, as a collaborative and interdisciplinary space for architectural work. She is a co-founder of Colectivo C733, dedicated to developing public projects in Mexico. Previously, she was a partner at Taller Rocha Carrillo for over nine years.

With over twenty years of experience, she has received numerous accolades, including the Emerging Voices Award in 2014, the Federico Mariscal Chair, the highest recognition for professional practice by the Faculty of Architecture at UNAM, and the Médaille d’OR from the French Academy of Architecture. She was named “Architect of the Year” by Architectural Review in London in 2017 and by Architectural Digest Mexico in 2020; she was granted The Royal Academy Dorfman Award 2023. Gabriela has also been a member of the National System of Art Creators and since 2021, an academic member of the Academy of Architecture of Mexico, Mexico City chapter. As part of Colectivo C733, she received the 2024 Obel Award for achieving 36 projects in 36 months.

Gabriela Carrillo has been an academic at the Faculty of Architecture, UNAM, since 2003, and she currently leads the research and graduation seminar Estudio RX. She has taught at prestigious institutions such as Harvard GSD, Kent State University, and the WAVE program in Venice, Italy, among others. Her work has been exhibited and honored in various national and international biennials, and featured in renowned publications like Domus, Casabella, Arquitectura Viva, and Architectural Review, among others.

“The reason I wanted to invite Mexican architect Gabriela Carrillo is to learn more about her large roof structures, where her masterful use of light and materiality creates an effect rarely seen in contemporary architecture.” – Jenni Reuter

Architecture Speaks

In the eleventh season of the Architecture Speaks lecture series, organized jointly by Aalto University and the Architecture & Design Museum, Professor and Head of department of Architecture Jenni Reuter invites six architects to share insights into their design processes and their roles in the world of architecture. The theme of this season is Structures and Resources.

The free online lecture will be held on Zoom, and registration is required. Read more.