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Teaching and Research in Frankfurt with the RIBA

We recently took part in a meeting with the delegation from the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) at the University of Applied Sciences in Frankfurt. This visit forms part of the launch of the RIBA’s European chapter, which aims to promote architecture, support architects, and strengthen its presence across the continent.

During the event, Fernando Pérez shared with RIBA members the teaching and research work he undertakes alongside Marta Pelegrín in the academic sphere, demonstrating how Mediomundo’s professional practice is enriched through academic exchange and applied research. The studio, based in Seville, is distinguished by its innovative and multidisciplinary approach, integrating architecture, urbanism, and design projects with a strong commitment to teaching and research.

The RIBA’s visit to Frankfurt included a tour of some of the city’s most significant buildings and a reception at the University of Applied Sciences, where Mediomundo presented its main lines of work and recent projects. This meeting highlights the importance of international collaboration and the role of the university as a space for experimentation and the generation of knowledge in architecture.

In this way, Mediomundo Arquitectos continues to consolidate its presence in the European context, championing teaching, research, and professional practice as drivers of innovation and transformation in contemporary architecture.

Docencia e Investigación en Frankfurt junto al RIBA

MEDIOMUNDO architects at Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences

Housing Cooperatives in Uruguay

On Tuesday 14 January at 7:30 pm, Fernando Pérez Blanco, co-founder together with Marta Pelegrín of MEDIOMUNDO architects, will deliver the lecture “Small Great Transformations: Housing Cooperatives in Uruguay” at Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences (Cafe1, Nibelungenplatz 1, D – 60318 Frankfurt am Main).

In this talk, Fernando Pérez will share MEDIOMUNDO architects’ perspective on social and participatory architecture, using the Uruguayan model of housing cooperatives as a reference. Drawing on his experience and the research carried out by the practice, he will explore self-management processes, community involvement, and the impact of these small yet significant transformations on the urban and social environment.

Based in Seville and led by Fernando Pérez and Marta Pelegrín, MEDIOMUNDO architects is recognised for its innovative and sustainable approach to cultural, social, and urban projects. Their participation in international forums such as ReNewTalk in Frankfurt reinforces their commitment to research and the dissemination of architectural models that foster collaboration, sustainability, and the improvement of quality of life.

MEDIOMUNDO arquitectos en la Universidad de Frankfurt. Cooperativas de vivienda en Uruguay

Architecture Students from HS Mainz, Mentored by MEDIOMUNDO architects, Receive the Gutenberg Stipendium Prize

A group of architecture students from Hochschule Mainz, under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Marta Pelegrín, co-founder together with Fernando Pérez of MEDIOMUNDO architects, has been awarded the prestigious Gutenberg Stipendium Prize. Since 1946, this recognition has been granted by the city of Mainz to promote educational excellence and innovation in the region’s universities.

The award ceremony, held at the Historical Museum of Rhineland-Palatinate, was attended by the City of Mainz’s Councillor for Culture, who emphasised the importance of university education and the role of architecture in social and cultural transformation.

The students’ work, guided by the experience and innovative approach of MEDIOMUNDO architects, reflects the studio’s commitment to research, creativity, and sustainability in contemporary architecture. Based in Seville, MEDIOMUNDO architects is renowned for its work on cultural, social, and educational projects, as well as its involvement in teaching and training new generations of architects.

This prize is a boost for the students and for Hochschule Mainz itself, consolidating its commitment to high-quality education and collaboration with internationally recognised studios such as MEDIOMUNDO architects.

Estudiantes de Arquitectura de HS Mainz, tutorizados por MEDIOMUNDO arquitectos, reciben el Premio Gutenberg Stipendium Preis

Study Trip to Basel

HS Mainz, October-November 2024

At MEDIOMUNDO, we understand architecture as an experience enriched by direct contact with built works and their surroundings. For this reason, during October and November 2024, we accompanied the Architectural Design students from Hochschule Mainz (HS Mainz) on an academic trip to Basel, coordinated by Marta Pelegrín and Fernando Pérez.

Together with the students, we explored and analysed some of the most significant works of contemporary European architecture. We visited projects by renowned studios and architects such as Herzog & De Meuron, Diener & Diener, Jessenvollenweider, Buol & Zünd, Valerio Olgiati, Christ & Gantenbein, M. Alder, Müller & Maranta, Buchner + Bründler, Gmür & Vacchini, as well as works by Renzo Piano, Álvaro Siza, Rafael Moneo, Juan Navarro Baldeweg, and Cruz y Ortiz.

This experience was an opportunity for collective learning, the exchange of ideas, and critical reflection on architecture through direct observation and dialogue with the built environment. At MEDIOMUNDO, we believe these trips are essential for fostering the sensitivity, curiosity, and critical perspective of future architects—values that are central to our way of understanding and teaching architecture.

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2024 Project Exhibition

2nd Semester Architecture HS-Mainz

During the second semester of 2024, we had the opportunity to coordinate the Architecture Project Exhibition at Hochschule Mainz (HS-Mainz), centred on the exercise “House for the Angel and the Trapezist from Wings of Desire (Himmel über Berlin, B. Wenders, 1987)”, under the direction of Marta Pelegrín and Fernando Pérez, founders of MEDIOMUNDO arquitectos.

At MEDIOMUNDO, we understand architecture as a process of research, experimentation, and constant dialogue with space and materials. From the very beginning of academic training, we are committed to a methodology that promotes direct interaction with space and the optimised, rational, empathetic, and haptic use of materials. Throughout the semester, students developed a sequence of exercises linking design actions—such as folding, unfolding, subtracting, stacking, inverting, twinning, rhythmising, among others—with essential material techniques involving stone, wood, metal, concrete, rammed earth, bamboo, cork, and recycled materials.

This exhibition is the result of a collective process that encourages creativity, sensitivity, and innovation in architectural design—values that are central to our identity as a practice. We believe in an approach to architectural education that integrates practice, critical reflection, and material experimentation, and we are pleased to share the results of this process with the academic and professional community.

Project Exhibition 2023

1st Semester Architecture HS-Mainz

During February and March 2024, we had the privilege of coordinating, together with Prof. Dr Marta Pelegrín, the Project Exhibition for the first semester of the 2023 Architecture course at Hochschule Mainz (HS-Mainz), held at Holzstrasse 36 and the LUX Pavilion.

At MEDIOMUNDO arquitectos, we understand architecture as a process of constant research and experimentation. From the very beginning of academic training, we propose a methodology based on direct interaction with space and the optimised, rational, empathetic, and haptic use of materials. Throughout the semester, students developed a sequence of exercises exploring design actions such as folding, unfolding, subtracting, stacking, inverting, twinning, or rhythmising, applied to essential materials like stone, wood, metal, concrete, rammed earth, bamboo, cork, and recycled materials.

This exhibition is the result of a collective effort aimed at fostering creativity, sensitivity, and innovation in architectural design—values that are central to our identity as a practice. We believe in an approach to architectural education that integrates practice, critical reflection, and material experimentation, and we are pleased to share the outcomes of this process with the academic and professional community.

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