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Carlos García Fernández ///

Carlos García Fernández was born in Cangas del Narcea, Asturias.  
He received his degree in Architecture from the Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid ETSAM in 2009 with outstanding grades. He also studied at the Architecture School of Technische Universiteit Delft in Holland in 2005 and 2006 with an Erasmus Fellowship, he has been a guest researcher at KEIO University in Tokyo under the supervision of Kazuyo Sejima during the summer of 2010 and was awarded with the Architecture Fellowship at the Spanish Academy in Rome in 2010-2011. 
Before graduating he worked for several years in the office of Jesús Aparicio and as an independent architect he has won several awards in ideas competitions. His built work in Spain includes a Sailing School in Sotogrande, Cadiz with Héctor Fernández Elorza and a Single Family House in Asturias. 
During 2013-2014 he is a Candidate in MSAAD/GSAPP at Columbia University in New York as a Fulbright Fellow where he also works as Teaching Assistant in the Department of Architecture of Barnard + Columbia College and continues his postgraduate training as a PhD Candidate in the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid where he has been Assistant Teacher since the year 2007.
www.c-gf.com
 

Begoña de Abajo Castrillo ///

Begoña de Abajo was born in Leon, Spain. 
She studied Architecture at the Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid ETSAM where she graduated obtaining the Extraordinary End of Studies Prize. She also studied at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago in 2008 and 2009 where she was included in the Dean´s list.
Before she finished her studies she collaborated with Dosmasuno Arquitectos in Madrid and she got the Arquia Prize in 2009 to work at Alvaro Siza´s office in Porto. In 2010 she started working at Foster and Partners and she finished her Final Degree Project with Honors in 2011. 
After that she was part of the Chateaux Margaux Winery team at F+P and the Porcelanosa Flagship Store in New York.
In 2013 she moved to New York to start a Master in Advanced Architectural Design at Columbia University as a Fulbright Fellow where she is currently living and working as Teaching Assistant in the Department of Architecture of Barnard + Columbia College and she will graduate from GSAPP (Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation)- Columbia University on 2014.
www.abajocastrillo.com


Antonio Rincón Hontanar ///

Antonio Rincón was born in Madrid, Spain.
He studied  Architecture at the Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid ETSAM where he graduated with his Final Degree Project, a Thermal Baths and Hotel Complex in New York, in 2011.
Before he finished his studies he began to collaborate with Buildworks Architects in Madrid and he continued working there as an architect where he is still part of the team.
He has been involved in different projects, from private houses development and interior design to urban public space. Some of these built works are the Gonzalez Redondo House, the Arias Míguez House, the Av.Valladolid Motrocycle Store and the Naharro Art Gallery, all of them in Madrid. 
In parallel he has been working as a freelance architect participating in several competitions winning several prizes and mentions.

Photos:
Julio Galeote
Montse Zamorano