It is fascinating to delve into the practice of Iván Bravo, firstly because the path taken towards his architectural work immerses us in a vast creative universe through the architect's interest and curiosity in various tangential disciplines directly reflected in his built work. A constant reflection on the methodology of the making, the processes, the pieces, the design, and the materiality converges into a noble and honest architecture.
Born in Santiago, Iván Bravo is an architect, graduated from the Central University of Chile and is the founder of the office that bears his name, currently working with Martín Rojas Ortiz as an associated architect and Juan Oyarzún Vial as a collaborator. In addition to his title as an architect, Bravo has studied photography at the Barcelona School of Design and the University of Valencia, and has an extensive academic career as a teacher in design and architecture programs in various institutions in Chile, such as the Adolfo Ibáñez University, the Creative Campus of UNAB, the University of Chile, among others. In recent years, the work of Iván Bravo Architects has been internationally recognized with awards such as the Design Vanguard by Architectural Record magazine, and his project Casa Humo has been nominated for the upcoming cycle of the Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize.
