Winners of the XV National and International Biennial of Mexican Architecture 2018

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Published on July 05, 2026

The Federation of Associations of Architects of the Mexican Republic, A.C., invited all Mexican architects to participate in the XIV National and International Biennial of Mexican Architecture 2018. This event aimed to identify the country's best architectural works, as well as publications, research projects, and theses, while recognizing their authors and disseminating the most relevant works. Through analysis and criticism, the goal was to foster reflection on responsible contemporary architecture and sustainable solutions. A single Gold Medal was awarded in this biennial, and the projects were classified into 23 categories, which featured various Honorable Mentions and Silver Medals. Read on to discover the winners.

Gold Medal

Shelter for Women Victims of Violence / Arch. Omar González Pérez and Arch. Hugo González Pérez

Academic Projects

Honorable Mention
Border Without Walls / School of Architecture of the UANL
Students: Anhelí V. Alcorta Lozano, Diego E. Ledesma Ramos, Daniela Del Valle Medina, Luis F. Flores Puente, Pedro A. Ramírez Puente, Silvestre Márquez Rodríguez, Eduardo Gámez Ruiz, Mauricio Canales Tárrega, Karen Y. Quimbar Urquiza, Rogelio Vidales Saucedo. Professor: Arch. Nashelly Ricaño Alarcón

Honorable Mention
STATION 29” / ITESM Sonora Norte
Students: Mariana Machado Bustamante, Linda Flores García, Reene García Arvizu, Sandra Huerta Osorno, Jessica Zamorano Rivera, Ma. Fernanda Montaño. Professor: Arch. Luis Valle.

Undergraduate and Graduate Theses

Honorable Mention
Passive Adaptable Architectural Envelopes for High Energy Flows: Experimental Models for the City of Veracruz
Author: Ismael Lara Ochoa

Silver Medal
José Luis Benlliure Galán: First Projects, First Works
Author: Ricardo Nathaniel Cruz Rodríguez

Research

Honorable Mention
Territorial Understanding: Sierra Mixe of Oaxaca
Authors: Arch. Jesica Amezcua Carrera and Arch. Mariana Ordoñez Grajales

Honorable Mention
The Wind, a Design Motif (Hurricane Odile)
Author: Nora Alvarado Bello

Books

Honorable Mention
Visual Epidemics: The Las Vegas Neo-Baroque in Mexico City
Author: Peter Krieger / Editor: Daniel Escotto Sánchez

Honorable Mention
Nature in Living: Building Traditions in Wood and Natural Fibers
Authors: María Ángeles Vizcarra de los Reyes, Francisco Hernández, Diego Valadez, Aurelio Sánchez Suárez, Samuel Herrera, and Eduardo Torres

Silver Medal
A Noble and Logical City
Author: Alejandrina Escudero

Interior Design and Plastic Integration

Honorable Mention
PH 18
Authors: Arch. Alberto Kably, Arch. Josimar Avelar, Arch. Carlos Javier Gómez, Arch. Alfonso Magaña

Honorable Mention
Privée Apartment
Author: David Dana Cohen

Silver Medal
Ignacia Guest House
Authors: Factor Eficiencia + A-G (Arch. Fermín Espinosa Martínez and Arch. Andrés Gutiérrez)

Sustainable Solutions

Honorable Mention
Water Pavilion
Authors: José Pablo Ambrosi Cortés and Loreta Castro Reguera Mancera

Silver Medal
Urban Garden
Authors: Taller paralelo + HRBT (César Flores, Mikel Merodio, Laurent Herbiet)

House Renovations

Honorable Mention
Zoquitl
Authors: Arch. Manuel Antonio Lopez Hidalgo, Arch. Karen Alejandra Vazquez Villatoro, Arch. Antonio Nivon Santiago, Arch. Luis Alberto Garcia Cruz, Arch. Jose Alberto Colmenares Guillen

Silver Medal
Casa Xólotl
Author: Punto Arq. Diseño y Proyectos SCP

Building Renovations

Honorable Mention
Casa Dominga
Author: Arch. Henry Ángel Ponce Miranda

Honorable Mention
Revillagigedo 75
Authors: Alan Manuel Pereira Ramos, Manuel Gutiérrez Zamora Jiménez, Akira Kameta Miyamoto, Andrea Vázquez Bracho, Rodrigo Hassey Artigas

Silver Medal
Ixi'im Restaurant
Author: Arch. Eduardo Calvo Santisbon

Restoration

Honorable Mention
Francisco de Paula Toro Theater
Authors: Arch. Eric Ricardo Aguilar Gamboa, Arch. Nery Celia Rojo Aguilar, Arch. Luis Manuel Rojo Aguilar, Arch. Dolores del Carmen Cú Sánchez, Arch. Luis Manuel Hernández Tun, Arch. Carlos Miguel Huitz Baqueiro.

Silver Medal
Restoration of the Perpetua Street Annexes: Old Palace of Medicine
Authors: School of Architecture UNAM

Open, Recreational, and Landscape Spaces

Honorable Mention
Rehabilitation of Parque de la Bola and Its Surroundings
Authors: Arch. Daniel Escotto Sánchez, Arch. Ana Laura González Sánchez, Arch. Alberto Cejudo Núñez

Honorable Mention
Rescue of the 'Nombre de Dios' Historic Center
Author: Arch. Víctor Hugo Burgos García

Honorable Mention
Fresnillo Park
Authors: Arch. Rozana Montiel Estudio de Arquitectura + Arch. Alin V. Wallach

Silver Medal
Linzal Park and Río Mixcoac Insurgentes Roundabout
Author: Arch. Matías Martínez Martínez

Urban Design

Silver Medal
Valle del Campestre District
Authors: Arch. Runit Chaya + Arch. Oswaldo Zurita Zaragoza

Studios

Honorable Mention
Ve Grande
Author: Punto Arq. Diseño y Proyectos SCP

Silver Medal
Casa Estudio Amatepec
Author: Manuel Cervantes Céspedes

Offices

Honorable Mention
Sodzil Office
Author: Arch. Jorge Antonio Fernández Esquivel

Workshops

Honorable Mention
Palmeto Portico
Author: Arch. Carlos Patrón Ibarra

Private Workspaces

Honorable Mention
Parvada Cowork & Co
Author: Arch. José García Toledo

Silver Medal
Cemix EII Corporate Office
Author: Arch. Miriam Torres Marcos

Public Workspaces

Honorable Mention
Biomimic Scientific and Technological Cluster
Author: Arch. Enrique Duarte Aznar

Honorable Mention
Courthouses of the New Criminal Justice System 'Zamora'
Author: Guillermo Icazbalceta Ocampo

Offices

Honorable Mention
'Distrito Sur' Corporate Office
Authors: Arch. Juan Soler, Arch. Alan Orozco, Arch. Javier Sánchez, Arch. Jesús Acosta

Winners of the XV National and International Biennial of Mexican Architecture 2018 - Image 36 of 37 — Distrito Sur / SOA + JSa / Juan Soler, Alan Orozco + Javier Sánchez, Jesús Acosta. Image

Honorable Mention
SAQQARA
Authors: Arch. Juan Vieira, Arch. Salvador Rivas, Arch. Alejandro Ibarra, Arch. Nigel Dancey

Silver Medal
Black Building
Author: Arch. Javier Muñoz Menéndez

Transport Services

Honorable Mention
Banorte Revolución Parking Lot
Authors: Arch. Alexandre P. Lenoir Nicoulaz, Arch. José María Pérez Castro, Arch. Ramón Garduza Estrada

Honorable Mention
Bus Terminal
Authors: AS Architecture & Seijo Peón Arquitectos

Silver Medal
Reorganization and Expansion of the Import Yards at the Mesa de Otay Border Crossing
Authors: School of Architecture UNAM

Commercial

Honorable Mention
Plaza División
Author: Arch. Alberto González Aceves

Honorable Mention
Plaza Terramericas
Author: Arch. Gerardo Boyancé Ancona

Silver Medal
Il Mercato
Authors: Landa+Martinez Arquitectos, Agustín Landa, Rolando Martinez

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Tourism

Honorable Mention
Punta Marqués Sea Club
Authors: Arch. Fernando Tepichín Jasso, Arch. Alejandro Polo Lamadrid, Arch. Jorge Herrera Martínez

Silver Medal
Hotel Mesón de la Luna
Author: Arch. Mario A. Peniche López

Landscape Architecture

Silver Medal
Plaza Equus
Authors: Arch. Carlos Padilla Silva, Arch. Ricardo Padilla Silva, Arch. Jorge Estévez Ancira

Sports

Honorable Mention
Puebla Equestrian Center
Author: Manuel Cervantes Céspedes

Silver Medal
Alexis Argüello Sports Complex
Authors: 3Arquitectura, Arch. Rafael Alejandro Plascencia García, Arch. Marco García Ruíz, Arch. Oswin Rodrigo Guzmán Gómez

Services

Honorable Mention
Paseo de la Reina
Author: Arch. Rafael Pardo Ramos

Honorable Mention
Aeternitas Funeral Home
Author: Balcázar Arquitectos

Silver Medal
Boca Fire Station
Author: Arch. Manuel Herrera Gil

Silver Medal
Tierra Adentro Restaurant and Event Garden
Author: Arch. María Fernanda Reyes López

Recreation

Silver Medal
Costa Azul Beach Club
Authors: Biópolis (Arch. Rodrigo Peyret, Arch. David Yañez, Arch. Alfonso Ortíz, and Arch. Abraham Peyret)

Silver Medal
Cavall Vineyards
Author: Jorge Cajiga Cano

Industrial

Honorable Mention
Doxsteel Fasteners Manufacturing Mexico Plant and Offices
Author: Arch. Lorena Vieyra

Honorable Mention
Frisa Steel Mill
Authors: Arch. Carlos Padilla Silva, Arch. Ricardo Padilla Silva, Arch. Jorge Estévez Ancira

Silver Medal
NOVASEM
Authors: Alejandro Guerrero Gutiérrez and Andrea Soto Morfín

Exhibition Design

Honorable Mention
Ulises Carrión 'Dear Reader, Don't Read'
Authors: Arch. Mauricio Rocha + Arch. Gabriela Carrillo

Silver Medal
Echoes of a Land
Authors: Arch. Ambrosi + Arch. Etchegaray

Religious

Honorable Mention
RLJ Chapel
Author: Arch. Ricardo Yslas Gámez

Silver Medal
Los Pinos
Authors: Arch. Carlos Padilla Silva, Arch. Ricardo Padilla Silva, Arch. Jorge Estévez Ancira

Cultural

Honorable Mention
Teopanzolco Cultural Center
Authors: Isaac Broid + PRODUCTORA (Carlos Bedoya, Abel Perles, Victor Jaime, and Wonne Ickx)

Silver Medal
Teotitlán del Valle Community Cultural Center
Authors: Carlos Bedoya, Abel Perles, Victor Jaime, and Wonne Ickx

Educational

Honorable Mention
Monterrey Library
Author: Sasaki Associates / Associated Architects: GLR Arquitectos + RDLP Arquitectos

Honorable Mention
Anáhuac Mayab University School of Medicine Extension
Author: Arch. Augusto Quijano Axle

Honorable Mention
Indigenous Children's Home
Author: Arch. BERNARDO BIERI

Silver Medal
School of Artistic Initiation
Authors: Arch. Omar González Pérez and Arch. Hugo González Pérez

Healthcare

Silver Medal
Casa del Abuelo
Author: Arch. Manuel Herrera Gil

Minimum Rural Housing

Honorable Mention
Casa Cincuentayuno
Author: Arch. Carlos Antonio Castillo Rosas

Urban Social Housing

Honorable Mention
El Porvenir
Author: Arch. Carlos Ochoa Fernández.

Honorable Mention
MZ Progressive Housing
Authors: Arch. Carlos Patrón Ibarra, LDI. Ana Patrón Ibarra, Eng. Alejandro Patrón Sansor, LDI. Estefanía Rivero Janssen