The EwingCole Lecture: Antón Garcia-Abril

The Department of Architecture welcomes Antón Garcia-Abril of Ensamble Studio for his lecture, "Ensemble Studio - Architecture of the Earth."

Architecture of the Earth presents a series of research and professional projects conducted by Ensamble Studio for two decades. Though developed at different times, in different geographies, and under disparate conditions, together they contribute to reflect upon the relation between Architecture and The Earth, or the print that as humans we leave in our environment. Reading landscapes, recycling them, reinforcing their crust or using it as mold, projects like The Truffle in Costa da Morte, Structures of Landscape in Montana or Can Terra in Menorca are built leveraging the natural potential of places and creating synergies that transcend the usage of land and landscapes as mere sources for endless exploitation.

Ensamble Studio is a cross-functional team founded in 2000 and led by architects Antón García-Abril and Débora Mesa. Balancing imagination and reality, art and science, their work innovates typologies, technologies and methodologies to address issues as diverse as the construction of the landscape or the prefabrication of the house. From their early works, every project makes space for experimentation aiming to advance their field. Their contributions to the theory and practice of architecture have received numerous international recognitions, and through their startup WoHo they are developing ways to increase quality and affordability in architecture by integrating offsite technologies.

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