Escobedo Soliz studio, a two-man operation based in Mexico City, is the kind of underdog architecture firm you want to root for. Despite having limited funds, zero built work, and a combined age approximating that of the average AIA member, the pair has developed a scrappy work ethic in tandem with a strong appreciation of context and materials. That approach helped them land one of the most coveted commissions for emerging firms—the courtyard pavilion design for MoMA PS1’s Young Architects Program in New York.
“Architecture schools in the U.S. have more technological resources. In Mexico, we are more pragmatic,” says partner Andres Soliz Paz. “We ask ourselves, how can we build with the things we have in our hands?” Soliz Paz, 25, and Lazbent Pavel Escobedo Amaral, 27, met on their first day studying architecture at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, one of Latin America’s most prestigious academic institutions. Despite coming from different regions of Mexico, they hit it off immediately, discussing art and architecture, swapping books, and collaborating on school projects.
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