Magui Peredo and Salvador Macias
Magui Peredo, of Estudio Mac\xedas Peredo, talks about the influence of both Mexican architectural traditions and modern Latin American approaches, as well as the challenges of staying involved in all aspects of the design and construction process. Estudio Mac\xedas Peredo, based in Guadalajara, Mexico, was founded in 2012 by Salvador Mac\xedas and Magui Peredo. The practice is interested in creating a dialogue with its surroundings through the exploration of the constructive processes and the formal and spatial systems that define a specific location. Both architects graduated from Instituto Tecnol\xf3gico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente (ITESO) in Guadalajara and completed their master\u2019s degree at the Universitat Polit\xe8cnica de Catalunya (UPC) in Barcelona, Spain. They teach at the Architecture School at ITESO. \n"The idea of an architect is closely linked to construction [in Mexico]. We founded Estudio Mac\xedas Peredo to have an office that seeks to be part of the building process, but no longer takes care of the logistics and administration of construction." \n\u2014Magui Peredo\nConstructing Practice traces the narratives of young firms from around the globe. Each week, we hear long distance from an emerging architect who tells us about what they do. Hosted by GSAPP Professor Juan Herreros, principal of Estudio Herreros in Madrid. Constructing Practice was initiated as a conference at GSAPP on November 17, 2017. Watch the full conference online: https://www.arch.columbia.edu/events/747-constructing-practice\nEstudio Mac\xedas Peredo: http://emparquitectos.com