Murado & Elvira is a Madrid-based multidisciplinary office founded by Juan Elvira and Clara Murado in 2003 dedicated to innovative architecture and interior design.
Our work has been awarded in many national and international competitions, and has been exhibited at prestigious venues as the Mostra Internazionale de Architettura di Venezia or the Bienal de Arquitectura Española. It has been finalist at the norwegian national architecture prize Staten Byggeskikkpris 2012 and selected at the Bienal Española de Arquitectura y Urbanismo 2013.
With a youthful team of professionals, our coming projects are covering different scales and scopes, from housing and renewals to public buildings.
We design spaces to breathe. Relaxed, loose fit environments that allow for a immediate personal appropriation of the user.
We propose a sustainable approach to design, where user participation, shared creativity and building techniques seek to benefit both society and nature.
CLARA MURADO
Architect - ETSAM Madrid / Spain, 1997
Master - MSAAD Columbia GSAPP, 2000
Speaks Spanish, Galician, English and Italian
Clara Murado was born in Lugo, a cold and rainy city in Galicia, Spain. She studied architecture in Madrid ETSAM and spent one year at the IUAV in Venezia (Italy). She met Juan Elvira during her academic career and started their collaboration right there. After completing her architecture degree, she took a Masters Degree in Advanced Architecture Design in Columbia, New York. Back to Spain, she founded Murado & Elvira along with his partner.
Clara is a Project Design Associated Professor at the Universidad de Arquitectura de Alcalá and visiting professor at national and international schools.
Along with her academic and professional career, she runs an editorial task as editor and director of diverse architectural publications. Her love for graphic design and visual thinking (only equaled by butter cookies and the music of Nick Cave) lead to the funding in 2015 of M&E Gráfico, the bi-dimensional twin of M&E Arquitectos. Some times both disciplines happily blend.
JUAN ELVIRA
Architect - ETSAM Madrid / Spain, 1997
Master - MSAAD Columbia GSAPP, 2000
PhD Architect - ETSAM Madrid / Spain 2014
Speaks Spanish, English and Italian
Juan Elvira was born in Badajoz, a hot and dry city in Spain. He studied architecture in Madrid ETSAM and spent one year at the IUAV in Venezia (Italy). He met Clara Murado during his academic career and started their collaboration right there. After completing his architecture degree, he also studied an advanced design master in Columbia University, New York (2000). When he returned to Spain, he worked for Arquitectura, the oldest architecture publication in Spain. Soon he co-founded his own magazine and finally founded Murado & Elvira Architects along with his partner.
He obtained his Phd degree with honors in 2015. The manuscript, called “Ghost Architecture. Space and the production of Ambient Effects” has been awarded with 1st mention at Arquia/Tesis foundation thesis prize in 2015 and has been finalist at the Bienal Iberoamericana de Arquitectura 2016. He anxiously expects it to be published soon.
Juan is Project Design Associated professor at the ETSAM, Urban Design professor at IE University, and visiting professor at national and international schools.
Along with his academic and professional career, he also runs a critical and editorial task, as editor of diverse architectural publications and author of numerous essays in specialized books and journals.
AWARDS
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Aceleradora unoentrecienmil
2024. COAM 24 Prize
2024. Architecture Award CSCAE. New Bauhaus Prize. Finalist
2024. Advanced Architecture Award. Rebuild. Proyecto de construcción industrializada- Off site construction. Finalista
Itinera Vitae. Guía de Buenas Prácticas de Accesibilidad Universal en Extremadura*
2024. Extremadura Architecture and Urbanism Award
2023. Bienal Española de Arquitectura y Urbanismo. BEAU XVI. Finalist
2023. Premios de Arquitectura CSCAE. Selected
Santa Clara Convent Refurbishment for Archeology Museum**
2023. Second Prize
Biblioteca Municipal y Archivo Histórico de Baiona
2021. Bienal Española de Arquitectura y Urbanismo. BEAU XV. Finalistas
2019. Premio de Arquitectura Contemporánea de la Unión Europea. Premio Mies van der Rohe. Nominado
2018. Premio Gran de Area. Premiado
2018. I Premio de Arquitectura Ibérica Lledó. Finalista
2010. Concurso de Ideas Ayuntamiento de Baiona. Primer Premio
Casa Gato
2019. Build Innovators in Design Award
Casa de Cultura Los Molinos
2018. Concurso de Ideas Ayuntamiento de Los Molinos. Accésit
Cruz Roja de Majadahonda*
2017. Concurso de Ideas. Finalista
Casa Galgo
2017. Concurso SelectaHome. Primer Premio
Residencia de Estudiantes Teknobyen*
2013. XII Bienal Española de Arquitectura y Urbanismo. Seleccionado
2012. Trondheim Kommune Energispareprisen. Primer Premio
2012. Premio Nacional de Arquitectura de Noruega. Finalista
2008. Europan 9. Primer Premio
Oficinas Bioclimáticas en Badajoz*
2008. Concurso de ideas. Segundo Premio
Casa entre encinas
2007. Premio Nacional de Arquitectura Española. Nominado
Centro Social en Meira, Moaña
2003. Concurso de ideas Ayuntamiento de Moaña. Segundo Premio
Centro de Formación para el Banco Pastor
2002. Concurso de Ideas. Segundo Premio
Revista de Arquitectura y Pensamiento Oeste*
2001. Concurso de ideas. Primer Premio
Viviendas Experimentales en Barakaldo, Bilbao
2001. Europan 6. Finalista
Renovación de la Plaza de España de Badajoz*
2000. Concurso de ideas. Segundo Premio
* in collaboration with Enrique Krahe
** in collaboration with KAAN Architecten
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EXHIBITIONS
· 2018. Archipaper. Dibujos desde el plano. Museo Nacional de Arte Decorativo, Buenos Aires. AECID
· 2015. Arquitectura Dispuesta. Centro Centro Cibeles, Madrid.
· 2015. Export. Spanish Architecture Abroad. Fundación ICO, Madrid.
. 2014. Freshabroad. Matadero Madrid.
· 2010. Loading Madrid 2010, Construtec. Feria de Madrid IFEMA.
· 2010. Cartográfica, Matadero, Madrid.
· 2010. Arquitectura sin Papel, Belaymont, European Comission in Brussels, May 17th.
· 2010. Cóctel Editorial Bastardo: publicaciones independientes de arquitectura. Directorio España. Bienal Iberoamericana de Arquitectura-Medellín Ciudad Abierta entre October 2010 y January 2011.
· 2009. De lo construido a la arquitectura sin papel. Arquerías de Nuevos Ministerios.
· 2008. 11 Mostra Internazionale di Architettura di Venecia, Spanish pavilion, September 14th to November 23th.
· 2008. Europan 9: Burning questions, Young Architecture on New Public Spaces. HDA Haus der ArchitekturGraz, Austria, April 16-30th.
· 2008. 100% Crudo. Fundación COAM, Madrid.
· 2007. 44 Young Architects Event. Centre d'Art Santa Mònica in Barcelona, October 17th.
· 2006. 44 Young Architects Event. Casa de la Concha, Santiago de Compostela, October 11th.
· 2006. FreshMadrid, travelling exhibition:
2006. CIVA, Centre International pour la Ville, l'Architecture et le Paysage, Brussels.
2006. Ras Gallery, Barcelona.
2006. Museo de Bogotá, Colombia. Centro Cultural Planetario Colombia.
2006. Palacio de Congresos de Pamplona. CENER-CIBARQ-06
2006. Fundación COAM, Madrid.
· 2006. Abierto. Fundación COAM,
· 2004. Galicia XXI Architecture. Embajada de España en Estados Unidos, Washington, July-August.
· 2004. Proyectos en Mondego. Fundación Barrié de la Maza, A Coruña, January-March.
· 2004. Aula Forestal en Mondoñedo. Casa da Conga COAG, Santiago de Compostela.
Consellería de Medio Ambiente de la Xunta de Galicia. (Travelling exhibition).
· 2003. Casa de Cultura en Meira. Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Galicia, Vigo.
· 2002. Espacios Tácticos. Archilab, Orleáns, France, May.
· 2001. El árbol y la nube, Arquerías de Nuevos Ministerios, Madrid.
· 2000. Versioning, Buell Center, Columbia University, New York, June.