Recorded March 7, 2013
In his Emerging Voices lecture, Gracia discusses recent work including the Culinary Art School and CAS Hotel, both in Tijuana, and the Encuentro Guadalupe, a mixed-used residential-hotel community in Ensenada, Mexico.
With offices in both Tijuana and San Diego, graciastudio designs buildings that reflect the influences of regional labor, materials, and markets on construction. Led by Jorge Gracia, the studio has focused on prefabricated architecture, and sees economic constraints as an opportunity for architects to develop creativity and inventiveness.
The Architectural League’s annual Emerging Voices Award spotlights North American individuals and firms with distinct design “voices” that have the potential to influence the disciplines of architecture, landscape architecture, and urban design. The work of each Emerging Voice represents the best of its kind, and addresses larger issues within architecture, landscape, and the built environment.
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