OSMIN AVALOS
Osmin Avalos is an architect based between Guatemala and Barcelona, currently teaching at the Universidad del Istmo de Guatemala and the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia, IAAC, in Barcelona. He is also a researcher for The Public Machinery, an architectural firm in Sweden. Osmin earned his Master’s Degree with honors from IAAC Barcelona and has worked at renowned firms including Tom Wiscombe Architecture (USA), Fernando Romero Enterprise (Mexico), and the Urban Sciences Lab (Barcelona) before establishing his own practice, OAA, in 2020. His work has been showcased in exhibitions in London, Barcelona, Sicily, Shanghai, and Hong Kong.
TEACHING
2022 | Assistant Professor, X-Urban Studio, M.Arch Program, Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia, Barcelona.
2021 – Present | Professor, Design Fundamentals, B.Arch Program, Universidad del Istmo de Guatemala
2021 | Tutor, Edible Landscapes workshop, M.Arch Program, Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia, Barcelona.
2021 | Assistant Professor, Material Behavior, B.Arch Program, Universidad del Istmo de Guatemala
AWARDS
2022 | Winning Proposal, “Nueva Oficina Matriz, Vis Andes”, Salcedo, Ecuador. (to get built)
2022 | Honorable Mention, “Centro de Ciencia y Tecnologia”, Medellin, Colombia
2021 | Honorable Mention, “The Challange Puerto Roma”, Bogota, Colombia
2020 | Emerging Talent and Innovation, ON-A, Barcelona, Spain
2020 | X-Urban Design Award, IAAC Barcelona, Spain
2019 | Guatefuturo Scholarship-Loan Beneficiary 25K USD, Guatemala City
2017 | World Changing Ideas Award “Border City” As part of the Design Team of Fr-ee. Fast Company, New York, New York, USA
2017 | International Exchange Alumni Member, Washington, D.C. USA
2016 | Intern of The Season Prize, Fr-ee, Mexico City
2015 | Honorable Mention, “Airport of The Future”, Denver, Colorado, USA
2014 | Distinguished Participation, “IND-Hotel”, Muncie, Indiana, USA
2014 | Finalist, “City Museum”, Guatemala City
2012 – 2016 | Continuing Student Scholarship “Unis Scholarship”
2012, 2015 & 2016 | Academic Excellence Award, Guatemala City
EXHIBITIONS
MODEL, Festival D’Arquitectures de Barcelona, Spain, May 08-15, 2022. In collaboration with Ros+Falguera Arquitectura.
Public Toilet Design Competition, Hong Kong, Sept 20, 2021.
InclusiveFUTURES “Architectural Geometry & Harmonic Modelling” Shanghai, China, Aug 07, 2021.
Countless Cities. “Caracas”. Favara, Sicily, Italy, Apr 26, 2021 – Jan 16, 2022.
Future Cities, IaaC. “Building Engine”. Barcelona, Spain, Sept 14 – Oct 16, 2020.
Future Cities, IaaC. “Towards a Buoyancy Ontology”. Barcelona, Spain, Sept 14 – Oct 16, 2020.
“Border City” London Design Biennale, London, United Kingdom, Sept 7 – Sept 27, 2016. As part of the design team of Fr-ee.
“Airport of The Future” Universidad del Istmo de Guatemala, Fraijanes, Guatemala, May 2015.
“Museo de la Ciudad” Cátedra Jorge Montes, Guatemala City, October 2014.
LECTURES
“Paradigmas 2021 – 2030”, HiperUrbana, Guatemala City. 2020, Dec 9.
“La Arquitectura Internacional de Osmin López”, Universidad del Istmo, Guatemala City. 2020, Sept 10.
“Cómo logré especializarme en Barcelona” Open World Conferences Unis 2020, Guatemala City. 2020, Aug 22.
“Urbanismo Utópico” HiperUrbana, Guatemala City. 2020, Aug 12.
AUTHORED PUBLICATIONS
Avalos, O. (2020, Dec, 2) “Paradigmas 2021-2030”. Retrieved from HiperUrbana
Avalos, O. (2020, Aug, 3) “Floating Landscapes”. Retrieved from HiperUrbana
Avalos, O. (2020, Aug, 21) “Manual de Aplicación a Estudios en el Extranjero”. Retrieved from UNIS
Avalos, O. (2016, July, 13). “Mi Primer Entrevista Laboral fue en una Oficina de Nivel Internacional”. Retrieved from Unis
Avalos, O. “De Intercambio en Puerto Rico”, Altum Vol. 10, Apr 2016: 22 – 23. Print.
Avalos, O. “Cátedra Jorge Montes 2016”, Altum Vol. 10, Apr 2016: 25. Print.
Avalos, O. “Indianapolis Hotel, Altum Vol. 8, May 2015: 21. Print.
PUBLICATIONS ON DESIGN WORK
Chapines Pa’Delante, Castillo, J. (2021,Aug, 4) “Osmin Avalos, La Joven Promesa de la Arquitectura”. Retrieved from CHAPINES PA’DELANTE
Universidad Del Istmo. (2020,Aug, 8) “Los Retos de La Nueva Arquitectura”. Retrieved from UNIS
Crockett, L. (2017, Sept, 20) Proposition for a New Border City Between US and Mexico Premiers at London Design Biennale. Retrieved from Archdaily (As Part of the Design Team of Fr-ee).
García, A. “Profesionales con Visibilidad Global”, Planos y Estilos, Magazine. October 2016: 16 – 17. Print.
Universidad Del Istmo. “Airport of the Future”, Perfil Vol. 1. March 2016: 46 – 49. Print.
Castillo, D. (2016, March, 1) Perfil Académico, Universidad del Istmo. Retrieved from criticarq.gt
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