Tatiana Bilbao ESTUDIO is a Mexico City–based architecture firm known for its commitment to the social, cultural, and environmental impact of architecture, as well as its distinctive, craft-forward approach to design. With a portfolio spanning housing, cultural and exhibition projects, education and research facilities, public landscapes, and urban masterplans among others, the firm is guided by the conviction that “architecture must arise from a sensitive understanding of ways of living, daily rituals, and the needs of each community,” in their own words. Founded in 2004 by Tatiana Bilbao, who leads the practice with partners Catia Bilbao, Juan Pablo Benlliure, Alba Cortés, Mariano Castillo, and Soledad Rodríguez, the firm prioritizes collaboration and shared authorship.

Tatiana Bilbao ESTUDIO has been recognized with numerous honors, including the CEMEX Award in 2021 and the J.Irwin and Xenia S. Miller Prize in 2013 for the firm; the 2010 Emerging Voices by the League and the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture Prize in 2014 for Bilbao. The studio’s work has been exhibited widely, including at the Venice Biennale, Centre Pompidou, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

Recent projects include: 

Opera Aperta Padiglione Santa Sede For the 2025 Venice Biennale, Tatiana Bilbao ESTUDIO, in collaboration with MAIO Architects and local artisans, transformed the historic Santa Maria Ausiliatrice Complex in Venice into a living space and a communal kitchen, with cultural programming and events connecting visitors and local residents to care for Venice’s built and social environment. 

Sea of Cortez Research Center Located in Maztlan, Mexico, the three-and-a-half-level aquarium’s design was arranged around a grid of orthogonal concrete walls that delineates spaces for education, research, and conservation.  

ESTOA-UDEM Conceived as the entrance to the University of Monterrey, this mixed-use structure hosts commercial facilities, learning spaces, service offices, parking, and an endemic landscape that blends the campus into the surrounding area. 

Olive West Marterplan In collaboration with MOS Architects, PRODUCTORA, and Macías Peredo, Tatiana Bilbao ESTUDIO designed a residential masterplan for the Grand Center Arts District of St. Louis, Missouri, that weaves shared outdoor landscapes through a mix of single- and multi-family homes.