EDAA is an architecture and expanded creative practice based in Mexico City, led by architect Luis Arturo García. Founded in 2007, the studio is distinguished by its ability to integrate architecture with related disciplines such as collectible design, hospitality, real estate development, and ephemeral projects—approaching each commission as a convergence of research, technique, and lived experience.
Over the years, EDAA has developed residential projects in both urban and natural contexts, as well as boutique hospitality spaces that redefine the dialogue between architecture and experience. Works such as Taxco 25 (Mexico City) and Casa Meztitla (Tepoztlán, Mexico) reflect the studio’s interest in creating both intimate and collective environments deeply connected to landscape and everyday life. In parallel, EDAA has ventured into art and temporary design projects, interdisciplinary collaborations with audiovisual art, and the creation of collectible design objects, featured in exhibitions at international galleries.
EDAA’s vision conceives architecture as a field that manifests across multiple scales: from object to building, from the ephemeral to the inhabitable. At each scale, the studio seeks to craft works and experiences that seamlessly integrate material, technique, and daily life—positioning architecture as a cultural and sensitive practice, always in dialogue with the context from which it emerges.
Our work has been published in various print and digital media outlets, including books published by Gestalten (Berlin), Phaidon (London, New York) and Arquine (Mexico City), as well as specialized magazines such as Domus (Mexico City, Milan), AD/Architectural Digest (Mexico City, New York), Wallpaper (London), Dwell (New York), Dezeen (London), Glocal (Mexico City), Folio (Mexico City), Trama (Ecuador), Gooood (China), among others.
EDAA's work has been recognized nationally and internationally through various awards:
2025, Finalist - Offices less than 300m2. Habitat Prize. Mexico.
2024, Winner - Interior Design / Exhibition. Architecture MasterPrize. Los Angeles, CA, USA
2024, Winner - Interior Design / Installation. DNA Paris Design Awards. France
2023, Finalist - Ephemeral architecture. Mexican Interior Design PRISMA Prize. Mexico
2023, Honorable Mention - Best art in outdoor public space. Golden Trezzini Awards. Russia
2023, Nominee - Residential. Project of the Year Prize. Archdaily. Mexico
2023, Finalist - Work environment interior design. Noldi Schreck Prize. Mexico
2023, Finalist - Space reconversion. Premio Noldi Schreck. Mexico
2022, Finalist - Offices. Mexican Interior Design PRISMA Prize. Mexico
2022, Winner Selection Ópera Prima. Trama magazine. Ecuador
2022, Special Mention - Best Implemented Project of Residential Estate. Golden Trezzini Awards. Russia.
2022, Finalist - Green Architecture. Firenze Entremuros Awards. Mexico
2022, Finalist - Commercial Interior Design. Firenze Entremuros Awards. Mexico
2022, Honorable mention - Residential. Project of the Year Grupo Expansión Prize. Mexico
2022, Honorable mention - Bar restaurant. IV Iberoamerican Lighting Design Biennial. Mexico
2022, Official Selection - Commercial spaces and hotels. IV Iberoamerican Lighting Design Biennial. Mexico
2021, Nominee - Architecture / Renovation. LOOP Design Awards. Portugal
2021, Finalist. Mexican Interior Design PRISMA Prize. Mexico
2021, Leading Architecture Practice Mexico. BUILD Design & Build Awards. United Kingdom
2021, Best Contemporary Architecture Production Services. BUILD Architecture Awards. United Kingdom
2021, Ganador - Best Hospitality Restaurant Project. BUILD Architecture Awards, United Kingdom
2020, Finalist - Multifamily residential. Interceramic Interior Design Prize. Mexico
2020, Finalist - Architecture + Art. Architizer A+Awards. New York, USA
2019, Honorable mention - Plastic Assembly. 3rd Biennial of Young Architects (FCARM), Mexico
2019, Honorable mention - Multifamily residential. 3rd Biennial of Young Architects (FCARM), Mexico
2019. Finalist - Special Projects. The Plan Award. Italy
2019, Finalist - Ephemeral architecture. Noldi Schreck Prize. Mexico
2018, Special mention - Ephemeral architecture / Restaurant. Mexican Interior Design PRISMA Prize. Mexico
2018, Special mention - Ephemeral architecture. Mexican Interior Design PRISMA Prize. Mexico
2018, Winner - Architecture + Light. Architizer A+Awards. New York, USA
2018, Honorable mention - Interior Design. Architecture MasterPrize. Los Angeles, CA, USA
2017, Finalist - Multifamily residential. Firenze Entremuros Awards, Mexico
2017, Gold Medal. International Dedalo Minosse Prize. Vicenza, Italy
2016, Honorable mention - Social housing. Architecture MasterPrize. Los Angeles, CA, USA
2016, Winner - Residential architecture. 5th National Architecture and Interior Design Prize AAI Mexico. Mexico
2016, Nominee. Latin American Architecture Oscar Niemeyer Awards. RED BAAL
2016, Nominee - Housing: Single Family. Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize. Chicago, USA
2016, Winner - Architecture + Water. Architizer A+Awards. New York, USA
2016, Finalist - Residential. Architizer A+Awards. New York, USA
2015, Gold Medal - Single-family house. 1st Biennial of Young Architects (FCARM), Mexico
2015, Silver Medal - Single-family house. 2nd Biennial of Architecture of Mexico City (CAM-SAM). Mexico
2013, Honorable mention. National Competition for Architecture with Social Sense, Casita Linda. Mexico
2005, Winner - Urban Rescue. Alberto J. Pani Architectural Composition Award. Mexico
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