Enrique Jerez Abajo (Burgos, Spain, 1980) is an Architect graduated from ETSA Navarra with distinction and Premio Extraordinario de Fin de Carrera (2004). PhD Architect from University of Valladolid (2012). Assistant Professor of Architectural Design at EINA University of Zaragoza (accredited Contratado Doctor, ANECA, 2015). Postgraduate in Restoration of Architecture from ETSA Navarra (2004).
He has worked at Otxotorena Arquitectos, Estudio Cano Lasso, Mangado y Asociados, and BSA. His practice includes domestic and public architecture, interior design, or landscape interventions. In 2020 he was awarded with the Europe 40under40 Award by The Chicago Athenaeum and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies, a prize that recognises young European architects. Some of his projects have been winning or awarded in different competitions. His built work has been awarded and exhibited in the Spanish Architecture and Urbanism Biennial (2021, 2018), the Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos Vasco-Navarro Awards (2022, 2019, 2013), the Castilla y León Architecture Awards (2024, 2022, 2018, 2011), the Arquia/Próxima Awards for young Spanish architects (2012), or the COACYLE/ Burgos Awards (2023, 2021, 2019, 2016, 2011). Among the publications, AITIM, Arquitectura Viva, Casas Internacional, Cercha, Conarquitectura, Diseño Interior, El País, ON Diseño, TectónicaBlog, or ViA arquitectura.
He has worked at Otxotorena Arquitectos, Estudio Cano Lasso, Mangado y Asociados, and BSA. His practice includes domestic and public architecture, interior design, or landscape interventions. In 2020 he was awarded with the Europe 40under40 Award by The Chicago Athenaeum and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies, a prize that recognises young European architects. Some of his projects have been winning or awarded in different competitions. His built work has been awarded and exhibited in the Spanish Architecture and Urbanism Biennial (2021, 2018), the Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos Vasco-Navarro Awards (2022, 2019, 2013), the Castilla y León Architecture Awards (2024, 2022, 2018, 2011), the Arquia/Próxima Awards for young Spanish architects (2012), or the COACYLE/ Burgos Awards (2023, 2021, 2019, 2016, 2011). Among the publications, AITIM, Arquitectura Viva, Casas Internacional, Cercha, Conarquitectura, Diseño Interior, El País, ON Diseño, TectónicaBlog, or ViA arquitectura.
His PhD thesis is titled THE LEGACY FROM THE EPHEMERAL. 1937-2010, Designed and Built Architecture of Spanish Pavilions at International Exhibitions. His line of research is focused on the strategies that take part in the architectural design’s process, based on modern and contemporary Spanish architecture, and in particular on exhibition pavilions and domestic architecture. Author of the books Paisaje y Artificio. El Mausoleo para Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente en Burgos. Miguel Fisac, Pablo Serrano, and Miradas Compartidas. 3 Citas Domésticas en torno a la Arquitectura. He has been guest editor of ZARCH journal. Author of articles on books and journals (En Blanco, Future Arquitecturas, Ra, ZARCH…), lectures, talks, and papers at national and international congresses. Research award in the XV Spanish Architecture and Urbanism Biennial (2021).
He has been an Associate Professor of Architectural Design at Universidad de Zaragoza (2015-23), and an Adjunct Professor of Architectural Design at Universidad de Valladolid (2012-17). Guest lecturer at ETSA Navarra, ETSA Sevilla, Universidade da Beira Interior (Covilhà, Portugal), IUAV di Venezia (Italy), College of Design Al Ghurair University (Dubai, UAE), BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg (Germany), TU Delft (The Netherlands), and Sapienza Università di Roma (Italy).
