JSa Arquitectura. Architecture studio founded by Javier Sánchez in 1996 dedicated to the reconversion and renovation of the urban fabric. Led by Aisha Ballesteros, Benedikt Fahlbusch and Javier Sánchez, it has a multidisciplinary team in Mexico City and Lima, Peru. With more than 180 projects built in Mexico, South America and Europe, its work covers heritage renovation, cultural promotion, hospitality experiences, sustainable solutions, community and work spaces, and the study of housing. It has received more than 120 awards.
Awarded more than 55 national and international awards and with more than 15 years of experience, it develops projects of various kinds such as houses, homes, social housing, museums, schools, commercial spaces, cultural spaces, offices, mixed-use buildings, public spaces, etc.
Javier Sánchez. Founding partner and director of the workshop. Architect from the National Autonomous University of Mexico with honours (1996), with a Master's in Science and Development of Real Estate Projects from Columbia University, New York (1998). His work has focused on urban acupuncture projects and the recovery of architectural heritage.
His recognitions include the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale (2006) for the Brasil 44 social housing project; the Best New Global Design award from the Chicago Athenaeum (2007) for the Condesa DF hotel; the Gold Medal of the National Biennial of Mexican Architecture (2020) by the MMAC Juan Soriano; and recently, the Housing Award from the American Institute of Architects (2022) for the Casa Cosecha de Lluvia project (in collaboration with RHA).
In 2008 he was elected an Honorary Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (AIA); in 2009 he entered the National System of Art Creators of the System of Support for Creation and Cultural Projects (previously known as FONCA); and since 2011 he is a member of the National Academy of Architecture. In 2014 he was invited to give the Federico E. Mariscal Extraordinary Chair at the Faculty of Architecture of the UNAM, in recognition of his outstanding and high level of performance in the architectural discipline.
