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Javier García-Germán, Alia García-Germán. TAAs, totem arquitectos asociados
TAAs totem arquitectos asociados is a Madrid-based architecture studio founded in 2005 by Javier García-Germán. Since then, the studio has been dedicated to a variety of projects spanning office, residential, educational, and cultural buildings.
Javier García-Germán (1974) studied architecture at the ETSAM (Extraordinary Final Project Award 2002), the Oxford School of Architecture, and the Harvard University Graduate School of Design (Master in Design Studies 2004), where he was a Fulbright Scholar. He received his Ph.D. in architecture -Thermodynamic Environments. A Critical Cartography on Energy, Architecture, and Atmosphere- at ETSAM (2014).
He teaches architecture at the Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid (ETSAM, UPM), and is module director of both the Master in Collective Housing (MCH, ETH Zürich-UPM) and the Master in Advanced Ecological Buildings (MAEB, IAAC, Barcelona).
Alia García-Germán (1979) studied architecture at the Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid (2008) and at the Facoltà d'Architettura, Politecnico di Torino (2001). Alia García-Germán develops her professional activity as a partner architect of TAAs in 2008, being a partner since 2010, having been actively involved in the development of most of the projects of the office. She is LEED AP Building Design and Construction (LEED AP BD+C), US Green Building Council (2014), a title awarded by the Green Building Council that enables certification buildings with the LEED seal.
Javier García-Germán (1974) studied architecture at the ETSAM (Extraordinary Final Project Award 2002), the Oxford School of Architecture, and the Harvard University Graduate School of Design (Master in Design Studies 2004), where he was a Fulbright Scholar. He received his Ph.D. in architecture -Thermodynamic Environments. A Critical Cartography on Energy, Architecture, and Atmosphere- at ETSAM (2014).
He teaches architecture at the Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid (ETSAM, UPM), and is module director of both the Master in Collective Housing (MCH, ETH Zürich-UPM) and the Master in Advanced Ecological Buildings (MAEB, IAAC, Barcelona).
Alia García-Germán (1979) studied architecture at the Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid (2008) and at the Facoltà d'Architettura, Politecnico di Torino (2001). Alia García-Germán develops her professional activity as a partner architect of TAAs in 2008, being a partner since 2010, having been actively involved in the development of most of the projects of the office. She is LEED AP Building Design and Construction (LEED AP BD+C), US Green Building Council (2014), a title awarded by the Green Building Council that enables certification buildings with the LEED seal.
