Frida Escobedo, Serpentine Pavilion, 2018. Serpentine Galleries, London, UK. Photo: Rafael Gamo
Frida Escobedo
Frida Escobedo, born in 1979 in Mexico City, established her eponymous studio there in 2006.
The studio initially gained recognition through a series of competition-winning projects in her native country, including the renovation of the Hotel Boca Chica (2008), the El Eco Pavilion (2010), and the expansion of La Tallera Siqueiros in Cuernavaca (2012). Its reputation reached a global scale in 2018 when Escobedo was appointed to design the annual Serpentine Pavilion in London's Kensington Gardens. At that time, she became the youngest architect ever to undertake the project. Her practice transcends traditional architectural boundaries, encompassing a diverse range of scales and mediums, from buildings and experimental conservation projects to temporary installations, public sculptures, limited-edition objects, publications, and exhibition design. In 2022, Escobedo was appointed to design the New Modern and Contemporary Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, becoming the youngest and first woman to design a building for the institution. Following her appointment as the Design Architect for the Tang Wing, she opened a studio in New York City. Recently, her studio was selected as an associate designer, alongside Moreau Kusunoki, to lead the Centre Pompidou 2030 renovation.
Frida Escobedo has received numerous accolades, including the Architectural League of New York's Young Architects Forum Award (2009), the BIAU Prize (2014), the Architectural Review Emerging Architecture Award (2016), and the Architectural League Emerging Voices Award (2017). In 2019, she was honored as an International Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). Most recently, the Créateurs Design Association & Awards named her the recipient of Le Prix Charlotte Perriand for 2024.
In addition to her architectural practice, Escobedo has taught at several prestigious institutions, including Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation (2015), the Architectural Association of London (2016), Harvard's Graduate School of Design (2016/2019), Rice University (2019), and, most recently, Yale University (2022).
A Library as Big as a World. Fondation Beyeler, Switzerland, 2024. Photo: Mark Niedermann.
Galerie Nordenhake Mexico City, 2022. Photo: César Béjar.
Galerie Nordenhake Mexico City, 2022
Creek Chair, 2022. Photo: Rodrigo Chapa
The Fabricated Landscape, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburg, 2021. Photo courtesy of CMOA
Installation view, "Francis Alÿs, Frida Escobedo, On Kawara - Today", Galerie Nordenhake Mexico 2020. Photo: Rafael Gamo
Installation view, "Francis Alÿs, Frida Escobedo, On Kawara - Today", Galerie Nordenhake Mexico 2020. Photo: Rafael Gamo
Installation view, "Francis Alÿs, Frida Escobedo, On Kawara - Today", Galerie Nordenhake Mexico 2020. Photo: Rafael Gamo
Frida Escobedo, Serpentine Pavilion, 2018. Serpentine Galleries, London, UK. Photo: Rafael Gamo
Station No. 9, Peana Gallery for CONDO, exhibition curated by José Esparza Choy Cuy, Mexico City, 2019.
El Otro, Franz Mayer Museum, Mexico City, 2019.
El Otro, Franz Mayer Museum, Mexico City, 2019.
El Otro II. Architecture Effects, Guggenhein Museum, Bilbao, 2018. Photo: Erika Barahona Ede / Andrés Harvey
Tu casa es mi casa. If we want to continue, Neutra VDL House, Los Angeles, 2017. Photo: Adam Wiseman
Estaciones—Ruta de la Amistad. Estación No 9, Arthur Ross Gallery, New York, 2017. Photo: James Ewing.
Under the Same Sun. Jumex Museum, Mexico City, 2015.
You know, you cannot see yourself so well as by reflection. London Design Festival, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2014.
89plus Americas Marathon, Jumex Museum, Mexico City, 2014. Photo: Rafael Gamo
89plus Americas Marathon, Jumex Museum, Mexico City, 2014. Photo: Rafael Gamo
Civic Stage, Lisbon Architecture Biennial, 2013. Photo: Nuno Cera
Civic Stage, Lisbon Architecture Biennial, 2013. Photo: Delphino Legnani