Leyre Asensio-Villoria is a registered architect in Spain and studied architecture at the ETSASS (Escuela Tecnica Superior de San Sebastian) and the Architectural Association (AA). She received her diploma in architecture (with honors) from AA in 2001 and received the runner-up prize and the Virtual Medal Prize for the Silver Medal of the Royal Institute of British Architects Presidents Medals Competition in 2002.
Asensio-Villoria was been a design studio instructor in landscape urbanism at AA from 2004 to 2007 and at Cornell since 2006. She has conducted design workshops with the Peking University's Graduate School of Landscape Architecture in 2005 and with the Diploma School at AA in 2003–2004. She has been a guest critic at a number of schools including the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania, Buffalo University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Illinois Institute of Technology, and the University of East London. She has also participated in a number of conferences such as the “Buckminster Fuller in Effect” conference at Harvard Graduate School of Design and the “Forum Babel” at the Kursaal in San Sebastian, Spain.
Professionally, Villoria has over 10 years of professional experience and has worked at a number of architectural practices in the United Kingdom and Spain including Zaha Hadid Architects, Torres Nadal Arquitectos as well as Allies and Morrison Architects/Arup.
In 2002, Villoria, together with David Mah, founded asensio_mah architects. Asensio_mah have exhibited and lectured internationally and are currently completing a number of ongoing projects in Europe. Casa Q, a new build residential commision will be completed in December 2008. The project integrates digital fabrication techniques with traditional construction practices as well as landscape engineering and design.
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