Luis M. Mansilla (1959-2012) and Emilio Tuñón Alvarez (1959) founded Mansilla + Tuñón Arquitectos in 1992.
They have developed most of their academic career in the Department of Architectural Design at the Madrid School of Architecture, as full-time professors. In addition, they have taught as visiting professors at the Princeton University School of Architecture (spring 2008, 2009 and 2010), Harvard Graduate School of Design (spring 2006), Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (spring 2005), Barcelona International School of Architecture (2001 - 2002), Frankfurt Städelschule (1997-1998), CEU San Pablo Architecture Foundation (2000-2001), Barcelona School of Architecture (1999-2000), New School of Architecture of Puerto Rico (summer 2000) and the Navarra School of Architecture (spring 1999 and 2011).
Their work has been awarded the following prizes: FAD Award 2011, Aplus Award 2011, AD Architectural Digest Award (2009), Mies van der Rohe Award (2007), FAD award (2007), Saloni Award (2007), VIA Award (2006), Spanish Architecture Award (2003), FAD Award (2001), COACV Award (2000), Excellent Work Award (2000), First Ibero-American Biennial of Architecture and Engineering (1998), CEOE Foundation Award (1997) and the Arquitecti Award (1996).
Luis M. Mansilla passed away in Barcelona on February 22, 2012.
