Manuel Cervantes

Manuel Cervantes is one of the most prominent contemporary Mexican architects, known for a body of work that combines material sensitivity, contextual awareness, and a profound commitment to architecture as a social tool. An architect graduated from Universidad Anáhuac, he is a member of the National Academy of Architecture and the National System of Art Creators (FONCA).

In 2004, he founded Manuel Cervantes Estudio, a firm that has developed architectural projects of different scales and programs, ranging from single-family and collective housing to transport infrastructure, hospitality, commercial spaces, cultural and sports facilities. His architecture is characterized by a precise response to the places where it is located, exploring the relationship between landscape, space, and materiality.

Among Manuel Cervantes’ most renowned works are Casa Salazar, Casa Tepetate, and Casa Avándaro, as well as major infrastructure projects such as multimodal transport hubs in Mexico City. These houses, published and internationally awarded, are benchmarks of contemporary architecture for their ability to engage with the natural environment and reinterpret the Mexican constructive tradition from a contemporary perspective.

Throughout his career, Manuel Cervantes has worked both in Mexico and abroad, with projects in America, Europe, and the Middle East, addressing everything from rural and social housing to large-scale urban developments. His firm, Manuel Cervantes Estudio, is recognized for researching in each project the interplay between technique, landscape, and culture, creating works that respond not only to aesthetic values but also to real human needs.