Esau ACOSTA

Profile

Born in 1978. Graduated from Polytechnic University of Madrid. Architecture in 2004. He received his Master in Advance Architectural Projects in 2011 (ETSAM). Currently he is studying urban Sociology at UNED, and starting PHD program at ETSAM.

Recent 5 main activities are Private commission for construction of G House (Tenerife), First prize II Biennale Spazio Pubblico in Roma 2013, 72 hour prize "most amazing design", Architectural Lisbon Trienale 2013 (Close Closer program), Invited to the festival of architecture EME3 Barcelona (2013), Madrid Council fellowship for creations 2011 & 2012. (Some taking part of Studio SIC).

Co-founder of Estudio FAM, VIC & Estudio SIC, where he was awarded with DETAIL PRIZE 2009 (Germany), First prize Bauwelt 09 in Second Nature category (Germany), Special Mention in AR Awards for Emerging Architecture (London), Finalist at City Category in FAD Awards 08 (Barcelona), also Mies Van Der Rohe Foundation incorporate "11 March Memorial Model" into its collection as selected at 2009 awards.
Awarded by the Ministry of Public Works (2000-01) for international architecture seminars "Madrid City". His final project degree: Industrial housing in Miraflores de la Sierra was awarded (accesit) at the national contest Urban Solutions 05, and finalist in the PFC award Pasajes-Iguzzini. He has given talks at universities and participated in seminars/congress in USA, Germany, Italy, UK and Spain, as well as his work has been published in over 30 magazines and books in Asia, America and Europe.
 Currently he is co-developing the project MAPPE (Mapping pushing empowerment).

About works / performance

My practice is focused on the studies and developing of spatial solutions, architectural entities, possible settlements, and uncommon arrangement between collective human condition and individual. I am interested in those processes where we can find new definitions of "Collectivity". I like to think that "people meets in architecture" and the potential of citizens' informal process are a usefull way to rethink new ways for its definition. Thinking about collectivity links to the concept of governance and how people find spatial solutions to self-organize. Some of my work developed with Estudio SIC and VIC start with forms or materials that often comes from outside architecture, with the conviction that things can always be re-interpreted and re-examined to be seen as architecture.

G HOUSE, 2013, video tape, HDV, 2 min 23 seg.

G HOUSE #10, 2012, photograph, Construction process.

Map of Madrid appropriate spaces, 2012, printed banner, 800x410 mm

11 MARCH MEMORIAL, 2007, photograph 600x200 mm, Build with studio FAM.

B HOUSE, 2012, work model, Designing process.

FACE(S)CAPES, 2009, photography #12, 16:9 format, Studio of 11 March memorial visiting people.