Guillermo Pozo Arribas

Guillermo Pozo Arribas (Tres Cantos, 1993) is an architect graduated from the Technical School of Architecture of Madrid (ETSAM, UPM) in 2019, with an academic exchange program at Seoul National University (2015-2016), South Korea. He is currently completing the MIPPA 2025 program (Master’s in Industrialization, Prototyping, and Architectural Design) at the Department of Architectural Projects at ETSAM, UPM, which provides access to PhD studies.

Since graduating in 2019, he has worked as an architect at Nomos Arquitectos and MármolBravo Arquitectos, contributing to a range of housing projects in Spain and Switzerland. He has also worked as a researcher at MCH/ETH, where he helped develop HOUSETAG, a publication focused on classifying the various paradigms adopted by European housing in the early 21st century.

In 2024, he co-founded padd estudio with Justo Díaz. Their work explores contemporary ways of living, concieving architecture as a means of engaging with the landscape and territory, with particular attention to cultural and material contexts and the responsible management of natural resources.

Their projects have received several national and international awards, including 1st Prize in Europan 17 Nalón, Spain, 1st Prize in Europan 17 Vaasa, Finland, 3rd Prize in the TAC! 2024 Pavilion competition, and 3rd Prize for the Social Center in Muimenta, Ourense. In 2024, they were awarded the inaugural MCH/TC research scholarship for their project «Wooden Life», which explores the use of timber in collective housing in Spain.