Justo Diaz Diego

Justo Díaz holds a B.A. and M.A. in Architecture from ETSAM (Madrid, 2019), and is currently completing the MIPPA Master’s program (ETSAM, 2025). During his academic training, he was awarded scholarships for international exchange programs at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2015) and Tongji University in Shanghai (2016).

He has worked professionally at renowned architecture offices such as selgascano and NuñezRibot Arquitectos, and as a researcher at Penn State University and MCH/ETH, contributing to research focused on new ways of inhabiting space and design strategies for architectural flexibility.

In 2024, he co-founded padd estudio with Guillermo Pozo. 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.