Originally from Mexico City, he graduated from the Universidad Iberoamericana with honorary mention and the award for the best thesis of the year. He also obtained the teacher and criticism of the Polytechnic University of Catalonia and doctor architect with outstanding cum laude for the Higher Technical School of Architecture of Madrid.
Due to her great experience, Canales has been a visiting professor at Yale School of Architecture, Architectural Association in London and the Ibero -American University. He has taught Master's courses at ITAM, UNAM, CIDE and ETSAB in Barcelona, in addition to being a jury in international architectural competitions such as the Ibero -American Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism.
The conception of architecture by Fernanda Canales
For Fernanda Canalesarchitecture is a way of relating to the city and the territory, so it emphasizes the fact of looking outside, before thinking inside the works it performs.
Canales considers itself a space activist, since its architecture faces the possibility of Improve living conditions, relating to others and next space. For her, public spaces must invite people to be part of them, since they are spatial connection points.
In this sense, innovation is to question as an object, a site or certain practice may be better or more useful. Therefore, his professional work has focused not only on practice, but teaching and research, especially in the history of Mexican architecture.
Publications
Fernanda Canales He has dedicated much of his career to the teaching and research, So she is the author of books such as Shared structures, private spaces, Collective housing in Mexico, The right to architecture And more recently, Architecture in Mexico 1900-2010. The construction of modernity. Also, his works and essays have been published in important International media.
Most important works
Some of the most important works of Fernanda Canales They are found in Mexico City, such as Elena Garro Cultural Center In Coyoacán, the Invisible pavilion and the Maruma house.