Escobedo Soliz: "In architecture, it is important to create poetic pre-existences"

In February 2020, the Architectural League of New York announced the eight firms based in the United States, Canada, or Mexico to be recognized through the Emerging Voices award, whose emerging practices have the potential to influence the disciplines of architecture, landscape architecture, and urban design. Among them, the winning Mexican firm was Escobedo Solíz, comprised of Lazbent Pavel Escobedo Amaral and Andrés Soliz Paz.

However, due to recent events surrounding COVID-19, the lecture series featuring each selected team in New York City—originally scheduled for March—has been tentatively postponed until the summer of this year. To continue the program's mission of promoting and recognizing the work of emerging voices, the Architectural League has launched a series of videos featuring each of the practices. In this feature, we present the interview with the Mexican firm Escobedo Solíz, which also includes architect Mauricio Rocha, who shares his perspectives on the work carried out for the Casa Nakasone project.