Tatiana Bilbao Spamer is an architect and the principal of Tatiana Bilbao Estudio, which she founded in 2004. Prior to this, she was an advisor in the Ministry of Development and Housing in Mexico City. She also co-founded an architectural think tank, Laboratorio de la Ciudad de México, and an urban research center, MXDF. Bilbao holds a recurrent visiting teaching position at Yale University School of Architecture and has taught at Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Rice University, and Peter Behrens School of Arts in Germany, among others. Her studio work intersects field research and focuses on spaces aiming to become platforms for the enhancement of life. Her honors include the 2012 Kunstpreis Berlin, the LOCUS Foundation’s 2014 Global Award for Sustainable Architecture, and the 2022 AW Architect of the Year.