Between art and science.

The Studio is an experimental architectural merging art and science platform focusing on extreme environments. Projects span through various scales and spheres of action, often challenging the status-quo through inventiveness and a cross-disciplinary approach. Collaborative work with community and institutions is part of every project.

David A. Garcia is a practising architect, educator and researcher, with a degree in Architecture from the Bartlett UCL and a degree in Art and Theory from UAB, Barcelona.

He is an Associate Professor at the Royal Danish Academy School of Architecture and director of the international Master Program “Architecture and Extreme Environments” where yearly fieldwork and 1:1 experiments to challenged world sites define the course’s innovative approach to architectural design.

He is founder of the practice David Garcia Studio (MAP Architects), which focuses on merging arts and sciences in innovating for design in challenging environments. The practice publishes the annual pamphlet “Manual of Architectural Possibilities” where speculative of present challenges are manifested through themes, data collection and design proposals.

David Garcia has represented Denmark at the International Architecture Venice Biennale in 2012, 2016 and 2023 and has received the international prize for teaching and innovation from the UIA in 2020. David lectures and exhibits internationally.

CONTACT: dgatdavidgarciastudio.dom