Ignacio Montaldo

COUNCILOR (ARGENTINA)

Member of the Council of the International Foundation of Architects
and Design Professionals of ARCPROSPECT.

ARCHITECT, FOUNDER & PRINCIPAL OF IGNACIO MONTALDO ARQUITECTOS

Website:   www.moarqs.com
E-mail:    imontaldo@moarqs.com

• BIOGRAPHY

Ignacio Montaldo was born in 1975.

Graduated in architecture in 2003 from the Buenos Aires University‘s Architecture Design and Urbanism Faculty.

Since 2004, He runs his own studio set up as an open space to associations and different types of cooperation for project developing. The office has a flexible and dynamic working structure, and has developed works and projects of various themes and scales which have been exhibited, published and awarded in Argentine and abroad.

He’s currently teaching in the 4th year at Buenos Aires University and in the 1st year in Di Tella University.

• PHILOSOPHY

I understand architecture as a cultural practice on the physical world whose purpose is improving the quality of people’s life.
With each of my projects, I seek to give simple responses to complex answers which originated from a thorough reading of tangible and intangible project’s constraints (technique, culture, ways of inhabiting, ethics, aesthetics, site, climate, economy, market) not taking anything for granted and finding the key issues that structure it.
I’m interested in developing architecture without appearances, an architecture that arises from certain materials conjugated with specific rules, getting more with less, looking for an intensive poetry saving resources.

• SELECTED WORKS

2009 Tres Lomas Park. Tres Lomas Bs. As. Built Area 43ha. Under construction.

2009 Remodeling of Urban Space of Constitución Street. San Fernando, Bs. As. Built Area 12.000 m2.
Under construction.

2009 Miguel Abuelo Square. Carranza Viaduct. Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. sup.: 6.250m2

2009 House in San Isidro, Bs. As. (AR) Built Area 300m2.

2008 Di Rosa’s House, Tigre, Bs. As. Built Area 180m2.

2007 CCDH’s Office. San Isidro, Bs. As. (AR) Built Area 790m2.

2006 Mitre Square. San Fernando, Bs. As. (AR) Built Area 12500 m2.

2005 Sarmiento Square. San Fernando, Bs. As. (AR) Built Area 1855 m2.

2005 Pocitos Square. San Fernando, Bs. As. (AR) Built Area 650m2.

2004 Quincho in Pingüinos Country Club. Bs. As. (AR) Built Area 90m2.

2004 House in Nuñez. Bs. As. (AR) Built Area 95m2.

2004 Remodeling of a Hall in an Office Building. Bs. As. (AR) Built Area 50m2.

2003 Remodeling of an apartment in La Lucila, Bs. As. (AR) Built Area 75m2.

2003 Remodeling of three apartments. Bs. As. (AR) Built Area 150m2.

2001 House in Mar Azul, Bs. As. (AR), Built Area 180m2.

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• COMPETITIONS

2009 Cultural Center of the National University of Córdoba. Córdoba City. (AR)

2009 Argentinean Main Post Office, Buenos Aires City, (AR)

2009 Buenos Aires Geodesy Historic Files. La Plata City, Bs. As. (AR)

2008 Institute of Physiology, Molecular Biology and Neuroscience of the University of Buenos Aires.

(AR)(First Mention)

2008 Urban Oasis Square Enrique Santos Discepolo. Bs. As. (AR)

2008 Conversion of Historic Buildings of the Naval Station into a Naval Museum, Buenos Aires City, (AR).

2008 Research and post graduate Building of the National Technology University of Mendza.

Mendoza City, (AR).

2007 Buenos Aires City Park. (AR).

2007 Conversion of Historic Buildings of the Majestic Hotel into a Cultural Center. Bs. As. (AR).

2007 Three Cultures Square. Tlatelolco, México City (MX).

2006 Remodeling of Plaza De Mayo, Buenos Aires City, (AR). (First prize)

2006 Complex Bus Terminal, San Salvador de Jujuy City, (AR).

2005 Library of the National University of Mar del Plata. (AR).

2004 Building extension of the Economics Faculty of the University of Buenos Aires. (AR). (Second Prize)

2004 Building extension of the Legislature of Chubut Province. Rawson City, (AR)

2001 Vatican State Square. Buenos Aires City, (AR).

2000 Footbridge of the Jorge Newbery’s Airport. Buenos Aires City, (AR)
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• AWARDS

2009 Silver Medal.
CTIBOR-CAYC Awards. Brick and Architecture. XII Architecture International Biennial of

Buenos Aires.

Project: CCDH Office. October.

2008 First Honorable Citation.
XVI American Architecture Biennial of Quito. Landscape Architecture.

Project: Sarmiento Square. November.

2008 Citation.
National Competition for the IFIBYNE. Physiology, Molecular Biology and Neuroscience Institute.

November.

2007 First Prize.
Architecture, Urbanism, Research and Theory Biennial Awards of the Architecture Order of Buenos

Aires Province. (CAPBA). Finished Works. City presentations Category.

Project Plaza Sarmiento. November.

2006 First Prize.
National Competition for the Remodeling of Plaza de Mayo and Ideas for its Close Surroundings.

November.

2005 Honorable Mention.
Steel Framing Contest Awards. House in Mar Azul.

2004 Second Prize.
Competition for the Extension of the School of Economics, University of Buenos Aires, August.
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• EXIBHITIONS

2009 XII Architecture International Biennale of Buenos Aires. Centro Cultural Recoleta.
CTIBOR-CAYC Awards. Brick and Architecture..
Project: CCDH Office. October.

2008 XVI American Architecture Biennale of Quito. November. Quito, Ecuador.
Landscape category. Plaza Sarmiento.
Architecture design category: CCDH Office.
Architecture design category: Quincho in Pingüinos.

2008 Bienal SCA-CPAU 08. Selection Works. MARQ. October. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Landscape category. Plaza Sarmiento.
Landscape category: Plaza Mitre.
Offices category: CCDH building.

2008 IFIBYNE Contest Exhibition. F.A.D.U. U.B.A. November.

2008 amorir cycle. 8th Saturday November. Montevideo. Uruguay
Project: Plaza de Mayo Contest.
http://www.alonso-craciun.net/amorir/2008/noviembre_8/montaldo.htm

2008 Shall know them by their works, Archives Direction.
F.A.D.U. U.B.A. Between September 22 al 29th. www.archivosdar.com.ar

2008 S.C.A. Recent Works. Curator Arch. Roberto Busnelli. CCDH Office.
Between August 21 and September 20th.

2008 San Pablo Seventh Architecture Biennial. Public Space, Private Space,
which took place in that city between November 9 and December 16th.
Exhibitor of the Official Argentine Presentation.

2007 “The Student – The Architect, 1995-2005 Decade” Exhibition.
Archives Direction - F.A.D.U. U.B.A.

2007 Recent Contests Exhibition. Central Architecture Society, Buenos Aires.
National Competition for the Remodeling of Plaza de Mayo.

2006 20 Architects, first sketches. Amancio Gallery. Buenos Aires. December.

2005 San Pablo Sixth Architecture Biennial.
Living in the City: Continuous and fragments,
which took place in that city between October 22nd and December 12th, 2005.
Exhibitor of the Argentine Official Presentation.

2005 Blueprint Exhibition of the Competition for the Extension of the School of
Economics of the University of Buenos Aires.
Exhibition. F.A.D.U. U.B.A.

2004 Electra´s Design National Painting Awards Exhibition. Selected.
Buenos Aires Design 13th to 27th, October.

2004 Blueprint Exhibition of the Competition for the Extension of the School of
Economics of the University of Buenos Aires.
December. School of Economic Science.

2003 IPS 2003 Exhibition, Think, Build, Teach. In Buenos Aires, Rosario and Córdoba.
National Museum of Fine Arts. Invited to the Young Architects’ section.

2003 National Painting Show. National Bank of the Argentine Republic Foundation.
Palais de Glace. March. Buenos Aires.

2003 Winning Pieces of the SCA 2003 Annual Calendar Awards.
MARQ (Architecture Museum). January, Buenos Aires.

2002 Winning Pieces of the SCA 2002 Annual Calendar Awards.
MARQ (Architecture Museum) January, Buenos Aires.

2001 Inpidual Exhibition. Metropolitan Dialogues, Landscapes with Text.
Central Architecture Society. Paintings.
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• PUBLICATIONS

2009 Escala Magazine, Latin-American Architecture. Bogotá. Colombia.
45th Year. Issue 214, Proposal, space for children.
Project: Sarmiento Square. P. 33-35.

2009 Architecture Magazine S.C.A. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
August. 232nd Issue: Competitions 11th.
Project: IFIBYNE Competition. P.130.

2009 Summa + Magazine. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
April. Issue 100th: Special Edition 10x10.
Project: Plaza de Mayo competition. P.73.

2008 Architecture Magazine S.C.A. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
August, 231st Issue: Biennial Prix SCA-CPAU 2008
Project: Sarmiento Square. P. 142. Plaza Mitre. P. 143. CCDH Office. P.148.

2008 High Council Architecture Magazine C.A.PB.A. Buenos Aires, Argentina. Issue: 2
Project: Sarmiento Square. P.110-113.

2008 Enlace, Architecture and Design Magazine. CAM Official Body, SAM. Mexico. September.
19th Year, 5th. Issue: Work spaces.
Project: CCDH Office. p. 62-68.

2008 Architecture Magazine CAPBA D. IV Argentina. August.
43rd Issue.
Project: Sarmiento Square. P.110-113.

2008 Competitions BooK. Author Rolando Schere. Argentina. September.
Project: May Square Competition. P.612-613. Argentine.

2008 Architecture Magazine S.C.A. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
August, 229th Issue: Critics-Architecture
Project: CCDH Office. P. 140-151.

2008 30-60 Latin-American Architecture Book. Córdoba. Argentina.
16th Issue: Material II. March.
Project: Mar Azul house. P. 42-49.

2008 Enlace, Architecture and Design Magazine. CAM Official Body, SAM. 18th Year, 3rd. Mexico.
Issue: Interventions.
Project: Sarmiento Square. P. 72-77.

2007 Architecture Magazine S.C.A. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
226th Issue: Competitions 10.
Project: Competition Plaza de Mayo. P.89-93.

2007 Arquine, International Architecture and Design Magazine. 39th Issue. México.
Project: Competition Plaza de Mayo. P.10-11.

2007 Future, Architecture. 6th Issue. Spain.
Project: Competition Plaza de Mayo. p.105.

2006 Latin American Houses. Trama editorial. Ecuador.
Project: Mar Azul house. P. 24-27.

2006 Architecture Magazine S.C.A. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
March 220th Issue: Competitions 9.
Project: Steel Framing competition. Pág.122-123.

2006 Escala Magazine, Latin-American architecture. Year 41. Nº 204. Bogotá. Colombia.
204th Issue: “Architects’s Photographic looks”.
Photographs P. 30 y 33.

2005 International Houses. Ed. Klicowscki. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Issue: Steel Framing Competition.
Project: House in Mar Azul. P.42-47.

2005 Architecture Magazine S.C.A. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
218th Issue: San Pablo Sixth Architecture Biennial. Living in the City: Continuous and fragments.
Photographs P. 8 -15.

2003 International Houses. Ed. Klicowscki. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
88th issue: Latin-American Houses.
Project: Mar Azul House. P. 18-23.

2003 XXI century architecture archives, Clarín magazine.
Project: Mar Azul House.

2000 Architecture Magazine S.C.A. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
March Newsletter. Cover Illustration.
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