Mexican architect Frida Escobedo is set to be honored with the esteemed Le Prix Charlotte Perriand during the upcoming Créateurs Design Awards ceremony. The ceremony is scheduled to take place in Paris on January 20th, 2024.
“We are thrilled to bestow Le Prix Charlotte Perriand upon Frida Escobedo,” said Yuri Xavier, Co-founder of the Créateurs Design Association. “Her work exemplifies the qualities that this award seeks to recognize—boldness, innovation, and a commitment to shaping the future of design.”
Frida Escobedo, Hotel Boca Chica, Acapulco, Mexico, 2008
Frida Escobedo, Hotel Boca Chica, Acapulco, Mexico, 2008
Escobedo is the third winner of the annual award, otherwise known as the Charlotte Perriand Award, which highlights pioneers in the field of architecture and design. Launched by the CDA in 2021, the award was named after Charlotte Perriand, with the intention of paying tribute to the legacy of the French modernist. The Créateurs Design Association’s mission aligns perfectly with the spirit of the award, as it strives to recognize and uphold excellence in the design industry, while also fostering creativity and preserving the integrity of design practices.
“To find myself acknowledged by this remarkable jury is an honor that resonates deeply within me. It serves as a testament to the enduring legacy of Charlotte Perriand, a legacy I am humbled and overjoyed to perpetuate,” said Frida Escobedo.
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Frida Escobedo’s architectural work has gained international acclaim for its daring concepts, visionary approach, and profound impact on the field. She was born in Mexico City in 1979. She studied architecture at the Ibero-American University before completing her master’s at the Harvard Graduate School of Design.
Frida Escobedo, El Eco Pavilion, Museo Experimental el Eco, Mexico City, Mexico, 2010 Photo © Ramiro Chaves
She established her eponymous studio in Mexico City in 2006. Her portfolio showcases an exceptional ability to seamlessly blend form and function, creating spaces that not only captivate aesthetically but also enhance the human experience within them.
Frida Escobedo, La Tallera Siqueiros, Cuernavaca, Mexico, 2012
Frida Escobedo, La Tallera Siqueiros, Cuernavaca, Mexico, 2012
The studio’s reputation, initially built on the strength of a series of competition-winning projects in her native country—including the renovation of the Hotel Boca Chica (2008), the El Eco Pavilion (2010), and the expansion of La Tallera Siqueiros in Cuernavaca (2012) – the museum-home atelier of the Mexican painter David Alfaro Siqueiros (1896-1974), which has recovered the legendary space that once housed the painter’s home and transformed it into a museum, workshop and artists’ residence – has achieved global scope since 2018, when she received the prestigious appointment to design the annual Serpentine Pavilion in London’s Kensington Gardens, becoming the youngest architect to that date to the project.
Frida Escobedo, Serpentine Pavilion, London, UK, 2018
Most recently, she was appointed as the architect to design the new Modern & Contemporary Wing for The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, becoming the youngest and first woman to design a building for the institution. Following her appointment as the Design Architect for The Tang Wing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Frida Escobedo opened a studio in New York City in 2022.
Looking to the future, we recall that submissions for the CDA Awards are now open. Creative professionals from around the world can submit their work in architecture, design, interior design, photography, digital art, journalism, and curation until November 25th, 2023. This is a unique opportunity for creative minds to showcase their talents and contribute to the global design discourse.
