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CURRICULUM VITAE

Manuel Pinilla Fernández. Seville 1986.

1986 Born in Seville, Spain
2010 Awarded degree in Architecture from the E.T.S.A Sevilla. 9/10 qualification in the final-degree project

Professional profile

Since June of 2010 MPF is Collaborator architect at 2DRarquitectos (Carlos and Gonzalo Díaz-Recasens)
Projects accomplished:
- Restoration of the 16th century Royal Butcher's, recondition of the olive oil mill as archaeology museum and renovation of the romantic garden in 'el Recreo de Castilla'. All of these projects are located in Priego de Córdoba
- Extension of the sports centre in Torreblanca, Seville.
- Restoration of the sports centre pavilion 'Ifni', Seville
- Several recondition in penthouses, Seville

Since October of 2011 MPF is Collaborator architect at Pedro Gragera Villalba's architecture office
Projects accomplished:
- Masterplan of La Roda de Andalucía, Seville
- Masterplan of Los Corrales, Seville
- Renovation of disco-pub in El Real de la Jara, Seville
- New main park in Los Corrales, Seville

Since September of 2010 MPF sets up his own architecture office
Projects accomplished:
- Roof replacement in a stately house in the town centre of Aracena, Huelva. (Build. 2011)
- Adaptation of premises to house in Los Corrales, Seville. (Project stage. 2011)
- Roof replacement and redesign of façade of a house in Los Corrales, Sevilla. (Build. 2012)
- Premises for fruit storage with the foresight of a house upstairs in Los Corrales, Seville. (Project stage. 2011)
- House in Los Corrales, Seville. (About to start construction. 2012)
- Garage with foresight of a house upstairs in Algámitas, Seville. (Project stage. 2012)
- House in Algámitas, Seville. (Project stage.2012)
- House remodelling and adaptation in Algámitas, Seville. (Project stage.2013)

In 2011 he participate in the creation and organization of the initiative 1.10.100, a young architects group who organizes visits to special interest work of architecture situated in Andalucia.

Academic merits

- International workshop 'Cátedra Blanca' organized by Cemex and the University of Seville. Obteining the higest qualification and being selected to represent the University in the 'catedra blanca' national competition.
Professors: Antonio Ortiz (Cruz y Ortiz arquitectos), Rafael Moneo and Carlos Ferrater.
- 9/10 qualification in the final-degree project. 430 social dwellings in Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz.

Awards in architecture competitions

- 2nd prize (9000€). Designing a pavilion for the Venice Biennale. Organized by 'Cátedra Hispalyt' (2008)
- Proposal selected. Bath designing competition 'Cevisama INDI' (2009)
- Invited to participate in the 4th exhibition of final-degree projects organized by the XI Spanish biennale of architecture and urbanism (2011)
- 1st prize. 'Spaces for reflections in Cadiz', organized by the Architect Association of Cadiz. Participate with Carlos and Gonzalo Dïaz-Recasens, Veronica Llamas and Casilda Serra as parthners.

Publications 

His projects has been gathered by national & international publications as: 
- Pabellón Bienal Venecia. II Concurso Cátedra Hispalyt cerámica para construir, conarquitectura ediciones, Diciembre 2008
- Cátedra Blanca. Talleres de proyectos de arquitectura ETSA de Sevilla, 2008 / 2009

He has worked in the design of some publications as:
- Cover design of the 'architecture student guide' of the term 2009 - 2010 in the E.T.S.A Sevilla
- Collaboration in the design of some drawings of the publication 'Concurso. Rehabilitación y ordenación del entorno urbano del antiguo convento de Santa María de los Reyes'

Exhibitions

- Exhibition of the proposal selected for the intenational competition 'Cevisama INDI'. Organized by the Architect Association of Comunidad Valenciana (Septiember of 2009)
- Model itinerant exhibition of the white concrete model made for the national competition 'Cátedra Blanca'. Exhibited in Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia and Seville (2009 - 2010)
- Collective exhibition with the monographic topic: The training of the young architects on the society service,, fundación FIDAS (February of 2011).
- XI Spanish biennale of architecture and urbanism. 4th exhibition of final-degree projects (April of 2011)
- Exhibition Construmat Barcelona 2011 (May of 2011)