Juan Gavilanes Vélaz de Medrano, Madrid 1967.
Architect, ETSA Madrid / UPM (1985-1992).
His built work has been awarded several prizes from 2001 to the present. He has won prizes in architectural competitions from 1996 to the present.
PhD by the UPM (2012), in the DPA, ETSA, with the Thesis:
"The trip to the Costa del Sol (1959-1969): project and transformation in the beginnings of modern tourism".
Professor of Architectural Projects, ETSA Malaga, University of Malaga, 2005-2021.
Visiting Professor in El Salvador (2010), Quito (2009) and Mexico (2008).
Trustee of the Fundación Arquitectura Contemporánea since 2014:
Fomento de la Arquitectura Award for Doctoral Thesis, COA Málaga, 2013.