“We acknowledge that people drive design. Our humanistic approach looks for social justice, sustainability and high-quality environments”
We are a global and collaborative firm led by Mauricio Ceballos. He, alongside FR-EE and Foster + Partners, directed the New Airport in Mexico City (NAIM), the most ambitious infrastructure project undertaken in Mexico in the past 50 years. We envision good design as a workflow between clients, groups, and specialists, and operate under the philosophy that good design is not the product of masterminds, but rather stems from well-integrated teams, a systematic process, excellent communication, and consistent values.
Having designed many of the most well-known projects in the country–like the Soumaya Museum, Plaza Carso, G-20 Convention Center, Hyperloop, NAIM–and other international projects–like Shenzhen Technology Center, Xiamen, Xili Hub, and Super Headquarters among others in China–while working with exceptional talents, MCxA has proven it has the experience and knowledge to develop any project in time, within budget, and at the highest quality. We believe in the power of research to transform our environments for a future that is more sustainable and equal, and guide the design of architecture that surprises, connects our users, and provides value to our clients. We focus on high-quality design through all types, scales, and typologies.
Our full design services include architecture, interior design, furniture design, material selection, landscaping, and purchase for an integrated, holistic model; we always operate under our client’s vision and desires to achieve their goals. We approach building with intuitive sensibility, using advanced software and analytical tools that allow us to understand each building's comfort, energy, daylight management, and ventilation.
Mauricio Ceballos
CEO
Mauricio Ceballos Mauricio Ceballos approach to design is achieved through a combination of international collaborations, high quality standards, sustainability and understanding of the context on the client needs. For more than 25 years, he has been directly responsible of mayor projects in Mexico, such as the New International Airport in Mexico City. He was Co-designer and Leader for the Museo Soumaya, Plaza Carso, the G-20 Convention Center. Mauricio has as well-developed international projects as the Guadalupe Church in Miami. In China, he has leaded and designed several competitions like the Master Plan in Xiamen for CR-Land; and the Science and Technology Center in Shenzhen.
Until recently, he was CEO of FR-EE Fernando Romero Enterprise. In the academic field, Mauricio has been professor at the Monterrey Institute of Technology and have been invited as speaker in distinct universities on architecture, airport design and museums matter. He has been jury at different architecture contents around the globe.
Team
Julia Calderón
COO
With Master and PhD degrees in Computer Science and Education, Julia has more than 15 years of experience in large scale projects. She specializes on the designing of technological solutions, supervision, construction resident coordination and project management.
Julia serves in the academic field as research professor at the Polytechnic Institute National. As our COO, she oversees the proper operations management of the group.
Luis Vicente Flores
Senior Architect
He is a member of a breakthrough modern generation which emerged in “a” magazine during the 90’s. Luis Vicente has a strong focus in the conception and designing of architectural and urban projects. His work comprises the whole process, from early conceptual work to detailed construction documents.
As Project Director, Luis Vicente has developed experience in the evaluation of technical proposals, coordinating the different groups of experts involved in the process. He takes part on the theoretical and practical aspects of the projects related to architecture and urban design.
Matthew Fineout
Senior Architect
Mathew is an experienced architect on large complex buildings developments, he has worked and leaded important projects like the Bilbao Guggenheim Museum for Frank Gehry, the Soumaya Museum for FREE, the New Mexico Airport for FREE and Foster & Partners. He has more than 30 years of experience developing solutions for unique buildings.
Francisco Vázquez
Design Director
Head of our Design Department, Francisco is a senior architect with more than 25 years of experience. He serves as the Design Leader and mentor to conceptualize, develop, and implement innovative design solutions. He develops pioneering solutions and overall strategies to address client goals resulting in consistent, high quality and exceptional design experiences. Francisco is specialized on the development of construction documents.
Marco Severino
Construction Director
As Construction Senior Director he supervises the planning, organization, direction, control, and evaluation of the construction projects from start to finish according to schedule, specifications and client’s budget. His rational approach complements the design phase developing and implementing quality control programs.
Montserrat Padilla
Interior Design Leader
Director of our Interior Design Department, Monse is a creative designer specialized in prospective and trend studies. She undertakes the design projects visualizing and sketching design plans as per client goals. By sourcing products and materials, determining costs and inspecting construction, she determines the client’s requirements of the project
Esmeralda Bañales
Administration Director
As Administrative Director, she is responsible for the administrative, operational and financial support of the office. Esmeralda addresses the correct long-term strategic planning and daily operations of the projects administration. She operates our clients, consultants, suppliers and subcontractors’ contracts, ensuring all terms and conditions are followed.
César Eduardo Talavera
Legal Director
Through his career, César has experience working with companies dedicated to real estate development. At MCxA, he oversees from the sale, purchase or financing of a residence to the acquisition, permitting, construction and leasing of a commercial real estate project. He is currently at the Head of our Legal Department.
Unai Artexte
Architect Leader
Unai is an architect licensed in Spain and a consultant to leading A/E/C firms. Unai has over a dozen years of international architectural design experience and has led numerous award-winning projects in Miami, New York, Barcelona & Mexico City.
Projects led by Unai include the installation for the London Design Biennale 2016, the New Airport of Mexico City, the Latin American Art Museum in Miami and the “You are the context” launch exhibition in the Salomon R Guggenheim Museum in New York City.
Dionisio Bohyvin
Architect Leader
Part of our Design Team. As one of our Lead Architects, Dionisio has expertise driving architectural coherence across multiple delivery workstreams; setting and implementing architectural strategies within the clients needs. He is an architect with experience in technical project development.
Lucyle
Wagner
Design Leader
Architect licensed in The Ecole Spéciale d'architecture in France and with a Master's in Architecture, Lucyle is a dedicated design leader with extensive experience in construction documents. She was in charge of the complex coordination of BHS/MEP and architecture for the new airport in Mexico City..
Verónica Islas
Architect
Veronica manages the project from groundbreak to its completion, providing the materials, labor, and equipment. At MCxA, she supervises the contracting of suppliers and vendors for each project. She is in charge of hiring the subcontractors and managing their quality services.
Alejandra García
Architect
With a degree in Architecture and specialist in Urban Development, Alejandra is part of our construction team. She is responsible for the day to day administration and management of architectural and building engineering technical matters including reviews of contractor’s design and working drawings, construction methodologies, compliance with health and safety requirements, compliance with specifications for equipment, functional items, materials, workmanship and testing as part of overall quality control.
Gabriela Maldonado
Architect
Gabriela assists in the development of design details construction documents, by coordinating specifications with drawings to meet project and client requirements. Part of our Design Team.
Andrea Izurieta
Junior Architect
As a Junior Architect, Andrea contributes and supports the architectural projects; from preparing design plans, completing construction documents, and assisting in the presentation of design drawings.
Andrés Salcedo
Junior Architect
As a Junior Architect, Andrés contributes and supports the architectural projects; from preparing design plans, completing construction documents, and assisting in the presentation of design drawings.
Anne van de Ven
Junior Architect
As a Junior Architect, Anne contributes and supports the architectural projects; from preparing design plans, completing construction documents, and assisting in the presentation of design drawings.
Patricia Galicia
Junior Architect
Patricia is part of our Junior Team. She supports helping prepare architectural plans and designs, assisting in essential presentations, and helping develop and finalize building plans.
María Fernanda García
Junior Architect
Part of our junior team Maria Fernanda is a dedicated architect licensed in Mexico.
Berenice Esquivel
Project Manager
As part of our Project Management team, Berenice is responsible for planning and overseeing projects to ensure they are completed in time and within budget. She is charge of planning and designating project resources, prepare budgets, monitor progress, and keep stakeholders informed the entire way.
Carolina Urrea
Project Manager Junior
Carolina specializes in the procurement and bidding process. Responsible for planning, organizing, and directing operations related to ongoing projects.
Paulina Rucuch
Project Manager Assitant
Paulina is part of our Executive Support Team. She assists the Project Management Department with coordination and following up of goals and objectives for each project. She is in charge of coordinating the Team Agenda, by maintaining diaries, scheduling internal and external meetings, communicating with clients and partners as appropriate.
Teresa Aguilar
Administration
Part of our administration department, Teresa is a dedicated team member, responsible for the reception, customer attention and support of the administrative tasks.