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About Inca Hernandez : Inca Hernández is an emerging architect and founder of Inca Hernandez Atelier, a practice that intertwines architecture, research, and art direction across diverse cultural contexts in Mexico, Portugal, Venezuela, Italy, the UAE, and Denmark. Early collaborations with Tadao Ando (Pritzker, 1995) and Álvaro Siza (Pritzker, 1992) for the Casa Wabi Foundation enriched his understanding of architecture as both a reflection of memory and a projection of community, cultivating a philosophy rooted in heritage, collective identity, and the transformative power of time. His work conceives architecture as a dialogue between past and future, where ruins, traditions, and artisanal techniques are not static remnants but living forces that inspire innovation and a sense of belonging. Guided by a search for timelessness, his projects highlight the qualities of place, weaving social and cultural narratives into spaces that strengthen community and foster continuity across generations. Internationally awarded and published, Hernández has been recognized with the Architecture MasterPrize, A’ Design Award & Competition, International Design Awards, LOOP Design Awards, the Baku Biennial, The Plan’s Architects of Tomorrow, the Dedalo Minosse Award in Vicenza, and the International Architecture Awards in Athens. In 2025, he was selected among the winners of the WAF 40 Under 40 North America by World Architecture Festival and The Architect's Newspaper, celebrating the new generation of architects shaping the future of the built environment.
STATEMENT OF ART:
I am inspired by the capacity that we have as architects to shape cities and spaces to generate continuity over time and a better quality of life for human beings. As a new generation we have a great responsibility with the environment and the creation of sustainable spaces in human life. I firmly believe that we can direct the world to better change and regenerate the ways in which we approach everything that exists.

ORGANIZATION:
Inca Hernandez Arquitectura

NON-DESIGN OCCUPATION:
Architectural or civil drafter Construction, fittings, housing

EDUCATION:
Universidad Nacional Experimental del Tachira (Venezuela) Located in Venezuela and graduated in 2015.

EXPERIENCE:
2015 - 2017, Architect and designer, BAAQ' and Casa Wabi's foundation, Mexico City/Mexico.
2017 - Currently, Main Architect, Inca Hernandez Arquitectura, Mexico City/Mexico.
2018 - 2019, Art Director, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Mexico, Mexico City/Mexico.
2018 - 2019, Visiting professor in Construction, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM), Mexico City/Mexico.

EVENTS:
2018, "ÍNDIGO", Organizer, MM34 Exhibition, Mexico City/Mexico.

AWARDS:
2018, Winners among BAAQ' design team, The Architecture MasterPrize: Restoration and Renovation Category, Bilbao/Spain.
2019, 1st Place, III Latin American Call for a Degree in Education, Innovation and Technology by Trama Magazine, Guayaquil/Ecuador.
2020, Winner of the Gold Trophy at the MUSE Awards, New York, USA.
2020, Winner in the 35th Cycle of the WA Awards by World Architecture Community, Selected both by The WA Awards Jury and by The WAC Members rating.
2020, Winner of Honorable Mention in the Architecture MasterPrize, Bilbao/Spain.
2020, Winner of Honorable Mention in the Golden Trezzini Awards, St. Petersburg/Russia.
2020, Winner of Honorable Mention in the LOOP Design Awards, Porto/Portugal.
2021, Winner at the Baku Biennial, Azerbaijan.
2021, Winner of The Special Contest "Architects of Tomorrow", The Plan, Bologne/Italia.
2022, Winner at the Dedalo Minosse Award in Vicenza, Vicenza/Italy.
2024, Winner at The International Architecture Awards - IAA, Athens/Greece.
2025, Winner 40 Under 40 Awards North America, launched by WAF and The Architect's Newspaper, Miami/USA.

PRESS APPEARANCES:
2018, "En Restauración", Cream Magazine, pages 58-63, October, Guadalajara/Mexico.
2019, "III Convocatoria Proyectos de Titulacion en Educacion, Innovacion y Tecnologia", Trama Magazine, pages 88-89, October, Quito/Ecuador.
2020, "El Resurgimiento de un Barrio Mágico", Glocal Magazine, May, Mexico City/Mexico.
2020, "Second life to the ruins", Espaço de Arquitetura, June, Oporto/Portugal.
2020, "Mar Mediterraneo 34", World Architecture Community, June.
2020, "Bright white walls contrast historic facade of MM34 apartments in Mexico City", Dezeen, November, London/UK.
2021, "A modern house inside an old mansion in Mexico City", Architectural Digest India - AD India, January, New Delhi/India.
2021, "Descubre una vivienda moderna dentro de una antigua casona de la CDMX", Architectural Digest Mexico - AD Mexico, January, Mexico City/Mexico.
2021, "Mar Mediterraneo", Urbana Magazine, pages 50-61, March, Porto/Portugal.

BOOKS:
2022, "Old Becomes New", 176 pages, Braun Publishing, Editor: Dorian Lucas, Salenstein/Switzerland, ISBN 978-3-03768-275-3

ACCOLADES:
2017, "Honorable Mention and Publication Mention for Thesis Work and Research", Universidad Nacional Experimental del Tachira (UNET), Tachira/Venezuela.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Spanish (Near Native)
English. (Pre-advanced)

COMPUTER LITERACY:
AutoCAD, Advanced.
Adobe Photoshop, Advanced.
SketchUp, Advanced.
Vray 3.0, Advanced.
Lumion, Advanced.

COURSES, SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS::
2011, "Art and Painting Course", Escuela de Artes Plasticas Valentin Hernandez Useche, Tachira/Venezuela.
2013, "Applied Pottery", Academia de San Carlos, Mexico City/Mexico.
2014, "Advanced 3D Visualization Course", Universidad Nacional Experimental del Táchira (UNET), Tachira/Venezuela.
2015, "Sustainable Clay Construction", Universidad Nacional Experimental del Táchira (UNET), Tachira/Venezuela.
2015, "Historic Cultural Heritage Registration Workshop", Instituto del Patrimonio Cultural, Tachira/Venezuela.
2017, "Shoring and Structural Support against Earthquakes", Publico Prim & ReUrbano, Mexico City/Mexico.

SYMPOSIUMS AND ACADEMIC CONFERENCES::
2020, "Historia Arquitectonica", Universidad de Concepción/Chile, BioBio/Chile.

JURY MEMBERSHIPS:
2020, Carlos Raul Villanueva Architecture Awards, Caracas/Venezuela.

HOBBIES:
Photography, painting, reading, Reforesting.

CLIENTELE:
2019, Cemex, Main supplier of our projects and construction.
2020, Interceramic, Application of materials and publications for collaborations.
2020, Novaceramic, Brick pavilion design for the Salone del Mobile.

WEB SITE:
https://incahernandez.com/

PORTFOLIO URL:
https://issuu.com/incahernandez/docs/cv_portfolio_
inca_hernandez

REGISTRATION DATE:
2020-05-10 20:27:20

COUNTRY/REGION:
Mexico

ACCOUNT TYPE:
Professional

Awards received by Inca Hernandez


Mar Mediterraneo 34 Housing Units

Silver A' Design Award Winner for Cultural Heritage and Culture Industry Design Category in 2020
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