Tuñón y Albornoz Arquitectos is Madrid-based firm dedicated to the encounter of the practice of design and construction with theory and teaching. Directed by Emilio Tuñón and Carlos Martínez de Albornoz, Tuñón y Albornoz Arquitectos emerged as a natural evolution of Mansilla + Tuñón Arquitectos following the death of the architect Luis M. Mansilla in 2012. Emilio Tuñón (b. Madrid, 1959) is an architect who earned his degree from the Higher Technical School of Architecture of Madrid (ETSAM) in 1981, and he earned his PhD from ETSAM in 2000. In 1993, together with Luis M. Mansilla and Luis Rojo, he founded the research cooperative CIRCO, awarded with the FAD Prize in 2007 and the BIAU in 2002. His work in research was recognized with the Francqui Chair in Brussels in 2015. In 1992, he cofounded Mansilla + Tuñón Arquitectos with Luis M. Mansilla (1959-2012), and in 2012 he cofounded Tuñón y Albornoz Arquitectos. Carlos Martínez de Albornoz (b. Huesca, 1978) is an architect who earned his degree from ETSAM in 2004. He completed part of his degree at the Bartlett School of Architecture, London (2000-1), where he also collaborated with David Chipperfield Architects.