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Estudio de Arquitectura y Paisaje.
Architecture and landscape studio.

paisajes emergentes is:

Sebastian Mejia

Edgar Mazo

Luis Callejas

Paisajes Emergentes operates from Medellín, Colombia and was founded in 2008 by the Colombian architects Luis Callejas, Edgar Mazo and Sebastián Mejia.
The practice establishes a constant and reciprocal dialogue between landscape, art, architecture and infrastructure through environmental operations.

In the three years since the practice started they have won the two of the most important competitions in Latin America for public infrastructure: The aquatic centre for the South American games 2010 and the complete renovation of the main stadium in Bogota, Colombia.
In December 2010 Paisajes Emergentes was selected as one of the world’s best young practices by the Iakov Chernikhov foundation in Moscow, after the evaluation of 133 nominees from 25 countries.

Luis Callejas (1981), Architect from Universidad Nacional de Colombia and visiting teacher at Harvard GSD 2011-2012.
Before starting Paisajes Emergentes, Luis collaborated in the complete renovation of the Botanical garden in Medellín, Colombia and the studios of artists Luis F Pelaez and Hugo Zapata. Parallel to the practice Luis leads a studio at the Bolivariana University in Medellin on resilient spatial and landscape practices for flood-prone areas.

Edgar Mazo, (Medellín 1976) Architect from Universidad Nacional de Colombia and teacher at the Bolivariana University in Medellín. Master studies in modern Architecture at the National University, Bog, Colombia.

Sebastian Mejia, (Medellín 1982) Architect from Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Teacher at the Bolivariana University in Medellín. Invited teacher at Harvard GSD.

They have been guest lecturers at the RAIA National Conference in Melbourne, Australia 2011, Harvard GSD, USA 2009. Redefinition: Bauhaus Weimar, GER 2010 “Landscapes of the Americas” Arizona State University, USA 2009 “what’s the plan” University of Toronto, CAD 2010 “Post Natures” University of Waterloo, CAD, 2010 XVII bienal de Chile , 2010 Congreso Arquine, Mexico. 2010 Ecola da Cidade, Sao Paulo, 2010 PKN Bogotá. 2007

They have participated in the following exhibitions:
Ville fertile. Paris. Cité de l’architecture & du patrimoine. France. 2011
“Hydrocity” exhibition for the Toronto Free Gallery, Canada. 2009
Segunda bienal de Canarias, BCN, Spain. 2009
11 Biennale de Venezia, Italy. 2008
Arquitectura Emergente en Colombia. Marq, Buenos Aires, Argentina. 2010
“Heathrow airplot”, Bergehouse, London, UK. 2010


The studio has been awarded the following prizes:

Iakov Chernikhov prize 2010 top ten nominees. Selected by the curators as one of the ten world’s bests young practices.
First prize, renovation of “El Campin” Stadium, Bogotá, 2009. First prize , design of the aquatic complex for the 2010
South American sport games, Medellín, 2008.
Second prize, Transformation of the Quito airport into an urban park, Quito, Ecuador, 2008.
Second prize , design of “La Aurora” kindergarden, Medellín, 2009.
Second prize, renovation of Barranquilla’s historical center, Barranquilla, 2008.
Second prize, Townshift international competition, Canada, 2010.
Second prize IX Arquine competition, Mexico, 2006.
Third Prize, centre for marine investigation. Sta Marta. Colombia. 2010
Third prize , design of the cultural park valparaiso, Chile, 2009.
Third Prize, design of the Bowling alley building for the South American Sport games, Medellín,2008.
Finalist project, 2G international competition “Venice Lagoon park”, Barcelona, España, 2007
Honorable mention, design of the bicentenary cultural center in Bogotá, 2008. Honorable mention, Cartagena waterfront
competition, Cartagena, 2010
Honorable mention, Airplot competition to stop the construction of Heathrow’s third runway. London, UK 2010
Honorable mention, design of the bicentenary cultural center in Bogotá,2008.
The studio has designed and built public projects as the Aquatic complex for the XI South American Sport Games and
the renovation of “el Campin” main stadium in Bogotá, Colombia.