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Assistant Professor
Dr.sc., ETH Zurich

jcastellon@rice.edu

Juan José Castellón is an architect (ETSA Barcelona, 2003), an M.Arch. in Emergent Technologies & Design (Architectural Association London, 2011), and a Doctor of Sciences from the Swiss Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich, 2018). 

Castellón's research focuses on the implementation of innovative material processes and structural systems in architecture and on the integrative and ecological design of building infrastructures. Through his work at Rice and his collaborative practice, xmade, located in Basel and Barcelona, he explores the materialization and sustainable design of contemporary building envelopes. 

His research output includes structural and material prototypes, installations, and peer-reviewed articles and publications. Recent projects have explored the use of ceramics and textiles in building structures—stemming from his collaboration with eminent manufacturers in Spain—in particular for rooftop structures that also mitigate the effects of sun and rain, a project that was featured in the 2021 Seoul Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism, and exhibited at the collateral event “Students as Researchers: Creative Practice and University Education” organized by the New York Institute of Technology as part of the 18th International Architecture Exhibition The Laboratory of the Future, organized by La Biennale di Venezia 2023.

As an architect, Castellón has collaborated with international firms such as FOA (London), Abalos & Herreros (Madrid), SHoP Architects (New York), and Herzog & de Meuron (Basel). Before joining Rice University, he also taught at the ETH Zurich and the Barcelona Institute of Architecture.

Project Team Members

Atkinson, Rae

M.Arch, 2023

Barajas, Estefania

M.Arch, 2021

Feng, Tammy

B.Arch, 2023

Garza, Samantha

M.Arch

Ju, Madeline

M.Arch

Pham, Van

M.Arch, 2023

Vo, Nhi

M.Arch

Xia, Jeff

B.Arch, 2022

Xu, Michael

M.Arch, 2023

Zhu, Beixi

M.Arch, 2021

Ayala-Lopez, Christian

M.Arch, 2023

Chen, David

B.Arch, 2023

Francis, Carolyn

M.Arch, 2021

Gil Rivas, Dante

M.Arch

Lopez-Cardozo, Sebastian

M.Arch, 2021

Sobkiv, Olga

M.Arch, 2024

Wang, Yao

M.Arch

Xie, Angela

B.Arch, 2024

Yamamoto, Elliot

M.Arch

Zhu, Liufei

B.Arch, 2023

Website Designers

Xu, Chloe

B. Arch Candidate, 2024

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