The Architectural Review and The Architects? Journal have announced two Mexican architects as winners of their 2017 ?Women in Architecture? Awards. This year?s Architect of the Year is awarded to Gabriela Carrillo of Taller Mauricio Rocha + Gabriela Carrillo, while Rozana Montiel Estudio de Arquitectura?s Rozana Montiel was named the winner of the Moira Gemmill Prize for Emerging Architecture. Both women were selecting for demonstrating ?excellence in design and a commitment to working both sustainably and democratically with local communities.?

Works by Gabriela Carrillo (left) and Rozana Montiel (right)

The Architectural Review and The Architects? Journal have announced two Mexican architects as winners of their 2017 ?Women in Architecture? Awards. This year?s Architect of the Year is awarded to Gabriela Carrillo of Taller Mauricio Rocha + Gabriela Carrillo, while Rozana Montiel Estudio de Arquitectura?s Rozana Montiel was named the winner of the Moira Gemmill Prize for Emerging Architecture. Both women were selecting for demonstrating ?excellence in design and a commitment to working both sustainably and democratically with local communities.?
Gabriela Carrillo,Taller de Arquitectura Mauricio Rocha + Gabriela Carrillo, Juzgados en Pátzcuaro, México. Image © Onnis Luque

?The judges were impressed with Gabriela Carrillo?s ability to design flexible spaces, and work with light and shadow to such compelling effect. And they were inspired by Roz...