Profile
Jorge Díaz Studio is an architectural office based between Paris and the Canary Islands, working across multiple scales in architecture, urban planning, and landscape. Founded in 2019, the studio approaches each project from an understanding of the physical and cultural context and the program to be developed, proposing solutions that are precise, sensitive, and specific to each place.
Among its most notable projects are the rehabilitation and expansion of the Municipal Theatre of Icod de los Vinos (former Cine Fajardo); the new Municipal Crematorium of Hermigua, in La Gomera; the rehabilitation of the Torre de San Andrés and its surroundings; and the renovation of the Palmetum Botanical Garden of Santa Cruz de Tenerife — including the bird observatory, lake, nurseries, service building, paths, viewpoints, and palm museum — all of which were awarded first prize in public competitions.
Bio
Jorge Díaz Rodríguez is an architect graduated from the Escola Tècnica Superior d’Arquitectura de Barcelona, where he graduated with Honours. He completed part of his studies at the Instituto Superior Técnico in Lisbon and later pursued a Master’s Degree in Landscape Architecture (MBLandArch) from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, deepening his interest in the relationships between architecture, landscape, and territory.
He has collaborated with architectural offices in Barcelona, Lisbon, Paris, Rennes, and Tenerife, developing an approach grounded in a close reading of context and materiality. Alongside his professional practice, he has taught design at UNED. He has also served as Coordinator of Culture at the Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos of Tenerife, La Gomera, and El Hierro, and was a member of its Governing Board between 2023 and 2025.
Distinctions
Second place, “Competition for the Rehabilitation Project and Construction Supervision of the Renovation and Improvement of the Municipal Cemetery of Icod de los Vinos.” Tenerife, Spain, 2025.
First Prize, “Competition for the Municipal Crematorium of Hermigua.” La Gomera, Spain, 2024.
First Prize, “Competition for the Rehabilitation and Extension of the Municipal Theatre of Icod de los Vinos (former Cine-Teatro Fajardo).” Tenerife, Spain, 2024.
Second Prize, “Competition for the Renovation of San Gerardo Public Space.” Tenerife, Spain, 2023.
Second Prize, “Competition for the Caserne and 50 Housing Units for the French Gendarmerie,” with Nicolas Lombardi Architecture. Corsica, France, 2023.
First Prize, “Competition for the Rehabilitation of the House of Painter José Aguiar.” La Gomera, Spain, 2022
First Prize, “Competition for Malpaís Public Space in Puerto de la Cruz.” Tenerife, Spain, 2022.
Third Prize, “Competition for 8 Social Housing Units in Puntallana.” La Palma, Spain, 2022.
First Prize, “Competition for the Renovation of the Nurseries and Maintenance Areas of the Palmetum, Botanical Garden of Santa Cruz de Tenerife,” with Equipo Olivares. Tenerife, Spain, 2021.
Second Prize, “Competition for 11 Social Housing Units in La Jurada,” with Equipo Olivares. Tenerife, Spain, 2021.
First Prize, “Competition for the Renovation of the Palm Tree Museum and the Papua New Guinea Area of the Palmetum, Botanical Garden of Santa Cruz de Tenerife,” with Equipo Olivares. Tenerife, Spain, 2021.
First Prize, “Architecture Ideas Competition for the Rehabilitation of the San Andrés Tower and its Protected Surroundings,” under the theme S,M,L,XL, with FADG. Tenerife, Spain, 2020.
Selected Project “Hermitage of San Juan Bautista, El Hierro” for the 14th International Architecture Exhibition — Fundamentals: Time, Space, and Existence, directed by Rem Koolhaas and organized by La Biennale di Venezia in collaboration with Alejandro Beautell, exhibited at Palazzo Bembo, Venice, Italy, 2014.
Selected Publications
Díaz, J., & Guanche, R. (2021, July 27). Dónde quedó la Arquitectura. Diario de Avisos. ↗
In Las ciudades invisibles, Italo Calvino describes cities “with sixty silver domes, bronze statues of all gods,” built on stilts with “bamboo and zinc houses, many galleries and balconies at varying heights” or “palaces with staircases shaped like sea shells.” Other cities have streets paved […]
Díaz, J., & Guanche, R. (2021, June 8). Playgrounds. Diario de Avisos. ↗
Our cities are dotted with minor interventions, where prefabricated elements selected from catalogues turn these spaces into predictable, repetitive places, disconnected from their surroundings.
Díaz, J., & Guanche, R. (2021, April 22). Planeamiento congelado. Diario de Avisos. ↗
A few weeks ago, we encountered an article whose title caught our attention: El urbanismo líquido y la sociedad rápida (Arturo Rodríguez del Almo, Cosas de Arquitectos). It references Zygmunt Bauman’s ideas on Liquid Modernity, defined as a context where […]
Díaz, J., & Guanche, R. (2021, March 4). El cambio como constante. Diario de Avisos. ↗
Identifying the positive aspects left by the pandemic is complex, as it has upended our daily lives. Nevertheless, considering the changes observed in recent months, we can discern situations likely to consolidate given the responses they have generated.
Díaz, J. (2020, December 29). Fernando Higueras: From the Beginning.↗ Jorge Díaz in conversation with Lola Botia. Onda Corta, podcast by TEA Tenerife Espacio de las Artes.↗
Díaz, J., & Torrecilla, M. (2019). MÁSCIUDAD: Architectures of a new urban space. Publication of the sessions held at the College of Architects of Tenerife, La Gomera, and El Hierro, aimed at reflecting on the contemporary city and structured around the urban transformation resulting from the dismantling of the Refinería area in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
Palerm Salazar, J. M. (2015). Momentum Project: New life cycles of the metropolitan city. ↗ University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria / Rome 20–25, Research Group on Architecture, Heritage, and Landscape. ISBN 978-84-608-4276-7.
Conferences, Exhibitions & Cultural Activities
Coastal Fortifications of Tenerife. (2023, May 11). “S,M,L,XL. Rehabilitation and Enhancement of the San Andrés Tower and Its Protected Surroundings,” with FADG (Fernando Arocha Ferreiro and Deiene Gonzalez Uriarte). Winning proposal with jury intervention, presented as part of the symposium program on siegecraft, cultural heritage, and future tourism, organized by Universidad Europea: “Updating and Intervening in Cultural Heritage and Its Tourism Potential: The Case of San Andrés Tower,” Fuerte Almeyda, Santa Cruz de Tenerife. [Presentation].
Jazzchitecture Festival. (2022). Participation as curator of the architecture and photography section in Tenerife Espacio Cultural Cine Viejo (Candelaria), Fábrica La Isleta (Las Palmas), and Lanzarote. Moderated by Marta Torrecilla. [Festival]
TDWEEK: Tenerife Design Week. ↗ (2021, December 10–15). “Rehabilitation and Enhancement of the San Andrés Tower and Its Protected Surroundings” with FADG (Fernando Arocha Ferreiro and Deiene Gonzalez Uriarte). [Presentation].
The Beauty of the Absent: Found Spaces, Built Voids. (2021, October 27). Presentation by Jorge Díaz at the Escuela de Arte y Superior de Diseño de Tenerife. [Presentation].
Jazzchitecture Festival. (2020). Participation as curator of the architecture section. [Festival].
'Fernando Higueras. From the Beginning'. (2020, July–December). Exhibition at TEA Tenerife Espacio de las Artes, curated by Lola Botia and organized by the ICO Foundation. The exhibition presented original models, photographs, drawings, audio recordings of the architect’s voice, and a recreation of his final studio in the renowned 'rascainfiernos'. Interview with curator Lola Botia and guided tours of the exhibition conducted by architect Jorge Díaz. [Exhibition].
Terraced Landscapes: IV ITLA World Congress. (2019, March 13–22). Territories of terraces in the Canary Islands, Madeira, Azores, and Cape Verde. [Congress].
MÁSCIUDAD: Architectures of a new urban space. (2019, March 25–28). Sessions held at the Colegio de Arquitectos de Tenerife, La Gomera, and El Hierro, aimed at reflecting on the contemporary city and structured around the urban transformation resulting from the dismantling of the Refinería area in Santa Cruz de Tenerife. [Workshops].
Collaborators
Carlos Rocha, Architect.
Cécile Roturier, Architect.
Dácil Perdigón, Doctor of Arts and Humanities.
Daniel Felipe González Díaz, Architect.
Flavio Dorta, Photographer.
José Floreal Martínez Bermúdez, Building Engineer.
Julia Fariña Masset, Building Engineer.
Julio Bernardos Hernández, Agricultural Engineer.
María Laura Ortega, Interior Designer.
Marta Rivera Castrodá, Interior designer.
Marta Rodríguez Pérez, Architect.
Marta Torrecilla, Architect.
Silvia Gil-Roldán, Photographer & Art Director.