Lorena Darquea is an Ecuadorian architect and photographer who graduated from Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM), in 2010. She began exploring the field of architectural photography in the workshop of Visual Arts held at Aalto University in Helsinki, Finland, in 2009.
Since the beginning, she seeks to transmit through the lens the diverse sensations provoked by architecture with an honest and unpretentious language. Inspired by contexts, texture contrasts, and the incidence of light, especially daylight, Lorena seeks to show the spatial qualities in their most unaltered form. She is convinced that careful observation and extensive knowledge of a project are of vital importance to achieve images that reveal the true essence of the architecture. Lorena seeks, through her work, to achieve a constant discovery of the many facets of the architecture that reflect the true identity of each project.
She was invited to present her work at the Venice Biennale 2016 as part of the Time Space Existence exhibition. Her work has also been exhibited at the Bienal Iberoamericana de Arquitectura y Urbanismo (BIAU), Bienal de Arquitectura de Latinoamérica (BAL) and Bienal Panamericana de Arquitectura de Quito (BAQ) as a result of the selection of winning projects documented with her photography.
Her work has earned her publications in ArchDaily and Elle that talk about the inclusion of women and the challenge to the gender gap in the architectural field, as well as a publication from Architectural Digest, that also intends to portray the impact of her photography in a Latin-American context.
ARCHITECTURAL OFFICES
MEXICO
Landa + Martínez Arquitectos
Elías Rizo Arquitectos
SPRB Arquitectos
Hernández Silva Arquitectos
Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos
Diseño Norteño
Taller 6A
Tributo
Sergio Ortíz Arquitectos
Casas de México
Picciotto Arquitectos
Tacher Arquitectos
Lara Hermanos
Taller Ortogonal
AM30 Estudio de Arquitectura
Diseño Norteño
3Arquitectura
MUMO
Tributo
Atelier MX
LVS Architecture
Dear Architects
AE Arquitectos
Espacio 18 Arquitectura
Cueto Arquitectos
LAMZ Arquitectos
A2 Proyectos
ARO Arquitectura
Trama Arquitectos
C3 Arquitectos
VGDV Arquitectos
Cometa Arquitectura
IX2 Arquitectura
ARQUUM
Luis Campos Arquitectos
Bbleche
ECUADOR
Natura Futura
Al Borde Arquitectos
Ese Colectivo
Daniel Moreno
ERDC Arquitectos
Estudio ADD
Felipe Londoño Arquitectos
Juan Pablo Ribadeneira Mora
Sebastián Calero Arquitectura
Architekten
AR-C
Uribe & Schwarzkopf
Paredes & Paredes Arquitectos
KOIA Diseño Interior
Estudio A0
Eje Cuatro Arquitectura
Rubicon
Fernando Larrea Arquitectos
Coelho Home
Hormi2
ESPAÑA
Mendoza Partida Architectural Studio
De Villar – Chacón Arquitectos
OTHER
2018 – Conference: Architectural Photography
Universidad de las Américas (UDLA).
Quito – Ecuador.
2017 – Conference: Architectural Photography
Universidad de Guadalajara (CUAAD) organized by student group Centro.
Guadalajara – México.
2016 – XV Venice Biennale: Time, Space, Existence.
Exposición de fotografía de arquitectura en colaboración con Diseño Norteño.
Venecia – Italia.
2015 – Archdaily
Entrevista con Archdaily y Plataforma Arquitectura acerca de su trabajo de fotografía. Ese mismo año es nombrada por la misma plataforma de los fotógrafos de arquitectura a seguir en redes sociales.
2014 – Conferencia: Fotografía de Arquitectura y Paisaje.
Primera Convención Nacional de Arquitectura de Paisaje y Jardinería.
Quito – Ecuador.
2014 – School of Visual Arts.
Exhibición de material fotográfico en curso de verano.
Nueva York – Estados Unidos.
Since the beginning, she seeks to transmit through the lens the diverse sensations provoked by architecture with an honest and unpretentious language. Inspired by contexts, texture contrasts, and the incidence of light, especially daylight, Lorena seeks to show the spatial qualities in their most unaltered form. She is convinced that careful observation and extensive knowledge of a project are of vital importance to achieve images that reveal the true essence of the architecture. Lorena seeks, through her work, to achieve a constant discovery of the many facets of the architecture that reflect the true identity of each project.
She was invited to present her work at the Venice Biennale 2016 as part of the Time Space Existence exhibition. Her work has also been exhibited at the Bienal Iberoamericana de Arquitectura y Urbanismo (BIAU), Bienal de Arquitectura de Latinoamérica (BAL) and Bienal Panamericana de Arquitectura de Quito (BAQ) as a result of the selection of winning projects documented with her photography.
Her work has earned her publications in ArchDaily and Elle that talk about the inclusion of women and the challenge to the gender gap in the architectural field, as well as a publication from Architectural Digest, that also intends to portray the impact of her photography in a Latin-American context.
ARCHITECTURAL OFFICES
MEXICO
Landa + Martínez Arquitectos
Elías Rizo Arquitectos
SPRB Arquitectos
Hernández Silva Arquitectos
Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos
Diseño Norteño
Taller 6A
Tributo
Sergio Ortíz Arquitectos
Casas de México
Picciotto Arquitectos
Tacher Arquitectos
Lara Hermanos
Taller Ortogonal
AM30 Estudio de Arquitectura
Diseño Norteño
3Arquitectura
MUMO
Tributo
Atelier MX
LVS Architecture
Dear Architects
AE Arquitectos
Espacio 18 Arquitectura
Cueto Arquitectos
LAMZ Arquitectos
A2 Proyectos
ARO Arquitectura
Trama Arquitectos
C3 Arquitectos
VGDV Arquitectos
Cometa Arquitectura
IX2 Arquitectura
ARQUUM
Luis Campos Arquitectos
Bbleche
ECUADOR
Natura Futura
Al Borde Arquitectos
Ese Colectivo
Daniel Moreno
ERDC Arquitectos
Estudio ADD
Felipe Londoño Arquitectos
Juan Pablo Ribadeneira Mora
Sebastián Calero Arquitectura
Architekten
AR-C
Uribe & Schwarzkopf
Paredes & Paredes Arquitectos
KOIA Diseño Interior
Estudio A0
Eje Cuatro Arquitectura
Rubicon
Fernando Larrea Arquitectos
Coelho Home
Hormi2
ESPAÑA
Mendoza Partida Architectural Studio
De Villar – Chacón Arquitectos
OTHER
2018 – Conference: Architectural Photography
Universidad de las Américas (UDLA).
Quito – Ecuador.
2017 – Conference: Architectural Photography
Universidad de Guadalajara (CUAAD) organized by student group Centro.
Guadalajara – México.
2016 – XV Venice Biennale: Time, Space, Existence.
Exposición de fotografía de arquitectura en colaboración con Diseño Norteño.
Venecia – Italia.
2015 – Archdaily
Entrevista con Archdaily y Plataforma Arquitectura acerca de su trabajo de fotografía. Ese mismo año es nombrada por la misma plataforma de los fotógrafos de arquitectura a seguir en redes sociales.
2014 – Conferencia: Fotografía de Arquitectura y Paisaje.
Primera Convención Nacional de Arquitectura de Paisaje y Jardinería.
Quito – Ecuador.
2014 – School of Visual Arts.
Exhibición de material fotográfico en curso de verano.
Nueva York – Estados Unidos.