Marcela Aragüez es Directora Asociada del Grado en Estudios de Arquitectura del IE University en Madrid-Segovia. Es doctora arquitecta por la Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London, donde completó su tesis doctoral ‘Frameworks of Uncertainty: Architectural Strategies of Control and Change in the Work of Cedric Price and Arata Isozaki’ en 2018. Su línea de investigación se basa en el estudio de herramientas de diseño para la concepción de espacios flexibles con un particular énfasis en la arquitectura Japonesa y el periodo de posguerra (1950-1970). Marcela ha trabajado en oficinas de arquitectura de España y Suiza. Su trayectoria docente se ha desarrollado en España, Reino Unido y Suiza, donde ha coordinado el proyecto de investigación ‘The Culture of Water: Lake Lucerne and Lake Biwa’ en colaboración con la Hochschule Luzern y el Kyoto Institute of Technology de 2018 a 2020. Ha presentado su investigación en conferencias en el Reino Unido, Francia, Japón, y España, y su trabajo ha sido reconocido con premios y becas de instituciones como Japan Foundation, Sasakawa Foundation, Canon Foundation y la Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain. 

Marcela Aragüez is Associate Director of the Bachelor in Architectural Studies at IE University in Madrid-Segovia. She completed her PhD in 2018 at the Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London, with a thesis entitled ‘Frameworks of Uncertainty: Architectural Strategies of Control and Change in the Work of Cedric Price and Arata Isozaki’. He research focus is based on the understanding of design tools and strategies for the conception of flexible spaces, with a particular emphasis on Japanese architecture and the post-war period (1950-1970). Marcela is a licensed practitioner with professional experience in Spain and Switzerland. Her academic career has been developed in Spain, United Kingdom and Switzerland, where she has coordinated between 2018 and 2020 the joint research project ‘The Culture of Water: Lake Lucerne and Lake Biwa’ in collaboration with the Hochschule Luzern and the Kyoto Institute of Technology. She has presented her reseach in lectures in the United Kingdom, France, Japan and Spain, and her work has been acknowledged by grants and awards from international institutions such as the Sasakawa Foundation, Japan Foundation, Canon Foundation, and the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain.