Obra Blanca 2026 Returns to Mexico City with Wang Shu, Carme Pinós, and Daniel Bonilla
The upcoming seventh edition of Obra Blanca is scheduled for October 13-15, 2026, at Expo Santa Fe in Mexico City. This event will focus on groundbreaking architectural finishes and design innovations, featuring 32 speakers from around the globe. Notable presentations include Carme Pinós on the 13th, Daniel Bonilla on the 14th, and the team of Wang Shu and Lu Wenyu on the final day. The conference will cover key themes, including Sustainability and Innovation, Habitable Space, and Lighting. Designed by Augusto Quijano Axle, the Obra Blanca Space will facilitate interviews and discussions, reinforcing its commitment to collaborative progress alongside partners like AIA Mexico and ArchDaily.
Key facts
- Obra Blanca 2026 will be held from October 13 to 15, 2026, at Expo Santa Fe in Mexico City.
- The seventh edition features an international lecture program co-designed with 32 strategic partners.
- Carme Pinós speaks on October 13, Daniel Bonilla on October 14, and Wang Shu and Lu Wenyu on October 15.
- Wang Shu won the 2012 Pritzker Prize and, with Lu Wenyu, curates the 2027 Venice Architecture Biennale.
- The Activities Agenda is divided into three Content Tracks: Habitable Space, Sustainability and Innovation, and Lighting.
- Christele Harrouk, ArchDaily Editor-in-Chief, will speak with Paula Villa Pastor of Espacio Común on October 14 at 3:30 p.m.
- Augusto Quijano Axle designed the Obra Blanca Space for this edition.
- Three biennial exhibitions will be presented: the Nuevo León Architecture Biennale, the Sixth Ibero-American Lighting Design Biennale, and the XIX National Biennale of Mexican Architecture by FCARM.
Entities
Artists
- Carme Pinós
- Daniel Bonilla
- Wang Shu
- Lu Wenyu
- Christele Harrouk
- Paula Villa Pastor
- Daniel Canchán
- Augusto Quijano Axle
- Fernando Lozano Assad
- Gabriel Salazar
- Germán Contreras
- Omar Saad
- Guillermo Escobedo
- George Miller-Ramos
- Jorge Abdel
- Prince Láuder
- Jimena Estíbaliz
- Brad Pitt
- Wim Wenders
- Peter Zumthor
- Gerardo Broissin
- Alejandra Tornel
- Penélope de la Madrid
- Michelle Garmendia
Institutions
- Obra Blanca
- Expo Santa Fe
- Arquine
- Estudio Carme Pinós
- Taller de Arquitectura de Bogotá (TAB >|)
- Amateur Architecture Studio
- Venice Architecture Biennale
- ArchDaily
- Espacio Común
- La Jabonera Centro de Diseño
- Federation of Architects' Associations of the Mexican Republic (FCARM)
- CANADEVI Valle de México
- Mejor Ciudad Association
- Mexican Chamber of the Construction Industry (CMIC) Mexico City Delegation
- Mexican Association of Corporate Interior Design (AMIC)
- Glocal Design Magazine
- Nuevo León Association of Architects (CANL)
- ECOStudio XV
- BIMSA Reports
- Iluminet
- Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) Mexico
- Nuevo León Architecture Biennale
- Sixth Ibero-American Lighting Design Biennale
- XIX National Biennale of Mexican Architecture
- National Academy of Architecture of Mexico
- American Institute of Architects Mexico (AIA Mexico)
- Association of Companies for Energy Saving in Buildings (ALENER)
- ExATec Architects Association
- Mexican Association of Women Architects and Urbanists (AMAU)
- Mexican Association of Professionals in Fairs, Exhibitions, Congresses, and Conventions (AMPROFEC)
- Arquitectas MX
- KNX Mexico Association
- Mexican Association of Urbanists (AMU)
- Mexico City Association of Architects and Society of Mexican Architects (CAM SAM)
- Design Week Mexico
- Flooring Sustainability Summit (FSS)
- Mejor Ciudad Foundation
- Hazlo con Cerámicos
- Mextrópoli
- Podio
- Sustainability for Mexico (SUMe)
- Tile Council of North America (TCNA)
- Taller de Arquitectura de Bogotá
- TAB >|
- TCNA México
- Tile Council of North America
- Federación de Colegios de Arquitectos de la República Mexicana
- FCARM
- Asociación Mejor Ciudad
- Cámara Mexicana de la Industria de la Construcción
- CMIC
- Asociación Mexicana de Interiorismo Corporativo
- AMIC
- Colegio de Arquitectos de Nuevo León
- CANL
- ECOSTudio XV
- Illuminating Engineering Society México
- IES México
- Academia Nacional de Arquitectura
- Asociación de Arquitectos ExATec
- ALENER
- Asociación Mexicana de Arquitectas Urbanistas
- AMAU
- AMPROFEC
- Asociación Mexicana de Urbanistas
- AMU
- American Institute of Architects México
- AIA
- Cámara Nacional de la Industria de Desarrollo y Promoción de Vivienda
- Colegio de Arquitectos de la Ciudad de México y Sociedad de Arquitectos Mexicanos
- CAM-SAM
- Design Week México
- Flooring Sustainability Summit
- Mextrópoli Festival de Arquitectura y Ciudad
- Sustentabilidad para México
- SUMe
- Worth Global Style Network
- WGSN
- Bienal de Arquitectura de Nuevo León
- Sexta Bienal de Diseño de Iluminación de Iberoamérica
- XIX Bienal Nacional de Arquitectura Mexicana
- Bienal de Arquitectura de Venecia 2027
- Construlita
- Cushman & Wakefield
- Gensler
- Alpha Hardin
- Expo Santa Fe CDMX
- TAB >
- Premio Pritzker
Locations
- Mexico City
- Mexico
- Barcelona
- Spain
- Bogotá
- Colombia
- Guanajuato
- Querétaro
- San Luis Potosí
- Peruvian Amazon
- Peru
- Nuevo León
- Ningbo
- China
- Venice
- Italy
- Ciudad de México
- Expo Santa Fe CDMX
- México
- Cap Cana
- Dominican Republic
- Hermosillo