Manuel Cervantes Céspedes, Mexico City 1977. An architect from Anáhuac University and a member of the National Academy of Architecture and the National System of Art Creators (FONCA), he founded Manuel Cervantes Estudio in 2004. He has developed projects at different scales in the Americas, Europe, and the Middle East, with typologies such as housing, hotels, transportation, mixed-use, retail, sports, and culture. He has collaborated with various authorities on small and large-scale projects ranging from rural housing to multimodal transportation hubs.