Rafael Plasencia
Founding partner of the firm 3Arquitectura since 2004. He studied Architecture at the Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Occidente (ITESO) from 1993 to 1998. In 2005, he received the FONCA scholarship to encourage artistic creation and development for young creators. In 2018, they received a silver medal for the "Alexis Arguello" Sports Center at the 15th National and International Biennial of Mexican Architecture (FCARM). In 2019, they were recognized as one of the "10 Icon-Creating Offices" in the 18th Edition of Obras Magazine. They also received a silver medal at the 11th Jalisco Architecture Biennial of the National Academy of Architecture for their Believe Preschool of Life project. In December 2019, he founded the cultural project ARTLECTA, a publishing house, bookstore, and exhibition space, where local art and architecture are promoted and disseminated through criticism and printed documents.

