PKMN [pac-man] is an architecture office and collective based in Madrid [Spain] since 2006. Architecture & Design We do research into city construction based on fields such us industrialisation or typology, we work on consolidated urban environments reflecting on local identities and heritage as contemporary issues and we implement tools for territory and public space re-activation. Social Innov-a
ction We develop strategies and participation dynamics to enhance personal capacities and identities, we test new processes based on acting and action to empower every individual as a potential agent able to perform changes on his/her environment, and to generate economic, social, environmental and cultural added values. Pedagogy & Research We investigate and build up new methodologies and learning formats based on direct experience and experiment; we set out connections to local identities on every educational process we manage so as to produce added values on the contexts of reflection and work. We’re fulfilled diverse projets in Spain such as New Teruel Market Square, Oficina Gratuita de Arquitectura, Europan, Innopia, El Madrileño del Año, Plan Extinción or Museo MASJ in Alcázar de San Juan.We develop an action and pedagogical workline called "City creates City” dealing with Spanish Universities, portuguese, mexican and argentinian, such as La Coruña, Sevilla, UCJC Madrid, Chihuahua, México DF, Buenos Aires, cities as Cáceres, Toledo, Mérida or Burgos and companies as Fagor or AENA.We’ve taken part in exhibitions such as XIII Bienal Buenos Aires, EME3 (CCCB-BCN), Archivo de Creadores (Matadero), FreshMadrid & FreshLatino (COAM, I.Cervantes), AlNorte2010 o Post-post-post, and our work is been published by Mark, Abitare, Plot, Summa, Pasajes, AV, A10, Metalocus, El País, El Economista, Arquine, Europan, Fundación Arquia, Future, EXIT and other media.
