Monica Perez del Rio has practiced architecture, urban planning, exhibition design, and interpretive design for over 12 years in three different countries. She began her career as a competition designer with AD+ projects in Spain and, less than a year later, moved to France to work with Jean de Gastines and Shigeru Ban. Notable projects include the extensively published social housing project in Mulhouse and the French Ministry of Culture’s presidential platform at the Place de la Concorde in Paris.