Maria Hurtado de Mendoza
Associate Professor, NJ School of Architecture
Weston Hall (WEST)
About Me
Architect and educator. Principal at estudio.entresitio, a Madrid-NY base practice that is invested in the material actualization of the architectural concept.
The practice has extensive building experience with an emphasis on public work that utilizes novel solutions to the functional and necessary without giving up the creative or exploratory.
Education
Ph D courses completed. (Cursos de Doctorado) ; ETSAM. Architecture school at Polythecnic University of Madrid ; Architectural Design ; 1996

Architect, specialist in building and construction. This degree of Architect (via 1975 curriculum) is the equivalent of a University Masters degree ; ETSAM. Architecture school at Polythecnic University of Madrid ; ; 1993

Office Hours
by appointment
Website
http://www.entresitio.com
2025 Fall Courses
ARCH 335 - DIGITAL TECTONICS

ARCH 661 - DIRECTED STUDIES IN ARCH

ARCH 593 - INDEPENDENT STUDY

Teaching Interests
Architectural design, conceptual spatial strategies, ordering systems, housing, comprehensive and integrated design, tectonics, geometry, mathematics and beauty.
Past Courses
ARCH 223: CONSTRUCTION I

ARCH 295: ARCHITECTURE STUDIO III

ARCH 296: ARCHITECTURE STUDIO IV

ARCH 335: DIGITAL TECTONICS

ARCH 363: ARCHITECTURE STUDIO III

ARCH 364: ARCHITECTURE STUDIO IV

ARCH 395: ARCHITECTURE STUDIO V

ARCH 396: ARCHITECTURE STUDIO VI

ARCH 463: OPTIONS STUDIO I

ARCH 464: OPTIONS STUDIO II

ARCH 502G: GRADUATE ARCH DESIGN II

ARCH 504G: ARCHITECTURE STUDIO IV

ARCH 504G: GRADUATE ARCH DESIGN IV

ARCH 505G: ADVANCED DESIGN OPTIONS I

ARCH 506G: ADVANCED DESIGN OPTIONS II

ARCH 507G: GRADUATE ARCH DESIGN VII

ARCH 542G: CONSTRUCTION II

ARCH 545: CASE STUDIES IN ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGY

ARCH 563: OPTIONS STUDIO III

ARCH 563: PRE-COMPREHENSIVE STUDIO

ARCH 564: INTEGRATED DESIGN STUDIO

ARCH 583: ST: ORDERING SYSTEMS

ARCH 662: ST: ORDERING SYSTEMS

Research Interests
Relationship between Academia and discipline in the context of architectural design.
Translation of abstract conceptual architectural ideas into physical space.
The relationship between order and disorder in contemporary architectural thinking.
Other
""Arquitectas en la obra""
https://tectonica.archi, March, 2024.

Chapter
Maria A. Hurtado De Mendoza Wahrolen. "“The geometry of gravity.” order and disorder in Philadelphia's City Tower Project". ." In Edited by Maroto an Martín Blas (Dpa Etsam), eds., "PhD cult: Ongoing Research in Advanced Architectural Design," pp. 96-101. Ediciones Asimétricas, 2021.

Maria A. Hurtado De Mendoza Wahrolen, Jimenez de tejada, Cesar . "“La estructura subyacente.” In Fronteiras: Escritos y Proyectos de Arquitectura, Paisaje y Territorio." Recolectores Urbanos, 2018.

Maria A. Hurtado De Mendoza Wahrolen. "P. Patron. (Aciclopedia. Compendium on Form Beyond Canon)." Universidad de Chile, 2016.

Maria A. Hurtado De Mendoza Wahrolen, , . "estudio.entresitio, "vivienda unifamiliar" CIAB 6. VI Congreso Internacional de Arquitectura Blanca." General de Ediciones de Arquitectura, 2014.

Maria A. Hurtado De Mendoza Wahrolen. "Retar al orden. Anuario UD Jesus Maria Aparicio Guisado 2012-2013. ETSAM." pp. Pgs 8-12. Mairea Libros, 2014.

Maria A. Hurtado De Mendoza Wahrolen. "estudio.entresitio, "Juntar y partir". Ensayos sobre Arquitectura y Cerámica Vol 5. ." In Catedra cerámica de Madrid, eds., Mairea Libros, 2013.

Journal Article
Maria A. Hurtado De Mendoza Wahrolen, Jimenez de tejada, Cesar . 2020. "“Recinto e infinito. Reflexiones sobre sistemas de orden a propósito del pabellón Kait de Junya Ishigami.” In REIA ." Universidad Europea. , vol. Revista Europea de Investigación en Arquitectura , no. # 16 , pp. 111–130.

Monograph
"Clinical, an architecture of variation with repetition"
Actar Publishers, May, 2017.

"estudio.entresitio . #house#1.130"
blurb, August, 2015.

"estudio.entresitio . c2 (competitions 2)"
blurb, August, 2015.