Elvira Zabala Brañez

Elvira Zabala Brañez is a Bolivian architect whose practice lies at the intersection of architecture, art, poetry, cultural management, and research. Her work explores the sensitive dimension of spaces and their relationship with memory, identity, and ways of inhabiting, with a particular interest in Andean culture, architectural and cultural heritage, and landscapes of memory. She is co-founder of ARIBRA ARCHITECTURE and a member of the FONTE team, where she participates in the design and development of architectural projects. She is currently pursuing a Master's degree in Interior Architecture and is in the thesis stage. She has participated in exhibitions, cultural initiatives, research processes, and academic events in Bolivia and internationally. She is a co-author of the amphibious architecture project Uma Waru P'iqi, presented at the ANFIBIA exhibition.