Región Austral is an urban design, landscape architecture and territorial planning studio dedicated to designing cities and territories through interdisciplinary collaboration, citizen participation and a strategic understanding of social, infrastructural and ecological dynamics.

The studio specializes in leading urban projects focused on resilience, the improvement of vulnerable neighborhoods, sustainable infrastructure, and ecological design across Latin America. Its methodology is rooted in a multiscalar and interdisciplinary approach, with significant contributions to the implementation of architectural and urban projects in various cities throughout the region.

Región Austral is led by Soledad Patiño and Stefano Romagnoli, who complement their practice with research and teaching projects at both national and international levels.



Awards y distinctions

2025 2nd Prize - National Competition for Ideas and Preliminary Designs for the Córdoba City Centre Plan.
2024 1st Prize - Private Competition for Urban Master Plan, Sierra de la Ventana.
2021 1st Prize - YPF Private Competition Centre for Innovation in Sustainable Agriculture (130 ha). Team: Región Austral + AFT Arquitectos.
2021 1st Prize - Holcim Foundation Awards Next Generation, Asia Pacific Region.
2020 Honourable mention - National Competition Alma Viva Metropolitan Park. Team: Región Austral + El Taller de Arquitectos + Metha Arquitectos.
2019 Penny White Project Fund Fellowship. Harvard Graduate School of Design.
2019 Amalia Lacroze de Fortabat Fellowship - Harvard Graduate School of Design.
2018 1st Prize - Añelo Cultural Centre International Competition. Team: Soledad Patiño, Mateo Gamba, Fernando Matos.
2018 Award-winning project at the BIA-AR International Architecture Biennial. Project: Córdoba, Liquid City. Team: Soledad Patiño, Santiago Valente, Bruno Fontanetto.
2018 Finalist in the VIVI Porto Corallo International Competition.
2018 Honourable Mention - Latin American Biennial of Landscape Architecture. Project: Marine Energy Landscapes. Team: Stefano Romagnoli, Tomas Pont, Juan Cruz Serafini.
2018 - 2021 Research in Practice Grant - Holcim Foundation. Proyecto: Ocean Energy Landscapes. Team: Stefano Romagnoli, Tomas Pont, Juan Cruz Serafini.
2018 Distinction - BIAAR International Architecture Biennial of Argentina - Landscape and City. Authors: Stefano Romagnoli, Tomas Pont, Juan Cruz Serafini.
2018 IDEAS Prize - Global Lafarge Holcim Awards. Project: Ocean Energy Landscapes. Team: Stefano Romagnoli, Tomas Pont, Juan Cruz Serafini.
2017 1st Prize - Holcim Foundation Awards Next Generation, Latin America Region. Project: Ocean Energy Landscapes. Team: Stefano Romagnoli, Tomas Pont, Juan Cruz Serafini.
2017 2nd Prize - CURA Urban Rivers International Competition. Project: Córdoba, Liquid City. Team: Soledad Patiño, Santiago Valente, Bruno Fontanetto.
2016 1st Prize - UN-Habitat Latin American Competition. Thinking Housing, Living the City. Project: HDMI Connection - Habitat, Density, Mix and Infrastructure. Team: Soledad Patiño, Agostina Zampieri, Betina Garelli.
2016 Distinguished Project - 2016 International Architecture Biennial of Argentina. Project: HDMI Connection - Habitat, Density, Mix and Infrastructure. Team: Soledad Patiño, Agostina Zampieri, Betina Garelli.

Lectures

Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (Argentina)
Universidad Nacional de Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Universidad Nacional de Rosario (Argentina)
Universidad Nacional de La Plata (Argentina)
Universidad Torcuato Di Tella (Argentina)
Universidad de Morón (Argentina)
Universidad Católica de Córdoba (Argentina)
Colegio de Arquitectos de Córdoba (Argentina)
Harvard Graduate School of Design (Estados Unidos)
Yale University (Estados Unidos)
Wentworth Institute of Technology (Estados Unidos)
ETH Zurich (Suiza)
Meiji University (Japón)
University of Newcastle (Australia)
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Perú (Perú)
Universidad de Lima (Perú)
Universidad Santo Tomás (Colombia)
Museo del Chicó (Colombia)
Universidad Católica (Paraguay)
Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey (México)

Soledad Patiño

Argentine architect and urban planner, Master of Architecture in Urban Design from Harvard University, graduating with distinction in 2020, and graduate of the National University of Córdoba (2016). She works as a consultant for the Housing and Urban Development Division of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in Chile and Argentina. Winner of numerous national and international competitions and research grants, her practice focuses on projects involving housing, slum upgrading, sustainable infrastructure, and the environment at multiple scales. She was a Research Associate at Harvard University and a Fulbright Scholar from the Argentine Ministry of Education. She is currently a lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Design.



Stefano Romagnoli

Stefano Romagnoli is a landscape architect who graduated from the National University of Córdoba in Argentina and holds a Master's degree in Landscape Architecture from the Harvard Graduate School of Design. He is co-founder and director of the Región Austral office. He has been a research associate at Harvard University and is currently an external consultant for the Housing and Urban Development Division of the IDB. He has won numerous national and international competitions, as well as research grants. His work focuses on projects involving environmental, social, economic and infrastructure issues at multiple scales, such as renewable energy development, regenerative agriculture, regional planning, resilience and climate change adaptation.



Team

Paula Ferraris

Federica Speranza Martín

Lautaro do Campo

Ezequiel Lopez

Tamara Curutchet



Ex Collborators

Sofía Chiappero

Facundo Soraire

Ana Inés Cruces

Delfina Borioli

Facundo Rasch

Francisco Grancharoff

Awards y distinctions

2025 2nd Prize - National Competition for Ideas and Preliminary Designs for the Córdoba City Centre Plan.
2024 1st Prize - Private Competition for Urban Master Plan, Sierra de la Ventana.
2021 1st Prize - YPF Private Competition Centre for Innovation in Sustainable Agriculture (130 ha). Team: Región Austral + AFT Arquitectos.
2021 1st Prize - Holcim Foundation Awards Next Generation, Asia Pacific Region.
2020 Honourable mention - National Competition Alma Viva Metropolitan Park. Team: Región Austral + El Taller de Arquitectos + Metha Arquitectos.
2019 Penny White Project Fund Fellowship. Harvard Graduate School of Design.
2019 Amalia Lacroze de Fortabat Fellowship - Harvard Graduate School of Design.
2018 1st Prize - Añelo Cultural Centre International Competition. Team: Soledad Patiño, Mateo Gamba, Fernando Matos.
2018 Award-winning project at the BIA-AR International Architecture Biennial. Project: Córdoba, Liquid City. Team: Soledad Patiño, Santiago Valente, Bruno Fontanetto.
2018 Finalist in the VIVI Porto Corallo International Competition.
2018 Honourable Mention - Latin American Biennial of Landscape Architecture. Project: Marine Energy Landscapes. Team: Stefano Romagnoli, Tomas Pont, Juan Cruz Serafini.
2018 - 2021 Research in Practice Grant - Holcim Foundation. Proyecto: Ocean Energy Landscapes. Team: Stefano Romagnoli, Tomas Pont, Juan Cruz Serafini.
2018 Distinction - BIAAR International Architecture Biennial of Argentina - Landscape and City. Authors: Stefano Romagnoli, Tomas Pont, Juan Cruz Serafini.
2018 IDEAS Prize - Global Lafarge Holcim Awards. Project: Ocean Energy Landscapes. Team: Stefano Romagnoli, Tomas Pont, Juan Cruz Serafini.
2017 1st Prize - Holcim Foundation Awards Next Generation, Latin America Region. Project: Ocean Energy Landscapes. Team: Stefano Romagnoli, Tomas Pont, Juan Cruz Serafini.
2017 2nd Prize - CURA Urban Rivers International Competition. Project: Córdoba, Liquid City. Team: Soledad Patiño, Santiago Valente, Bruno Fontanetto.
2016 1st Prize - UN-Habitat Latin American Competition. Thinking Housing, Living the City. Project: HDMI Connection - Habitat, Density, Mix and Infrastructure. Team: Soledad Patiño, Agostina Zampieri, Betina Garelli.
2016 Distinguished Project - 2016 International Architecture Biennial of Argentina. Project: HDMI Connection - Habitat, Density, Mix and Infrastructure. Team: Soledad Patiño, Agostina Zampieri, Betina Garelli.

Lectures

Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (Argentina)
Universidad Nacional de Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Universidad Nacional de Rosario (Argentina)
Universidad Nacional de La Plata (Argentina)
Universidad Torcuato Di Tella (Argentina)
Universidad de Morón (Argentina)
Universidad Católica de Córdoba (Argentina)
Colegio de Arquitectos de Córdoba (Argentina)
Harvard Graduate School of Design (Estados Unidos)
Yale University (Estados Unidos)
Wentworth Institute of Technology (Estados Unidos)
ETH Zurich (Suiza)
Meiji University (Japón)
University of Newcastle (Australia)
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Perú (Perú)
Universidad de Lima (Perú)
Universidad Santo Tomás (Colombia)
Museo del Chicó (Colombia)
Universidad Católica (Paraguay)
Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey (México)