Rozana Montiel (born 1972, Mexico City). Architect and founder of Rozana Montiel Estudio de Arquitectura (REA), based in Mexico City. Her practice focuses on architectural design and the artistic rethinking of spaces and the public domain. She understands public space as a human right and a field for imagination and transformation. Montiel’s work has been featured in the Venice Biennale (2016, 2018, 2021, 2025) and other international exhibitions in São Paulo, Rotterdam, Lima, and Versailles. Her accolades include the Enrique Yáñez Social Practice Prize (2024), the Luis Barragán Award (2023)—as the first female recipient—, the International Women Architects Prize (2022), and the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture (2019). She also received the Moira Gemmill Prize (2017), the MCHAP Emerging Architecture Prize (2018), and the Emerging Voices Award (2016). She currently teaches at the École Supérieure d’Architecture, and she serves as the Artistic Director of the dieDAS Design Akademie in Saaleck, Germany (2025–2027). She holds degrees from Universidad Iberoamericana (Mexico) and the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (Spain). She has taught at leading institutions including Cornell, IIT, Columbia GSAPP, UC Berkeley, and the École Spéciale d’Architecture in Paris.