Mónica Bertolino



Mónica Bertolino (born July 12, 1957) is an Argentinean architect and professor of architecture. She also owns and operates Estudio Bertolino-Barrado, an architecture studio with several locations in Argentina and Spain. The studio obtained the Diploma to the Merit - Architecture 2002-2006 for Visual Arts at the Konex Awards in 2012.

Biography
Mónica Bertolino was born in Córdoba, Argentina. Her father was an architect. She entered the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism of the National University of Córdoba during the last year of the Taller Total, graduating in 1981. She completed her postgraduate studies from the Catholic University of Córdoba, where she also taught. Since 1984, Bertolino has taught at several national and international schools of architecture, including among others, the Littoral National University in Santa Fe, Argentina. She participated in numerous competitions.

At the studio of architect and urbanist Miguel Ángel Roca, she met Carlos Barrado, together with whom she co-founded the Bertolino Barrado Architecture Firm, which has received numerous awards and recognitions.

Since 2009, together with architect Margarita Trlin, Bertolino has coordinated RedSur, a Latin American interchange network.

Awards and recognition



 * 2002: Vitruvio Award of the MNBA
 * 2002: Honorable Mention in the Bienal Panamericana de Quito with the Jardín botánico de la municipalidad de Córdoba
 * 2008: Mention in the CPAU
 * 2010: Prize in the Bienal Iberoamericana de Arquitectura y Urbanismo Panorama de Obras for the Farm at Capilla del Monte (BIAU)
 * 2010: Nominated for the Marcus Prize in Milwaukee
 * 2011: 3rd prize in the ARQ Clarín Awards for the urban project Pasarela Las Varillas and Honorable Mention for the works Casas Múltiples and Casa en Potrero de Garay
 * 2012: Diploma to the Merit - Architecture 2002-2006 in Visual Arts at the Konex Awards.