Zuriñe Iturbe is an architect and Director of MATCOAM, the Building Department of the Official College of Architects of Madrid (COAM), where she focuses on fostering connections between architecture, industry, knowledge and innovation.
Throughout her professional career, she has worked across architecture, building, communication, and project and team management, with a particular focus on strengthening relationships between architecture professionals and the different stakeholders involved in the construction sector.
As Director of MATCOAM, she leads the department’s development as a reference platform for knowledge and innovation in building, promoting training and outreach initiatives, professional events, research, and new lines of work focused on sustainability, innovation and the digital transformation of architecture.
Her work combines team and project leadership and management with a strategic perspective on the challenges facing the building sector, viewing collaboration between architecture, industry and research as a key driver for transforming the sector.
MATCOAM, the Building Department of the Official College of Architects of Madrid (COAM), is a space for knowledge, innovation and connection between architecture, industry and society.
Since its origins as a Materials Gallery, MATCOAM has evolved into a leading platform for the building sector, facilitating access to technical knowledge and fostering connections between architects, companies, manufacturers, researchers and institutions.
Its activities combine training, outreach, professional events and the generation of specialised content, addressing the main challenges and opportunities facing contemporary building: sustainability and decarbonisation, circularity, industrialisation, new materials and construction systems, artificial intelligence and digital transformation.
MATCOAM works to bring innovation closer to professional practice and contribute to a more sustainable, competitive and future-ready building sector, while strengthening COAM’s role as an active agent in the transformation of architecture and the built environment.
