Founded in São Paulo by Daniel Corsi and Dani Hirano, they have been working together since the beginning of their career as architects in 1999. After professional experiences in their country and abroad, their partnership was consolidated with the founding the office CHN Arquitetos in 2007 and, posteriorly, the CORSI HIRANO ARQUITETOS. Considering the importance of professional practice, both in Architecture and Urbanism, they have accumulated a large participation in public competitions - of various types and scales - receiving several national and international prizes and exhibiting their work at Architecture Biennials in Brazil and abroad . Certain that the practice of architecture should also be involved with academic thinking, they sustain a strong connection with researches and universities.
DANIEL CORSI (São Paulo | 1980) Graduated from the Mackenzie University School of Architecture and Urbanism in 2003 with the Miguel Forte and Telésforo Cristófani Prizes. He worked with the architects Mario Biselli + Artur Katchborian (São Paulo | 2001-04), Gaeta-Springall + Higuera-Sanchez (México D.F. | 2004-05) and Cloud9 | Enric Ruiz-Geli (Barcelona | 2005-06), participating in numerous projects and competitions. Since 2009 he is developing his Master’s Degree at the University of São Paulo S.A.U., starting his academic practice as a teacher at the Mackenzie University and SENAC-SP University S.A.U. in 2010. Founder of the office CHN | arquitetos (2007) and posteriorly of CORSI HIRANO ARQUITETOS (2010). DANI HIRANO (São Paulo | 1978) Graduated from the Mackenzie University School of Architecture and Urbanism in 2003. He worked at NAVE Arquitetos (São Paulo | 2003), Carlos Bratke Atelier (São Paulo | 2004), Gaeta-Springall (México D.F. | 2005) and Espaço Arquitetura (São Paulo | 2006), participating in numerous projects and competitions. Founder of the office CHN | arquitetos (2007) and posteriorly of CORSI HIRANO ARQUITETOS (2010).
PRIZES
2009 1st Prize - Exploratory Science Museum of Unicamp International Architecture Public Competition
2009 2nd Prize - SESC Guarulhos-SP National Architecture Public Competition
2007 1st Prize - TRT-GO Law Courts Complex National Architecture Public Competition
2007 Finalist - Urban Competition for San Isidro Loft Buildings - Lima
2007 3rd Prize - CAPES Headquarters in Brasília National Architecture Public Competition
2006 Honorable Mention - Residential Project Category - 5th Architecture Biennale of Brasília
2006 Honorable Mention - Lanceiros Negros - Porto Alegre Monument and Porongos Memorial National Architecture Public Competition
2005 2nd Prize - International Competition Global House For Young Architects
2004 5th Prize - PRR4 - 4th Regional Republic Attorneys Headquarters in Porto Alegre National Architecture Public Competition
2004 2nd Prize - Morar na Metrópole São Paulo 450 Years National Architecture Public Competition
EXHIBITIONS
2010 La Bienalle di Venezia - 12ª. Mostra Internazionale di Architettura. Project collection in the “50 Years After Brasília” Exhibition - Brazilian Pavilion
2009 8th International Architecture Biennale of São Paulo. Exploratory Science Museum of Unicamp
2007 7th International Architecture Biennale of São Paulo. TRT-GO Law Courts Complex
2007 VI Bienal Iberoamericana de Arquitectura y Urbanismo in Lisbon - 2nd Iberoamerican Young Architects Exhibition. TRT-GO Law Courts Complex
2006 5th Architecture Biennale of Brasília. Morar na Metrópole São Paulo 450 years
2005 6th International Architecture Biennale of São Paulo. PRR4 - 4th Regional Republic Attorneys Headquarters in Porto Alegre National Architecture Public Competition
2004 Morar na Metrópole São Paulo 450 Years Exhibition - Conjunto Nacional - Editora Abril S/A