Sana Frini
Architect and CO-founder of Locus
Tunisian architect based in Mexico City, and co-founder of Locus (Mexico City, Mexico). Her work focuses on the architectural methods from the global south, such as participatory processes, artisanal manufactured systems, post-vernacularities, local reintegration and climate resilience. With locus, Sana Frini has recently delivered various contextual regeneration projects, including the construction of Mexico’s first low-carbon public building, Latin America’s first zero-waste restaurant and the continent’s first re-adaptive climate prison.
She was also selected to co-curate the Île-de France 2025 Biennial of Architecture and Land Scape (bap! 25), as well as part of the collective team of the Mexican pavilion designers at the Venice Biennale 2025.
Sana Frini has taught in various international universities such as Cornell University, Columbus and Kent University.