Arturo Carrillo Ponce (1979) was born and raised in Mérida, Yucatán (Mexico), where his sensitive gaze and deep commitment to regional identity have shaped an architecture with soul. He studied Architecture at the Universidad Marista de Mérida, where he laid the foundation for a design philosophy that blends tradition and modernity. After several years working in various architectural studios, he founded his own practice, P11 Arquitectos, in 2005—a creative laboratory where territory, climate and memory converge in projects that engage in an open dialogue with their surroundings.

From his earliest works, Carrillo Ponce has explored the expressive potential of local materials—such as chukum and regional stone—turning them into poetic protagonists of the inhabited space. His architecture not only responds to the local climate—marked by intense summers and northern breezes—but embraces it as a vital part of the sensory experience of body and landscape.

He has participated in various events such as the IX Biennial of Chiapas Architecture (2015), the International Architecture Colloquium at Universidad De La Salle Bajío in León, Guanajuato, the National Congress of Architecture Students CNEA + ENC (2022) in Cancún, Quintana Roo, the XIV Architecture Sessions (2022) in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, the EIT Architecture and Design 2023 hosted by Tecnológico de Monterrey in Hermosillo, Sonora, and the Festival Provincia 2024 in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas. He has also taught architecture at the Universidad Marista de Mérida.