Javier Salinas Harriague
Architect | Public Infrastructure | Cultural & Sports Architecture | Master Planning
Javier Salinas Harriague is a Bolivian architect with a distinguished professional trajectory built primarily through architectural competitions. Since 1996, his work has been recognized with multiple first-place awards at national and departmental levels, positioning him as a leading figure in public infrastructure, cultural architecture, sports facilities, and strategic master planning.
His practice is defined by a concept-driven approach, where architecture is understood as a system rather than an isolated object. Each project is developed from a clear conceptual framework that integrates program, context, structure, and use, prioritizing spatial clarity, operational efficiency, and long-term urban impact.
Selected Awards and Competitions (Chronological)
2025
First Place — National Ideas Competition: “Rolando Aguilera Pareja” Football Museum, Tahuichi Academy
2024
First Place — Ideas Competition: PROSALUD Clinic Master Plan
2014
First Place — National Competition: ODESUR 2018 Football Stadium, Cochabamba
First Place — National Competition: Casa Grande de las Culturas Apiaguaiki Tumpa, Santa Cruz
2013
Second Place — Departmental Competition: Santa Cruz City Theater
2008
Third Place — Architectural Competition: COTAS Administrative Building
2007
First Place — National Competition: Sucre Alcantarí Airport Terminal
Honorable Mention — National Competition: Cobija Airport Terminal
2006
First Place — Best Design Object, Expocasa Exhibition
Second Place — Departmental Competition: Multipurpose Neighborhood Centers
2005
First Place — Private Competition: Ciudad Jardín Recreational Cabin
First Place — Departmental Competition: Misiones de Chiquitos Traveling Exhibition
2004
First Place — Departmental Competition: Red Cross Training Center, Santa Cruz
2003
First Place — National Competition: Judicial Power Forum of Bolivia
2001
First Place — Award: Best Building of the Year, Santa Cruz (Fertilization Center)
Third Place — National Competition: Third-Level Workers’ Hospital, National Health Fund
2000
Second Place — Award: Best Building of the Year, Santa Cruz (FUNDES Bolivia)
1999
First Place — National Competition: ENTEL Central Headquarters Building, Bolivia
1996
First Place — Duralit Architecture Award (Academic Category)
Professional Focus
- Architectural competitions
- Public and institutional architecture
- Cultural and sports facilities
- Airport infrastructure
- Healthcare architecture
- Master planning and strategic urban design
Author Statement
My work is centered on architecture as a conceptual and operational structure. I design from the idea rather than from form, treating each project as an open system capable of adaptation, growth, and collective appropriation. I am interested in architecture that organizes complexity, constructs meaning through order, and remains relevant over time.
