Miguel Gilarte and Charles Curtin are Mac and Cheese, a young practice based in Sydney, Australia. Their work questions pre-existing cultural perceptions of place and challenges embedded social structures through object, architecture, and narrative. The collaboration started at the University of Technology, Sydney where they graduated together as Masters of Architecture. Mac and Cheese are dedicated to maintaining a relationship with both academia and practice, operating in the space inbetween and extending the possibilities of both. All the while, they try not to take themselves too seriously. Their recent work explores domesticity through speculative projects such as the Future of Living, and housing in regional NSW.
Charles studied at UTS and TU Delft. He has previously worked at Grimshaw Architects, Supercontext, and Bennett and Trimble. Charles is also a casual academic teaching at the University of Technology, Sydney. In 2019, Charles collaborated with academics from UTS to create the Australian Pavilion at the Triennale di Milano, winner of the Ape d’Oro.
Miguel studied at UTS. He has previously worked for Grimshaw Architects, Bates Smart, Tzannes, and H&E Architects. His experience ranges across many sectors including public, educational, commercial and residential. Miguel is also a casual academic, engaging in tutoring roles at the University of Technology, Sydney where he teaches Design studio.
Notable projects include,
- The School of the Clash, 2018 - Done in collaboration with GFA2 and De Vylder Vinck Taillieu
- Revamp Tallinn, TAB 2019 - 2019
- The Future of Living, 2020 - A UTS investigation for Allianz Australia. Urtzi Grau & Guillermo Fernández-Abascal (GFA, UTS School of Architecture) with Charles Curtin, Miguel Gilarte, Genki Ueyama, Charles Choi, Samson Ossedryver, Nicole Ho, Jamie Durie, BAC and Aiguasol for Allianz Australia.