Baum is an international architecture office based in Sevilla, Spain, that focuses on production and research in architecture and city-planning.
Baum partners, Marta Barrera, Miguel Gentil and Javier Caro, studied architecture in the University of Seville (Spain), and completed their studies in TU Vienna (Austria) and the Techincal University of Barcelona (Spain). They finished as well complementary studies in Bauhaus Weimar (Germany), Freie Universität Berlin (Germany), Freedom University Beijing (China) and Tongji University (Shanghai). Javier Caro and Miguel Gentil presented in 2009 their Master Thesis on Sustainable Prefabrication Processes and Sustainable Public Spaces, respectively, obtaining the maximum qualification. Marta obtained her Cum Laude Master degree on Heritage Management and Conservation with a study about Beijing Historic Center. Javier Caro has directed two international research projects, funded by European Union: Efficacia 2012 and Tigris 2013-2014, devoted to implement intelligent green prefab devices.