José Ramón Trigo Sobrino was trained at Madrid's Escuela de Bellas Artes de\ San Fernando, and at the Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid, where he earned a matrícula de honor, Spain's highest qualification, for his final project; he received the Álvarez Bouquel and Matrimonio Luque Foundation Awards from the Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura for best "Projects" student; he was also given the Antonio Maura Award, one of Madrid's "Villa Prizes", by the City Council of Madrid. JRT currently resides in Galicia (Spain).