Ane Arce (Bilbao, 1989) is an architect and co-founder of BEAR.

She graduated from the Higher Technical School of Architecture at the University of Navarra in 2014. Together with Iñigo Berasategui, she founded the studio AZAB in 2018, which in 2021 evolved into BEAR.

Her work has received significant recognition, including the 2019 Peña Ganchegui Prize for the best young Basque architects and the 2020 Egurtek Award. She has also been shortlisted by Arquia Próxima and the Spanish Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism (BEAU). In 2025, she was named among the 40 under 40 by the Chicago Athenaeum as one of Europe’s most relevant emerging architects. Her most notable projects include Herriko Plaza in Mallabia (2019); the Nahinuena House, selected for Internalities, the Spanish Pavilion at the 19th Venice Architecture Biennale; and the Basque Folk Music Museum in Artea (2024). Her work has been exhibited at the Casa de la Arquitectura in Madrid, the Basque Institute of Architecture, and Villa Noailles in Hyères. Her models and design processes are also part of the permanent collection of the Bilbao Fine Arts Museum.

Alongside her professional practice, she is active in academia and cultural debate, having lectured at universities and institutions, served as juror for biennials and congresses, and contributed to ongoing discussions on contemporary architecture. Since 2024, she has been a faculty member at the School of Architecture of the University of Navarra.