Since 1999, Marchant has been an administrator from the faculty of architecture and urbanism at the Unversidad de Chile. He brings 32 years of experience in professional practice in France and in Chile, 25 years of experience teaching and eight years of experience as an administrator.

Marchant received his architect diploma from Universidad de Chile and his master’s degree in the history of modern and contemporary architecture from La Sorbonne in Paris, France, where he is a doctoral candidate in art history.