Education
Harvard University Graduate School of Design Cambridge, Massachusetts USA Master of Architecture in Urban Design Urban Design Thesis Prize August 2020 - May 2022
University of Miami Coral Gables, Florida USA Bachelor of Architecture August 2012 - May 2017
Work
Illinois Institute of Technology College of Architecture Chicago, Illinois USA Full-Time Visiting Assistant Professor August 2023 - Present
Tokyo, Japan Professor Summer 2023
University of Illinois School of Architecture Urbana, Illinois USA Part-time Lecturer August 2022 - Present
Florida Atlantic University School of Architecture Coral Gables, Florida USA Part-time Lecturer Fall 2022
University of Miami School of Architecture Coral Gables, Florida USA Part-time Lecturer Fall 2022
Resolver Studio Chicago, Illinois USA Co-Founder and Partner June 2022 - Present
Studio Miami Miami, Florida USA Co-Founder and Partner May 2015 - May 2022
de la Guardia Victoria Architects & Urbanists Coral Gables, Florida USA Architectural Designer June 2017 - June 2020
Robert A.M. Stern Architects New York City, New York USA Architectural Intern June 2016 - August 2016
Curé & Penabad Miami, Florida USA Architectural Intern May 2015 - January 2016
Chipman Design Architecture Des Plaines, Illinois USA Architectural Intern June 2014 - August 2014
Academic Involvements
Final Review Critic: Experimental Drawings IIT Faculty: Ryan Roark April 29, 2024
Final Review Critic: MCHAP Studio II - Chicago & Monterrey IIT and TEC de Monterrey Faculty: Maurice Cox, Dirk Denison, Maria Villalobos Hernandez, Alessandra Cireddu, Diana Laura Riviera Villarreal, Nélida Astrid Escobedo Ruiz April 26, 2024
Final Review Critic: MCHAP Studio - Chicago & Monterrey IIT and TEC de Monterrey Faculty: Alejandro Echeverri, Dirk Denison, Maria Villalobos Hernandez, Alessandra Cireddu, Diana Laura Riviera Villarreal, Nélida Astrid Escobedo Ruiz November 29, 2023
Review Critic: Library of Things University of Illinois School of Architecture Faculty Akima Brackeen October 11, 2023
Final Review Critic: Brasilia Studio University of Miami Faculty Steven Fett December 7, 2022
Final Review Critic: Miami Studio University of Miami Faculty Chris D’amico December 5, 2022
Harvard Indigenous Design Collective Harvard Graduate School of Design Treasurer January 2021 - May 2022
Latin GSD Harvard Graduate School of Design Co-chair August 2020 - May 2021
Final Review Critic: Design Discovery Virtual Harvard Graduate School of Design Faculty Sam Valentine July 23, 2021
Mid-term Review Critic: Palazzo Acreide Option Studio University of Washington Faculty Nicolas Delgado-Alcega May 10, 2021
Recruitment Liaison Harvard Graduate School of Design Career Services August 2020 - May 2021
Teaching Assistant: Architectural Design Studio II University of Miami School of Architecture Coordinator/Professor Frank Martinez January 2017 - May 2017
Teaching Assistant: Architectural Drawing II University of Miami School of Architecture Coordinator/Professor Adib Cure August 2016 - December 2016
Teaching Assistant: Architectural Drawing III University of Miami School of Architecture Coordinator/Professor Carie Penabad August 2014 - December 2014
Student Council University of Miami School of Architecture Director of Community Outreach August 2016 - May 2017
NAAB Accreditation University of Miami School of Architecture Student Assistant Spring 2017
Vincent Scully Lecture Archive University of Miami School of Architecture Organizer Fall 2016
Research Assistant: Haiti Arcahaie Vision Report and Charrette University of Miami Center for Urban and Community Design W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the BARR Foundation Grant Summer 2014
Recognitions & Awards
IIT Jeanne and John Rowe Fellowship
Illinois Institute of Technology Fall 2023 - Spring 2025
DCASE Individual Arts Grant - “Piñatas on the Blvd”
City of Chicago Collaborators: WetheBLVD, Frida Kahlo Community Organization, Raices Chicago Story Coalition Fall 2024
Emerging Creatives Exhibition - Rogelio Cadena
Friends of Friends Design Summit by Chicago Mobile Makers Summer 2023
GSD Urban Design Thesis Prize - “How Are ‘We’ Living? Reevaluating the Chicago Boulevard System”
Harvard Graduate School of Design Thesis Advisor: Stephen Gray Spring 2022
GSD Third Space Architecture Studio Module - “The Beacon” - Distinction
Harvard Graduate School of Design Collaborator: Aggie Fielding Fall 2021
GSD Mexican Cities Initiative Research Fellowship - “Ritual Mapping & the Taxonomy of the Pilgrimage Economy”
Harvard Graduate School of Design Collaborators: Claudia Ansorena, Alejandra Ávalos Guerrero, Guillermo Acosta Navarrete
Summer 2021
GSD Projections Exhibition - “Southie Park”
Harvard Graduate School of Design Fall 2020
GSD Merit Grant
Harvard Graduate School of Design August 2020 - May 2022
Finalists: Arch-Sharing Rural School in Haiti Competition
Collaborators: Claudia Ansorena, Bernardo Rieveling April 2019
1st Prize: Coral Gables Smart City Competition - N.O.T. Team Name: The Laboratory of Everyday Things Collaborators: Claudia Ansorena, Adib Curé, Wang Jing, Ricardo Lopez, Chen Mingyu, Teofilo Victoria April 2019
1st Place: Student Award for Miami Fish Market University of Miami School of Architecture Collaborator: Claudia Ansorena Spring 2014
Provost’s Honor Roll
University of Miami School of Architecture
Awarded to students who have attained a grade point average of 3.75 for a given semester
Spring 2017 | Fall 2016 | Spring 2016
Dean’s List
University of Miami School of Architecture
Awarded to students who have attained a grade point average of 3.5 for a given semester
Spring 2017 | Fall 2016 | Spring 2016 | Spring 2015 | Fall 2014 | Spring 2014 | Fall 2013 | Spring 2013
Dickinson Scholarship University of Miami School of Architecture Fall 2012 - Spring 2017
Miami Grant University of Miami School of Architecture Fall 2012 - Spring 2017
Daniel Murphy Scholarship Four-year full tuition paid scholarship awarded to economically disadvantaged Chicago high school students who demonstrate outstanding academic potential, leadership skills and strong character. Shattuck St. Mary’s Boarding School August 2008 - June 2012