Education
Yale University New Haven, Connecticut, USA Master of Architecture (post-professional) August 2020 - May 2022
University of Miami Coral Gables, Florida,USA Bachelor of Architecture August 2012 - May 2017
Miami Dade College Miami, Florida, USA Associate of Arts August 2010 - May 2012
School for Advanced Studies Miami, Florida, USA High School Diploma August 2010 - May 2012
John A. Ferguson High School Miami, Florida, USA August 2008 - May 2010
Resolver Studio Chicago, Illinois USA Co-Founder June 2022 - Present
Studio Miami Miami, Florida USA Co-Founder and Partner April 2015 - May 2022
de la Guardia Victoria Architects & Urbanists Coral Gables, Florida USA Architectural Designer June 2017 - June 2020
Historical Concepts Atlanta, Georgia USA Architectural Intern June 2016 - August 2016
Cúre & Penabad Miami, Florida USA Architectural Intern May 2015 - December 2015
Paper Boutique Miami, Florida USA Graphic Designer May 2014 - March 2015
Practice Experience
Teaching Experience
Program Facilitator Chicago Mobile Makers May 2023 - Present
Adjunct Professor University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Third- and Fourth-Year Design Studio Instructor 2022-2023
Adjunct Professor University of Miami. Second-Year Design Studio Instructor Fall 2022
Adjunct Professor Florida Atlantic University Second-Year Design-Build Instructor Fall 2022
Student Assistant: NAAB Accreditation University of Miami School of Architecture Director of Undergraduate Studies, Carie Penabad January 2017 - May 2017
Teaching Assistant: Architectural Design Studio II University of Miami School of Architecture Coordinator/Professor Frank Martinez January 2017 - May 2017
Teaching Assistant: Architectural Drawing I University of Miami School of Architecture Coordinator/Professor Adib Cure August 2016 - December 2016
Teaching Assistant: Architectural Drawing I University of Miami School of Architecture Coordinator/Professor Carie Penabad August 2014 - December 2014
Research Assistant: Haiti Initiative Charrette Center for Urban and Community Design W.K. Kellogg Foundation June 2014
Publications
Retrospecta 44 Book & Website Co-Editor August 2021
Coordinator, Moderator: Latinx Features Lecture Series Yale University Collaborators: Araceli Lopez, Guillermo Acosta Navarrete, Saba Salekfard Spring 2021
Paprika! Volume 7 Coordinating Editor Fall 2021
Paprika! Volume 6, Issue 5 Luck, Fate, or Happy Accident? Issue Editor Fall 2020
Recognition & Awards
Dean’s Scholarship Yale University School of Architecture Fall 2020
Finalist: Arch-Sharing Rural School in Haiti Competition
Collaborators: Rogelio Cadena, Bernardo Rievling September 2019
1st Prize: Coral Gables Smart City Competition - N.O.T. Team Name: The Laboratory of Everyday Things Collaborators: Rogelio Cadena, Adib Curé, Wang Jing, Ricardo Lopez, Chen Mingyu, Teofilo Victoria April 2019
1st Place: Upper Level Design Award University of Miami School of Architecture Spring 2017
John A. Childs Scholarship University of Miami School of Architecture Spring 2016
Finalist: Student Design Award for 2k15 Aquatic Complex University of Miami School of Architecture Fall 2015
Colin MacDonald Betsch Memorial Award Awarded to a fourth year architecture student who has excelled in design Spring 2014
1st Place: Student Design Award for Miami Fish Market University of Miami School of Architecture Collaborator: Rogelio Cadena 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
Grants
Mexican Cities Initiative Harvard Graduate School of Design Summer Research Grant Project Name: Mapping Pilgrimages: Informal Economies in Mexico Collaborators: Rogelio Cadena, Alejandra Avalos Guerrero, Guillermo Acosta Navarrete Summer 2021
Travel & Conferences
Rome Program
University of Miami School of Architecture
January 2016 - May 2016
UN Habitat III Conference
U.S. Green Building Council Student Ambassador
October 2016
Volunteering
HandsOn Miami June 2019
Hand Drawing
Rhinoceros
Key Shot
VRay
Rough Animator
Vyond Animation
Procreate
SketchUp
AutoCAD
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Light Room
Adobe Premiere
Adobe After Effects
Microsoft Office Suite
Skills & Tools
Personal
Nationalities
Cuban
American
Languages
Spanish
Fluent (Native)
English
Fluent
Italian Conversational