I am very passionate about computational design. I spend most of my free time developing small projects to improve both my design and technical skills. I want to contribute to the emergent digital and fabrication culture in architecture. I find all the technologies that are available to push design forward truly fascinating.
I have worked in a highly challenging and creative computational design environment, where I learned how to code and developed skills with robotic fabrication. My thesis project explored the design opportunities of an airborne tensile construction informed by a swarm of semi-autonomous drones. I built a very complex and exciting generative design program to demonstrate the design opportunities based on real material and fabrication constraints. The program was able to generate various design iterations based on different inputs.
I possess great technical skills working with different softwares and switching between them to exploit their potential. There’s no perfect program that does it all… at least not yet. The most important lesson I learned from coding is that although there’s still much to learn, the key to success is problem solving.
Education
AA School of Architecture - London, United KingdomSep 2013 - Jan 2015
Master of Architecture and Urbanism (AADRL)
University of Waterloo - Cambridge, CanadaSep 2008 - Aug 2013
Honours Bachelor of Architectural Studies, Co-op
Peruvian University of Applied Sciences UPC - Lima, PeruMar 2006 - Apr 2008
Architectural Studies, Top 10%
Work Experience
New Jersey Institute of Technology - Newark, USAJan 2020 - Present
Adjunct Faculty
City College of NY - NYC, USAAug 2019 - Present
Adjunct Faculty
New York Institute of Technology - NYC, USAAug 2018 - Present
Adjunct Faculty
Design Republic - NYC, USAFeb 2017 - Oct 2019
Associate Project Architect
Design Morphine - NYC, USAJan 2017 - Present
Member
Fogarty Finger Architecture Interiors - NYC, USAApr 2015 - Feb 2017
Junior Architect
ecoLogicStudio - London, UKFeb 2013 - Apr 2013
Architectural Intern
HLW International LPP - NYC, USAJan 2012 - Aug 2012
Architectural Intern
Kasian Architecture Interior Design & Planning - Toronto, CanadaMay 2011 - Aug 2011
Designer Student
Diamond and Schmitt Architects - Toronto, CanadaSep 2010 - Dec 2010
Architectural Student
Sturgess Architecture - Calgary, CanadaJan 2010 - Apr 2010
Architectural Assistant
Dédalo Arts & Crafts Gallery, Indigo Art Gallery - Lima, PeruFeb 2008 - Apr 2008
Independent Artist
Publications
ARKINKA: Revista de Arquitectura, Diseno y ConstruccionDec 2018
AD Magazine Parametricism 2.0: Rethinking Architecture’s Agenda for the 21st CenturyApr 2016
archDailySep 2015
suckerPUNCHMar 2015
Naturaliser l'architectureSept 2013
Lectures
AIA New York State - NYC, USAJul 14, 2020
AIA New York Chapter
AIA New York State - NYC, USAJun 16, 2020
AIA New York Chapter
Design Morphine Streams V2.0 - OnlineMar 8, 2020
Online Webinar
Dynamic Mutations - Boston, USAJan 2020
Harvard GSD
Automation in Design - Design by Automation - NYC, USAApr 17, 2019
New York Institute of Technology
Dynamic Mutations - Boston, USAJan 2019
Harvard GSD
Annual Emerging Professionals Event - New Jersey, USAOct 18 2018
AIA New Jersey Chapter
FABLAB City Summit - Paris, FranceJuly 13 2018
FABLAB
Emerging Design Methodologies - NYC, USAFeb 20, 2018
AIA Brooklyn Chapter
Jump Into VR Fest - NYC, USASep 17, 2017
Jump Into the Light
Exhibitions
MetaFolly PavillionNew Orleans, France
permanent collection for the Frac Center
Hortus-ParisParis, France
interactive-living installation for EDF Foundation
Thesis Project - Phase 1London, UK
exhibited at the Front Gallery of the Architectural Association
Final Design ProjectCambridge, Canada
selected for annual exhibition at Cambridge Galleries
Art ProjectLondon, Canada
Showcase at The Arts Project Gallery
Art ProjectToronto, Canada
Showcase at the Joseph D. Carrier Art Gallery
Final Design ProjectCambridge, Canada
Selected for annual exhibition at Cambridge Galleries
Design ProjectLima, Peru
Selected for National Architectural Contest
Skills
- Strong design skills and extensive artistic ability
- Fast learner and strong creative writing skills
- International experience - UK, USA, Canada, Peru
- Excellent communication skills, bilingual in English and Spanish
- Graphics: Adobe Suite: [ Ae, Ai, Ps, Id, Pr ]
- Programming: Processing(Generative Design), Rhino + Python
- Modeling: Autodesk [Maya, 3DSMax, AutoCAD, Revit], Rhino + grasshopper, V-Ray