ABOUT
ABOUT ME
I am a colombian architect and senior landscape designer. I seek to create designs that follow iterative processes and establish an integration between exemplary performance and innovation. I believe in a human-ecology approach focused on conserving, managing, restoring, and regenerating our world’s ecosystem services.
Languages
Spanish
English
Italian
Professional Certifications
SITES AP
LEED AP BD+C
LEED AP ND
Publications
Type of publication: Full Paper. Name of the article: “Quantifying thermal Characteristics of Stormwater Runoff through Low Impact Development”. Authors: Charlene LeBleu, Mark Dougherty, Keith Rahn, Amy Wright, Ryan Bowen, Rui Wang, & Jeisson Andres Orjuela Parra (all Auburn University). Published by: MDPI (2018)
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Published project in the "Tulum Plastic School" book
Awards
Finalist in the world-class pitch competition Falling Walls Lab (organized by the German Academic Exchange Service) by the project “A three-degree world” (June 3, 2022)
Finalist in the Phil Freelon Design Competition (Perkins&Will worldwide internal design competition) by the project “e-Co Living Village” (March 23, 2020)
Research & Communication Award Alabama ASLA award submission (January 26, 2020)
Honor Award Recipient for the 2019 Alabama ASLA Award submission (September 26, 2019)
Published project in the “Tulum Plastic School” book for being finalist of the mentioned competition in Mexico (September 15, 2019)
Honorable member of the International Society of Landscape Architecture “Sigma Lambda Alpha”, selected by Auburn University (April 27, 2018)
First Place in the Colombia’s PANDA Competition second version (November 9, 2017)
Honor Award Recipient for achievements reached on my bachelor’s degree titled “Arquitectura Transformable para el Ser Humano” (March 11, 2017)
International exposition in the Inter American Development Bank Headquarters in Washington D.C by the projects “Curundú” in Panamá and “Pescaíto Siglo XXI” in Colombia. The last one was also exhibited in the Museum of the Caribe in Santa Marta, Colombia.
Honor Award Recipient by staying on Top10 of the most important multi-disciplinary projects of Latin America according to IDB, celebrated in Pescaíto, Santa Marta, Colombia (November 22, 2016)
First Place in the PANDA Competition first version (September 15, 2016)
Honor Award Recipient by achievements reached in the semifinal of the International architectural competition of the IDB celebrated Curundú, Panamá.
Three publications in the Historical Archive of the Architecture and Design Faculty (Genesis Archive) at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana.
Third place in Clay National Competition in Colombia sponsored by Terra Networks S.A (November 2005)