Ricardo Lopez Application PackageID MIAMI BEACH
NAME: Lopez
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HOME ADDRESS: 4291 SW 12th Street
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PHONE: 786-631-3752 305-373-9833
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CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
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Ricardo
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Miami Florida 33134
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rlopez.studio@gmail.com
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Business Name: Florez/Lopez Architects LLC. Position: Architect
Address: 25 SE 2nd Ave #427 Miami Florida 33131
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>CURRICULUM VITAE<
1. DATE: January 16, 2018
I. PERSONAL
2. Name:
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II. HIGHER EDUCATION
11. Institutional:
Ricardo Lopez
305-775-2859
305-373-9833
4291 SW 12 ST
Miami, FL 33134
Lecturer, Part Time
University of Miami
School of Architecture
U.S.A.
N/A
University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
Major: Architecture
Minor: Art History
Bachelor of Architecture
8/1995 —12/1999
University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
Program: Suburb & Town Design
Master of Architecture
8/2000 —12/2001
12. Non -Institutional N/A
13. Certifications LEED Accredited Professional, 2009
III. EXPERIENCE
14. Academic University of Miami
Part-time Faculty
2001, 2004 - present
15. Appointments Assistant Director, 2015 - present
Center for Urban and Community Design
School of Architecture, University of Miami
16. Non -Academic
a. Florez Lopez Architects, Principal, 2009 -Present
25 SE 2 Avenue #427, Miami, FL 33131
Providing services in architecture and urban design to both public and private
clients, responsibilities include business development, office management, design,
and production of drawings, project coordination, design charettes, consultations,
and overall customer satisfaction.
Residential Projects include:
Alterations and Additions in Miami -Dade County, Coconut Grove, Pinecrest, South
Miami, Coral Gables, Downtown Miami, Morningside, Miami Shores, Miami
Beach, Venetian Islands, North Bay Village, and Fisher Island.
Commercial Clients include:
Christ Fellowship Church — Historic Renovations, Downtown Miami
Ultra Smile, Dentist Office, Downtown Miami
Bianco Gelato, Ice Cream Shop, Coconut Grove
AG Law, Attorney's Office, Coconut Grove
Tilia Real Estate, Downtown Miami
Greater Miami Adventist Academy, Dade County
Consultant Services Clients include:
Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council
Hollywood TOD Charrette, 2017
Delray Beach TOD Charette, 2017
Lakeland Charette, 2016
North Palm Beach Charette, 2016
West Palm Beach — S. Dixie Corridor Charette, 2015
Indian River Waterways Charette, 2014
Belle Glade Charette, 2013
Pahokee Charette, 2013
Jensen Beach Charette, 2013
West Boca SR -7 Charette, 2010
Juan Pablo Rosales, Guatemala
Multiple charrettes for architecture of new towns including Cayala...
Martinez Alvarez Architects
Residential typologies in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, 2014
Historic Renovation 1920's waterfront residence, Miami Beach, 2017
Center for Community and Urban Design (CUCD)
Multiple charrettes for projects in Florida, Dominican Republic...
Duany Plater-Zyberk
Multiple charrettes for projects in Scotland, Saudi Arabia, Florida...
De La Guardia Victoria Architects
Multiple charrettes for projects in the Bahamas...
City of Lake Worth
Trelles Architects
Multiple
Palm Beach Centennial Commission
Mizner Fountain — Historic Retrofit and Additions, with Steven Fett
b. Monteleone, Collaborator, 2006-2012
With Steven Fett, Graham Ivory, and Jose Venegas
234 NE 3 Street #806, Miami, FL 33132
458 Sterling Place, Brooklyn, NY 11238
Collaborative Design Studio that produced design competition entries as
explorations into a criterion for identifying Sustainable Civic Art.
Projects include Recovering the Pedestrian Realm at Grand Army Plaza in
Brooklyn, Reusing the Chicago Water Towers, South Pointe Lifeguard Tower,
Biscayne Bay Floating Stage, and the redesign of the Cathedral of Port -Au -Prince.
c. RLOPEZSTUDIO, Design Consultant, 2004-09
1609 SW 8 Street #6, Miami FL 33135
As an independent design studio consultant responsibilities included managing all
aspects of residential projects around Dade County as well as a variety of urban
design projects in the Caribbean, South America, and the Middle East.
Projects include Tangier Residence, Coral Gables; Catalonia Residence, Coral
Gables; St. Gaudens Residence, Coconut Grove.
d. de la Guardia Victoria Architects and Urbanists, Project Manager, 2001-06
224 Valencia Avenue, Coral Gables, FL 33134
Ernesto Buch Architect,
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
First as project architect then project manager, responsibilities included, project
research, design drawings, construction drawings, coordination of consultants,
shop drawings, and construction observation for high end custom residential and
urban design projects.
Projects included Soffer Residence, Village of Indian Creek; Town of Mount
Pleasant, New Providence, Bahamas; Ca'Liza, Old Fort Bay, New Providence,
Bahamas.
e. LAS Architects, Project Manager, 2004
Taima 78564, Kuwait City, Kuwait
Managed competition team for 1 million m2 mixed use development in urban core
including public space amenities and upscale public housing typologies.
f. Grasshopper Design Studio, Collaborator, 1999-2003
1515 Euclid Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33139
Collaborative design studio on South Beach that produced architectural
competition entries - after hours. Projects included TKTS, Times Square, NYC;
Pedestrian Bridges for I'On, SC.
g. Trelles Architects, Intern Architect, 1998-2000; consultant 2006-2012
169 SE Flagler Street #828, Miami, FL 33132
Responsibilities included hand drafting design drawings, shop drawings, and
construction drawings for high end residential, commercial, and urban design
projects.
Projects included: Pensione, Rosemary Beach, FL; New Amhearst, Canada; Fine
House, Coral Gables, FL; Casa Touret, Key Biscayne, FL; MLK Memorial,
Washington DC.
h. Curtis Signs, Assistant Sign Maker, 1995
4774 SW 75th Ave, Miami, FL 33155
Projects included: custom hand painted and vinyl cut signage for local business.
17. Military N/A
IV. PUBLICATIONS
18. Books and Monographs published N/A
19. Articles or Exhibitions
Gallery Night at the Fink, An exhibition of measured drawings of the historic H. George
Fink Studio Building in Coral Gables. An exemplar of Mediterranean Architecture in
South Florida, the building's is extraordinary for it's design, construction, and current
condition. Students documented the building as part of a HABS course in Spring 2017,
and were invited by the City of Coral Gables to use the space for purposes that serve
the public's interest. Opening October 6, 2017.
"NABS and New Technology," co-authored with Chris Mader, Amin Sarafraz, and Li Yi;
presented at the XVIII CONVENCION CIENTIFICA DE INGENIERIA Y ARQUITECTURA
(CCIA 18), Cuarto Congreso Internacional Medio Ambiente Construido y Desarrollo
Sustentable (MACDES 2016), Havana, Cuba, 2016.
"NABS and the New Technology," Arquitectura y Urbanismo, Volume 38 Number 2, pp
91-103, Fall 2017, Havana, Cuba.
Floating Stage Competition Drawings, "Drawn from Miami" Exhibition, MCAD, 2013
"History in Pen and Ink", Curator and Opening night Speaker, FIU Miami Beach Urban
Studios — Lincoln Road, 2012
"History in Pen and Ink", Curator and Editor of Booklet, UM SOA Korach Gallery, 2011
TKTS Competition Drawings, "75 years of UM", SOA Gallery, 2000
Capitolio de La Habana, San Carlos Institute, Key West, 1999
20. Other works, publications and abstracts
"Sustainable Civic Art," Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities,
Lopez Fett Ivory Venegas, 2008
"In Search of a Sustainable Civic Art for the Tropics," Emerging Green Builders
Symposium — "Tropical Vernacular Architecture," Fett Ivory Lopez Venegas, 2009
Metropolis, Next Generation Winners, "Rise of the Citizen Designer," 2005
The Miami Herald, Tropical Life, "Beauty and the Beach," by Beth Dunlop, 2004
The Miami Herald, Arts in South Florida, "Design show seven decades of UM grads
perspectives," by Beth Dunlop, 2000
AAA (Archivos de Arauitectura Antillana), Revista Internacional de Arquitectura y Cultura en el
Gran Caribe, 2000
Herencia, EI Rio de la Cultura Cubana, "The American Influence," by Rafael Fornes, 1999
21. Works accepted for publication
Morningside Porch, unbuilt work by Florez Lopez Architects for "Transformations in
Classical Architecture," Deupi 2016
Miami Shores Addition, built work by Florez Lopez Architects for "Transformations in
Classical Architecture," Deupi 2016
V. PROFESSIONAL
22. Funded Research Performed
a. HABS Documentation of The Residency, Harbor Island, Bahamas. In collaboration
with Chris Mader, Center for Computational Sciences. 2016.
b. Historic Overtown Report, co-author with Emily Eisenhower, Office of Civic and
Community Engagement, 2015
c. Historic Overtown Map, with Rafael Fornes, Center for Urban and Community
Design, and Office of Civic and Community Engagement, 2013
23. Editorial Responsibilities
24. Professional and Honorary Organizations
a. American Institute of Architects, Miami Chapter
b. United States Green Building Council
C. Institute of Classical Art & Architecture, Florida Chapter
d. Dade Heritage Trust
e. BNI Synergy, Coral Gables
25. Honors and Awards
a. Institute for Classical Art & Architecture — Mizner Award for Research, 2017
b. Part-time Teacher of the Year 2014-15
c. 3rd Place, International Competition for Redesign of Cathedral of Our Lady of the
Assumption, Port-au-Prince, w/ Monteleone, 2012
d. 2nd Place, South Pointe Lifeguard Tower Competition, w/ Monteleone
e. 1st Place, I'On South Carolina Pedestrian Bridge Competition, w/ Grasshopper
f. Honorable Mention, TKTS Competition, Van Alen Institute, NYC, w/ Grasshopper
g. 15t Place, Value Jet Memorial Competition, w/ Elizabeth Cardona
26. Fellowships
27. Other Professional Activities
a. New Directions in Cuban Studies Conference, UM CHC, 2016
b. Institute for Sustainable Communities , Resilient Redesign III, UM, 2016
c. Resilience Colloquium on Coastal Resilience, 2016
d. Flagler CAPSTONE Charette, 2016
e. E -Merge Americas Conference, Miami Beach, 2016
f. Institute for Sustainable Communities, Resilient Redesign II Workshop, FAU, 2015
g. AIA Convention, Miami Beach
h. CNU Convention, West Palm Beach
i. AIA Historic Resources Conference, Taliesen West, Arizona
VI. TEACHING
28. Teaching Awards Received (by students in courses taught)
a. 1st Place ACSA Crisis in Design Competition, Orange Bowl Stadium
b. 4th Place, Peterson Prize, Shoreland Arcade, Denver, CO
c. Honorable Mention, Peterson Prize, Gesu Church, Scottsdale, AZ
29. Teaching Specialization
a. Descriptions of Courses Taught
1. Graphics, ARC 111
2. Undergraduate Core Design Studios (all six levels)
3. Open City Studio, Tokyo, 2006
4. Graduate Design Studio with Jorge Hernandez, 2006
5. Graduate Studio, Rome, 2007
6. Upper Level Studio with David Fix — Biscayne Water Trolley, 2008
7. Upper Level Studio with Jorge Trelles — Orange Bowl Stadium, 2011
8. Upper Level Studio with Jorge Trelles — Port Miami Ferry Terminal, 2012
9. Upper Level Studio with Jorge Trelles — Miami MLS Stadium, 2013
10. Grand Tour of Europe, with Frank Martinez, 2014, 2015, 2016
11. Upper Level Studio with Jorge Hernandez — Santiago de Cuba, 2017
12. ARC 518 HABS, Shoreland Arcade
13. ARC 518 HABS, Gesu Catholic Church
14. ARC 518 HABS, Coral Gables City Hall
15. ARC 518 HABS, Miami Beach Community Church
16. ARC 518 HABS, The Residency — Harbour Island, Bahamas
17. ARC 518 HABS, H.George Fink Studio Building, Coral Gables
b. Other Professional Teaching Activities
1. UM SOA, Design Review Critic, average 6 reviews per semester
2. FIU College of Architecture and the Arts, Design Review Critic, various
3. UM SOA—Summer Explorations Program
30. Thesis and Dissertation Advising
a. UM SOA, Thesis Design Critic, Lizz Plater-Zyberk and Juhong Park Studio, 2015
b. UM SOA, Pre -thesis advisor, Rome, 2007
VII. SERVICE
31. University Committee and Administrative Responsibilities
a. UM SOA, Off -Campus Studio Task Force 2015-2017
b. Resilient Miami, University Workgroup, 2015-2016
c. U -Serve 2015, Little Havana, Co -coordinator
d. UM SOA, Community Engagement Workgroup 2014-2015
32. Community Activities
a. Ensayo CUJAE PAPERS, Neushop Downtown Miami, invited speaker, 2016
b. Show and Tell, Neushop Downtown Miami, invited speaker, 2016
c. U -Serve Brickell Station, participant, 2016
d. U -Serve Little Havana, co -coordinator, 2015
e. Where by Us, Downtown Miami, invited speaker, 2014
f. Transit Talk, Downtown Miami, invited speaker, 2013
g. Haiti Post -Earthquake Charette, Miami, 2010