Pablo Zarama is a Colombian Architect and Artist with 5 years of professional experience, and a recent Master of Science Degree from Cornell University. Pablo´s interest in architecture lies in the mixture, balance, or contradiction characteristic of the discipline of being art and science at the same time. This “contradiction” is rooted in the beauty of the rites (materialized in the tower, the labyrinth, etc.) and the pragmatism of the protection (materialized in The Primitive Hut, the clothing, etc.). Pablo is convinced that, within these paradoxes, architecture generates new worlds and answers but, at the same time, infinite questions about humanity and everyday life. He has lectured at Cornell University exploring the evolution of the villa and the private home. Finally, Pablo is obsessed with Moleskine Notebooks. He collects postcards (physical and mental) that generate analogies between projects creating an ongoing and endless process of questioning about architecture meaning and making.
Hmably Homes Architetcure, Paso Robles, CA, US, Job Captain
Job captain at a high-end residential firm. Managed over 7 projects at different phases (SD, CD, and DD.) Projects of varying scales and types ranging from apartments remodel in Palo Alto to custom new houses in California central coast. Led the implementation of Escape in the firm for a faster rendering flow and VR presentation set up for clients.
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, US, Teaching Assistant
Assistant professor for the Architectural Analysis I: Buildings, Drawings, and Texts. Course directed by Aleksandr Mergold.
Personal work, Bogotá, CO, Project Architect and Artist
Parallel to working in architectural firms, started personal practice. Developed over 3 high-end residential refurbishment projects. In charge of SD, CD, and DD. Negotiated and managed contractors with regular on-site visits. Led a team for public competitions organized and won the third-place prize for Fontaner del Rio sports center. Developed paintings and drawings for clients and exhibitions for exploring new architectural atmospheres and filming lighting and composition.
Viera Rodriguez + 1705, Bogotá, CO, Project Architect
Part of the design team for the SD and CD phases. Developed concepts and visualization using Vray for Grupo Éxito, the largest grocery seller in Colombia. On-site visits to check on project status. Created and led a team inside the company for competition and won 2 honorable mentions in public competitions organized by Bogota’s local government. Competitions of varying scales and types ranging from urban planning to educational and public buildings, including projects specifically exploring architectural beauty for enhancing democratic spaces for human interaction.
17-05 Studio de Arquitectura, Bogotá, CO, Architectural Designer
Worked on over 15 commercial and residential projects. Principal designer for 2 built high-end residential projects. In charge of SD and CD phases. Regular on-site visits to check on project status and contractor coordination. Led the implementation of BIM with Revit Architecture in the firm to optimize project work-flow.
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, US, Masters, M.S Advanced Architecture Design
Winner of the Cornell Architecture Merit Scholarship and the “Mary Miller Lyons Graduate Fellowship in Architecture”. Master focused on architectural representation and discourse by studying the combination between art drawings and virtual representation with a constant back and forward between computer design tools and the physical making
Los Andes University, Bogotá, CO, BArch, Bachelor of architecture
Cum laude/ academic Excellence Award
