Alonso L Ortega pursues curiosity, questions convention, and creatively navigates the problem-solving process. His background as a student embodies a broad variety of project types, from theoretical to experiential to traditional - each of which afforded him the opportunity to explore and learn the nuances of the design process. Working as an Architectural Designer and an Artist, he has been able to put those skills to the test and embrace critical design.
DRAW Architecture + Urban Design, Kansas City, Associate Designer
Employed as an Architectural Designer responsible for the development of drawings, models, images, and other documents relating to design. This role required to contribute, or otherwise assist in Business Development project proposals, qualifications, and graphic design department. It also included the lasing with construction professionals, applying for planning permission, writing and presenting reports, specifying project requirements, traveling to sites, and staying up to date with architectural trends software and development. It was critical to be self motivated and take initiative in Research and Sustainability, Architectural Standards, and Office Culture.
Columbia University, New York, NY, US, MArch, Advanced Architectural Design
Through the Graduate School of Architecture Planning and Preservation, this three-semester program provided a framework to explore ideas through innovations in representational tools while embracing a new probationary artifact. This operation was explored through specific methods of interscalarity in its political, social, and environmental scales.
Iowa State University College of Design, Ames, IA, US, BArch, Architecture
Situated in a multi-disciplinary and highly research based program, the 5 year theoretical framework provides conceptual, practical, and theoretical thinking through material and technology. This operation critically examines the complexities, social, economic, political, and cultural dimensions of the built environment.
