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Elisandra Garcia

Elisandra Garcia

Portland, OR, US

 

About 

Employment 

El Dorado Architects, Portland, OR, US, Director of Engagement

Jan 2022 - current
 

University of Oregon, Portland, OR, US, Visiting Assistant Professor, Design for Spatial Justice

Advanced Architectural Design Studios - The Urban Violence Laboratory PDX

Sep 2021 - current
 

Wright & Dalbin Architects, Inc., El Paso, Texas, Intern Architect

Jan 2013 - current
 

Texas Tech University - College of Architecture, Lubbock, TX, US, Instructor

Architectural studio instructor, complementary art and media electives.

Aug 2018 - Aug 2021
 

Exigo Architecture and Construction, El Paso, Texas, Associate Architect

Worked on Cohen Stadium Urban Redevelopment, one of El Paso's largest urban redevelopment projects in the reuse of a forgotten sports facility.

Mar 2017 - Sep 2018
 

Eli Studio, Ciudad Juárez, MX, Founder

www.elisandragarcia.com

Jan 2015 - Aug 2018
 

MNK Architects, El Paso, TX, US, Associate Architect

Jun 2018 - Jun 2018
 
May 2017 - May 2018
 

Office of Sustainability Washington University in St. Louis, Saint Louis, MO, US, Environmental Justice Associate

Research and implementation of Washington University's new Sustainability plan in campus and in the community.

May 2015 - Sep 2016
 

Washington University in St. Louis, Saint Louis, MO, US, Research Assistant

Research assistant for Catalina Freixas and her book Segregation by Design: This book discusses racial segregation in American cities. Using St. Louis as a point of departure, it examines the causes and consequences of residential segregation, and proposes potential mitigation strategies. While an introduction, timeline and historical overview frame the subject, nine topic-specific conversations – between invited academics, policy makers and urban professionals – provide the main structure. Each of these conversations is contextualized by a photograph, an editors’ note and an essay written by a respected current or former St. Louisan. The essayists respond to the conversations by speaking to the impacts of segregation and by suggesting innovative policy and design tactics from their professional or academic perspective. The purpose of the book, therefore, is not to provide original research on residential segregation, but rather to offer a unique collection of insightful, transdisciplinary reflections on the experience of segregation in America and how it might be addressed.

May 2014 - May 2015
 

Washington University in St. Louis, Saint Louis, MO, US, Teaching Assistant

Teaching Assistant for second year graduate level infill housing studio in St. Louis, Missouri.

Aug 2014 - Aug 2014
 

Carl Daniel Architects, El Paso, TX, US, Intern Architect

Mar 2013 - Mar 2013
 

Education 

Washington University in St. Louis, Saint Louis, MO, US, MArch, Architecture

Aug 2013 - Dec 2016
 

Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, US, BArch, Architecture

Aug 2009 - Dec 2012
 

Awards 

Dean's Cup Award TTU, Honorable Mention

2011
 

Areas of Specialization