Rene Peralta studied Architecture at the New School of Architecture in San Diego and the Architectural Association in London, England. He has a Master of Science in Planning with emphasis in History and Theory from the University of Oklahoma. Peralta is a co-author with Fiamma Montezemolo, and Heriberto Yepez of the book Here is Tijuana, Black Dog Publishing, London 2006. He co-edited along with Tito Alegría and Roger Lewis the commemorative edition of the book A Temporary Paradise: A look at the San Diego Region's special landscape, published by COLEF in 2018 and initially prepared by Kevin Lynch and Donald Appleyard in 1974. His work investigated the urban and cultural futures of the US / Mexico border region specifically between the cities of Tijuana and San Diego. Rene is currently part of the full-time faculty at The Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture at the University of Oklahoma.
Echoes and Requiems: Reflecting on the Legacy of Woodbury University School of Architecture in San Diego , Fri, Jun 21 '24
In the summer of 2006, I received a call from my friend and colleague Catherine Herbst, who had recently become the head of Woodbury University School of Architecture in San Diego (WUSD) following the departure of the previous chair, Geraldine Forbes, to New Mexico. During our conversation, Herbst ...
