5+design
Arnold Rivera is a seasoned social designer with extensive experience in architecture and design. Since August 2008, Rivera has been with odo:office for design operations, focusing on social issues through architectural techniques. Previous positions include Entrepreneur in Residence at EDGE Tech for Open Online Academy, where Rivera co-curated the Resilience by Design conference at the United Nations and served as the Editor of OOAc publications. Teaching sustainable and resilient design MOOCs, Rivera developed courses in response to natural disasters. Prior experience includes roles as Project Architect at Marmol Radziner + Associates, Designer at Johnson Fain, and Partner at Kashper + Abad Rivera. Academic credentials include a Master in Architecture from Harvard University and a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University.
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5+design
Founded in 2005 by five longtime friends and colleagues in Los Angeles, 5+design is a creative architecture and planning practice with studios in Hollywood, Shanghai, and Dubai. We design places for people, from the scale of a room to a city. Encompassing retail, mixed-use, residential, and large-scale urban planning, our work addresses two contemporary needs: a strong desire for community, and connection to the greater world. Our projects act as frameworks for life's experiences, both local and global in nature. To succeed, our work must always allow room for others. This success is measured by how authentically our projects are tied to the context of their location. Through our close relationships with clients, consultants and collaborators, we are able to reach toward greater authenticity in everything we do.