Ismael Soto

Ismael Soto, AIA, is a Senior Architect and Associate at Foster + Partners since 2023, where notable projects include winning competitions for a museum and a luxury resort. Previously, at RIOS from 2019 to 2022, Ismael served as a Project Designer, contributing to a winning competition for a life science campus. As an Architect and Design Lead at 3XN/GXN and UNStudio from 2018 to 2019 and 2017 to 2018, respectively, Ismael led a project that won a competition for a university building. Earlier roles include designer positions at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) and Zaha Hadid Architects, where Ismael participated in a competition-winning office building project, as well as a junior architect role at COOP HIMMELB(L)AU Wolf D. Prix & Partner. Educational qualifications include a Master of Architecture II from UCLA and a Bachelor of Architecture from California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo.