Rafael Viñoly Architects
Eugenia Zelaya is an experienced architectural designer currently working at Rafael Viñoly Architects since April 2019, specializing in a wide range of architectural projects. As a freelance architect at ZELAYA since July 2015, Eugenia has undertaken technical surveys, design, planimetry, 3D modeling, and rendering. Previous positions include junior architect roles at LOT-EK, focusing on sustainable "upcycling" approaches, and Siedlungswerkstatt, emphasizing energy efficiency and sustainable design. Early career experience includes an internship at Cascales - Marchioni Construction, where Eugenia developed architectural projects and client communications, and interior design work involving technical drawings and modeling. Eugenia holds a Master's degree in Architecture and Urbanism from FAU UNT and has completed various courses, including The Architectural Imagination at Harvard University.
Rafael Viñoly Architects
Rafael Viñoly Architects was founded in New York in 1983, and has since become known internationally for its architectural and planning projects around the globe. The firm maintains headquarters in New York with branch offices in London, Manchester, and Abu Dhabi, in addition to project offices in Palo Alto and Boston. The unusually diverse work the firm has completed includes award-winning courthouses, museums, performing arts centers, convention centers, athletic facilities, banks, hotels, hospitals, laboratories, recreational venues, residential complexes, and commercial, industrial and educational facilities. Projects range in scale from laboratory casework to large urban commercial and institutional master plans. The firm has also completed several projects involving the restoration and expansion of buildings of significant historical and architectural value. The practice’s atelier design intelligence coupled with the capabilities of a large, multi-disciplinary firm produces appropriate, creative responses to program requirements. Intensive research and informed evaluation lead to a variety of design and technical alternatives. These innovations and refinements often result in buildings that function measurably beyond client expectations.