Rafael Viñoly Architects
Michelle Chang AIA NCARB PMP is an experienced project manager and architect currently leading the development of The Rise, a significant mixed-use project in Cupertino, CA at Rafael Viñoly Architects, where employment commenced in September 2018. Previously, Michelle served as a project architect at Valerio Dewalt Train, overseeing the construction administration of a student housing campus at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Prior experience at Rafael Viñoly Architects included roles as a team leader, focusing on large-scale projects across various sectors. Earlier career stages included positions as a research assistant, intern architect, and junior designer in various architectural firms and organizations. Michelle holds a Master's degree in Architecture from Columbia University and a Bachelor's in Product Design from Stanford University.
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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.