Antonio Fernández Vargas Curriculum Vitae GENERAL DoB: April 27th 1998 San José, Costa Rica
CONTACT Email: antoferva98@gmail.com Phone: +(506) 7014-2003 LinkedIn: /in/antoferva1998/
EDUCATION Baccalaureate Degree - British School of Costa Rica (2003-2015) Licentiate in Architecture - Universidad Véritas (2016 - 2020)
WORK EXPERIENCE Architect Gensler 2021-2023 Concept and schematic design in mixed use, retail, government, sports and residential projects Junior Architect Studio Anónimo Arquitectura 2021 Conceptual and graphic design for commercial and residential projects Teaching Assistant Universidad Véritas 2021 Unit 8 - Repurposing La Galera with the Municipality of Curridabat, with professor Víctor Murillo Assistant Architect [Plup!] Studio 2020-2021 Architect at commercial and residential project design Teaching Assistant Universidad Véritas 2020 Unit 5 - Elements of dwelling, with professors Daniel Hidalgo and Juan Diego Cárdenas Assistant Architect FoRo_ARQuitectos 2018-2019 Digitalization of original plans, surveys, drawing as built plans, organizing international conferences, and designing a commercial project
PARTICIPATION in WORKSHOPS and CONFERENCES 2021 “Humanitarian Architecture” Course, Econova Institute of Architecture and Engineering 2020 RCR Summer Workshop, taught by Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigem, Ramón Vilalta y Andrea Ortega 2019 Space Syntax Workshop, taught by Msc. Sofía Hoch OMINA City Seminar, taught by Salvador Rueda Critical Modes Workshop, CFIA, Curridabat, taught by Fredy Massad 2018 Rural Laboratory for Río Cañas (Third Place) taught by Alejandro Vallejo y Walter Leone Project Ideation Workshop, taught by Barclay & Crousse, Universidad Véritas, Zapote, Costa Rica 2017 Mundaneum X International Architecture re_Union Conference, Universidad Véritas, Zapote, Costa Rica 2016 Introduction to AutoCAD Workshop, Universidad Véritas, Zapote, Costa Rica Introduction to Revit Workshop, Universidad Véritas, Zapote, Costa Rica
SELECTED AWARDS First Place- Itinerant Classrooms, 2023 Gensler Regional competition for NGO Save the Children, designing classrooms for rural areas of Colombia, with team members Carlos Fernando Caro, Alex Fernández and Uli Peinado First Place- Special edition for Amigos Solidarios Honduras-2020 docexdoce Latin America competition, with Jorge Barzuna First Place-A landmark for Barrio Escalante-2019 New facade design for Edilex, with Alejandra Fernández and Daniela Rumoroso
OTHER ACTIVITIES 2022 Participant in the X Student Biennial of Architecture of the College of Architects of Costa Rica 2020 Participant in the IX Student Biennial of Architecture of the College of Architects of Costa Rica President of the Student Association of the School of Architecture of Universidad Véritas Moderator of a virtual conversation with architect Rodrigo Carazo Organizer of student discussion panels with Benjamín Saxe, Álvaro Rojas and Javier Salinas Editor and translator of Mondo Nostrum magazine, with Fredy Massad, Álvaro Rojas, Luis Alberto Monge, and Mauricio Quirós 2019 Vice President of the Student Association of the School of Architecture of Universidad Véritas 2017 Aide to James Wines, at the Mundaneum X Architecture International re_Union