Karín Santiago a conversation with Meriel Vogliotti
Karín Santiago is one of the Founding Principals of Lightvox Studio, an innovative practice centered on the principles of delight, function, and sustainability. An experiment in crafting a firm out of the desire to provide a high-level of thinking, design sophistication, and sustainability to a broader client base. She studied architecture and Environmental Design at the University of Puerto Rico in Rio Piedras and relocated to Arizona to pursue a Master of Architecture degree from Arizona State University. Karín completed studies abroad in Frankfurt, Germany and returned to Arizona where she lives and works. Her background is diverse with professional experience that ranges from small residential projects to large and very complex fusion facilities for institutions and universities. Karín’s perspective as a designer/architect can be best described as having a deep sense of respect for the site, local culture, and context. She is actively involved in community work and champions sustainable strategies and projects for all her work intending to generate value for all her clients and people everywhere. She currently leads a team of talented professionals at Lightvox Studio and is an instructor at The Design School’s Architecture and Interior Architecture programs.
