Arc Latin America

Biography

Jorge is a graduate of Anahuac University. He continued his education at the Massachusetts College of Art with a specialization in computer graphics. Awarded with the Medal of Excellence 2009, awarded by the Universidad Anáhuac, for his professional and human career. Jorge followed in the footsteps of his father Mauricio Arditti (1938-2016) to become an architect. In 1984 and 1990, Arturo, his brother, and he joined his father respectively, deciding to form Arditti + RDT / architects; which is now directed by Jorge and Arturo. The Work of ARDITTI + RDT / ARQUITECTOS belongs to an emerging expression of modern architecture in Mexico, giving guidance to its international recognition. Jorge Arditti and Arturo were awarded the "CAM SAM Professional Merit Award 2019", awarded by the College of Architects of Mexico City and the Society of Mexican Architects. They were also awarded the “Honoris Causa Doctorate, Latin America Leaders Awards 2019”, at the United Nations headquarters in Vienna, Austria. Awarded by The Global School for Social Leaders in collaboration with 1MillionStartups, The Ban Ki-moon Center for Global Citizens, Humanist World Foundation and the Analysis and Opinion Research Group (GiAO).

Biography

Juan Carlos Baumgartner was born in Mexico and began his education at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), pursuing a Degree in Architecture and a Diploma in Interior Design at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. His passion for aesthetics, art and design led him to study the History of Art at the University of California, Berkeley, and Postgraduate Industrial Design at the Domus Academy in Milan. His commitment to the environment led him to become an LEED accredited Architect by the U.S. Green Building Council, becoming one of the first Mexicans to be certified. Baumgartner is a founding partner of the international architecture firm Space, originally based in Chicago but currently with offices in Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey, India, Japan and partner offices in Spain, Brazil and the Netherlands, among other countries. Space has grown in several ways, including a division focused on research and whose alliances with Harvard (Science of Happiness), MIT (the future of education) and Bartenbach Lichtlabor in Austria (impact of lighting on people) help inform the design of its divisions: Corporate, Business, Education and Architecture. In partnership with LUA, it has developed a lighting laboratory to better understand the impact of lighting in Mexico. In his most recent initiative, Baumgartner has extended the consulting areas through an innovation laboratory, focused on detecting business opportunities and offering disruptive solutions, including the design of unique experiences to help strengthen organizations (Space Innovation Lab). Throughout his career he has been awarded and recognized on endless occasions for his projects; a range of awards, from the magazine Obras in 2004 to one of the Ten Promises of Mexican Architecture. In 2009 Baumgartner received the award “Future Project” from MIPIM Architectural Review in France, placing him as one of the most respected figures in Architecture and Design in Mexico and Latin America. In 2014 Space won three awards: A Design Award, a prize awarded in Italy in recognition of the best designs: Google México, Volaris and Bridgestone. Considered by Forbes magazine as one of the "most creative Mexicans in the world", Baumgartner currently manages a multidisciplinary and diverse group of creatives including architects, designers, acoustics specialists, lighting designers, topographers, psychologists, marketing specialists and a DJ, sharing passion to transform, improve and inspire the lives of individuals and organizations.

Biography

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