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Gabriel Vergara is an architect and urban designer. A graduate of the Architecture and Urban Design program at Columbia GSAPP, he is currently an urban designer at the non-profit Asia Initiatives, an Assistant Professor at Universidad Andrés Bello (UNAB) in Chile, and a Critic at RISD Landscape in Rhode Island. Gabriel is also a collaborator with the NYC-based architecture practice Means of Egress.

As a member of multidisciplinary design teams, Gabriel has collaborated with organizations in the U.S. and Latin America, including the Center for Justice Innovation in New York, the Art Museum of Ciudad Juárez (MACJ) in Mexico, and AriztiaLAB in Santiago. He has contributed to architecture and urban design firms such as One Architecture & Urbanism, working on coastal resiliency projects and the recent publication Building with Nature: Creating, Implementing, and Upscaling Nature-Based Solutions, as well as 51-1 Arquitectos in Peru.

Co-founder of Susuka, an architecture studio based in Chile and the local brand of Supersudaca in Santiago, his work has been published internationally and featured in the Chilean Pavilion at the 12th Venice Biennale of Architecture in 2010.



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Gabriel Vergara es arquitecto y diseñador urbano. Graduado del programa de Arquitectura y Diseño Urbano de Columbia GSAPP, actualmente es diseñador urbano en la organización sin fines de lucro Asia Initiatives, profesor asistente en la Universidad Andrés Bello (UNAB) en Chile y crítico en RISD Landscape en Rhode Island. Gabriel también colabora con la práctica de arquitectura con sede en Nueva York, Means of Egress.

Como miembro de equipos de diseño multidisciplinarios, Gabriel ha colaborado con organizaciones en EE. UU. y América Latina, incluyendo el Center for Justice Innovation en Nueva York, el Museo de Arte de Ciudad Juárez (MACJ) en México y AriztiaLAB en Santiago. Ha contribuido en firmas de arquitectura y diseño urbano como One Architecture & Urbanism, trabajando en proyectos de resiliencia costera y en la reciente publicación Building with Nature: Creating, Implementing, and Upscaling Nature-Based Solutions, así como en 51-1 Arquitectos en Perú.

Co-fundador de Susuka, un estudio de arquitectura con sede en Chile y el brazo local de Supersudaca en Santiago, su trabajo ha sido publicado internacionalmente y presentado en el Pabellón de Chile en la 12ª Bienal de Arquitectura de Venecia en 2010.

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LIST OF PROJECTS

YEAR
IMAGE
PROJECT
STUDIO
ROLE
LOCATION
STATUS
LINK
2021
Planetary Home Improvement
Independent
Co-Designer
Prague, Czech Republic
Built
https://www.gabrielvergara.cl/copia-de-pologrounds
2020
Building With Nature
One Architecture
Urban Designer
New York, US
Published
https://onearchitecture.nl/one-work/one-urbanism-planning/
2020
East Side Interceptor Gate Building
One Architecture
Urban Designer
New York, US
Executive Project
https://onearchitecture.nl/one-work/one-architecture-2/
2020
Polo Grounds Gardens
CCI
Consultant
New York, US
Preliminary Design
https://www.gabrielvergara.cl/pologrounds-gardens
2020
Postcards From The Border
Independent
Co-Designer
US-Mex Border
Published - Online
https://www.postcardsfromborder.com
2020
Resilience by Design: Metropoolregion Amsterdam
One Architecture
Team Member
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Preliminary Design
https://onearchitecture.nl/one-work/one-urbanism-planning/
2020
Stay at Home Stress
Independent
Co-Designer
Houston, Texas
Published - Online
https://stayathomestress.com
2019
Basketball Court
CCI
Consultant
New York, US
Preliminary Design
https://www.gabrielvergara.cl/basketball-court
2019
Unbound New York
Independent
Co-Designer
New York, US
Competition
https://www.gabrielvergara.cl/unbound-nyc
2019
Wagner Houses Gardens
CCI
Consultant
New York, US
Built
https://www.gabrielvergara.cl/wagner-houses-gardens
2017
Ampliacion UTEC
51-1 Arquitectos
Lead Designer
Lima, Peru
Competition
2017
Escuela Huayllay
Independiente
Co-Designer
Pasco, Peru
Executive Project
https://www.gabrielvergara.cl/escuela-huayllay
2017
Santiago Babylon
AriztiaLAB
Researcher
Santiago, Chile
Published
https://www.gabrielvergara.cl/santiago-babylon
2016
Borde Social
Independent
Co-Designer
Lima, Peru
Preliminary Design
https://www.gabrielvergara.cl/agrohouse
2016
Centro Cultural Cancha
Independiente
Co-Designer
Cusco, Peru
Competition
https://www.gabrielvergara.cl/centro-cultural-kancha
2016
Parque Deportivo San Isidro
Llama Urban Design
Team Member
Lima, Peru
Preliminary Design
2015
Casa Huarango
51-1 Arquitectos
Lead Designer
Paracas, Peru
Built
2015
Club House Rinconada
51-1 Arquitectos
Lead Designer
Lima, Peru
Competition
2015
Club Social Chao
51-1 Arquitectos
Lead Designer
Trujillo, Peru
Competition [1st Place]
2015
Estadio Osorno
Susuka
Team Member
Osorno, Chile
Competition
2014
Casa Playa
51-1 Arquitectos
Lead Designer
Punta Sal, Peru
Preliminary Design
2014
Museo Nacional Del Peru
51-1 Arquitectos
Team Member
Pachacamac, Peru
Competition
2014
Parque Central
51-1 Arquitectos
Team Member
Lima, Peru
Preliminary Design
https://51-1.com/Parque-Central
2013
Casa Iloca
Independent
Designer
Iloca, Chile
Built
https://www.gabrielvergara.cl/casa-iloca
2013
Casa Traingulo
Susuka
Co-Designer
Santiago, Chile
Preliminary Design
https://www.gabrielvergara.cl/casa-triangulo
2013
Landing Tree
Susuka
Co-Designer
Lausanne, Switzerland
Competition [finalist]
https://www.gabrielvergara.cl/landing-tree
2013
Proto-Cabana
Susuka
Co-Designer
Santiago, Chile
Preliminary Design
2012
Casa Quincho
Susuka + 51-1
Team Member
Lima, Peru
Executive Project
2012
Centro Intercultural Calama
Susuka
Co-Designer
Calama, Chile
Competition
2012
Escuela de Talentos
Susuka + 51-1
Team Member
Callao, Peru
Built
https://www.gabrielvergara.cl/e-t
2012
Limitless Chile
Susuka
Team Member
Santiago, Chile
Exhibited
https://www.gabrielvergara.cl/limitless
2012
Palacio Pereira
Susuka
Co-Designer
Santiago, Chile
Competition
2012
Plan Matucana 100
Susuka
Co-Designer
Santiago, Chile
Partially Built
2012
Restaurant AyG
Susuka + 51-1
Team Member
Lima, Peru
Built
https://51-1.com/Astrid-Gaston-Casa-Moreyra
2011
Baby Dragon
Susuka with PopArq
Team Member
Shanghai, China
Built
2011
Epicentro
Independent
Co-Designer
Talca, Chile
Built
https://www.gabrielvergara.cl/epicentro
2011
Sims House
Susuka
Co-Designer
Talca, Chile
Executive Project
2011
Villa Mivivienda
51-1 Arquitectos
Lead Designer
Lima, Peru
Preliminary Design
https://51-1.com/Villa-Mivivienda
2010
Bodega de Acopio
Independent
Co-Designer
Curico, Chile
Built
2010
Cabanon
Susuka
Co-Designer
Santiago, Chile
Built
https://www.gabrielvergara.cl/cabanon
2010
Casa Shamrock
51-1 Arquitectos
Lead Designer
Lima, Peru
Preliminary Design
2010
Feria Mistura 2010
51-1 Arquitectos
Team Member
Lima, Peru
Built
https://51-1.com/Feria-Mistura
2010
Hotel Balboa
51-1 Arquitectos
Lead Designer
Lima, Peru
Preliminary Design
https://51-1.com/Hotel-Balboa
2010
Hotel La Encalada
51-1 Arquitectos
Lead Designer
Lima, Peru
Preliminary Design
2010
Master Plan Area Salud, U. Talca
Susuka
Co-Designer
Talca, Chile
Preliminary Design
2010
Memorial 27-F
Susuka
Co-Designer
Concepcion, Chile
Competition
2010
Nazca City
51-1 Arquitectos
Team Member
Huarmey, Pery
Built
https://51-1.com/Ciudad-Nazca
2010
Ramp-a-House
Susuka
Co-Designer
Talca, Chile
Built
2010
ZigZag House
51-1 Arquitectos
Lead Designer
Lima, Peru
Preliminary Design
2009
Churchita
Susuka
Co-Designer
Talca, Chile
Built
https://www.gabrielvergara.cl/churchita
2008
Casino Campus Curico U. Talca
Susuka
Co-Designer
Curico, Chile
Executive Project
2008
Kiltro House
Susuka
Co-Designer
Talca, Chile
Built
https://www.gabrielvergara.cl/kiltro
2008
Politecnico Juan Terrier
Susuka
Co-Designer
Curico, Chile
Schematic Design
2007
Biblioteca San Clemente
Municipalidad San Clemente
Designer
Talca, Chile
Schematic Design
2007
Canoe Club
Susuka
Co-Designer
Talca, Chile
Preliminary Design
2007
Mirage House
Susuka
Co-Designer
Santiago, Chile
Executive Project
2007
Multi-House
Susuka
Co-Designer
Talca, Chile
Preliminary Design
2007
Plan Maestro Hot Spot
Susuka
Team Member
Talca, Chile
Preliminary Design
2007
Vecindad del Patio
Susuka
Co-Designer
La Serena, Chile
Competition [3rd place]
https://www.gabrielvergara.cl/patio-vicinity
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