Gabriel Vergara is an Architect and Urban Designer. Through collaborative research and practice, he explores stories and narratives through the lens of underrepresented actors and related disciplines. His design practice advocates for a multidisciplinary approach, bringing alternative knowledge to the field of architecture and urban design. A graduate of the Architecture and Urban Design program at Columbia GSAPP, he is currently Urban Designer at non-profit Asia Initiatives, where he leads participatory design in New York and coordinates community-based projects in Chile.
Member of multidisciplinary design teams. Most recently, awarded the William Bullock Prize for critical museography by the USC Fisher Museum of Art and MUAC in Mexico for Bordær: Cartographies and Narratives of Migration project developed in collaboration with the civic organization Juntas Vamos. Past collaborations include projects with organizations in the US and Latin-American such as The Center for Court Innovation in New York and AriztiaLAB in Santiago on Santiago Babylon, a research project developed for the XX Bienal de Arquitectura de Chile. He has worked at architecture and urban design firms such as One Architecture & Urbanism on coastal resiliency projects and the recent publication Building with Nature: Creating, implementing, and upscaling Nature-Based Solutions and 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 included in the Chilean Pavilion at the 12th Venice Biennale of Architecture.
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LIST OF PROJECTS
YEAR | IMAGE | PROJECT | STUDIO | ROLE | LOCATION | STATUS | LINK |
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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 |