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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 |
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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 |