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Bernardo Fort-Brescia

b. 1951

Peruvian architect and entrepreneur

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About Bernardo Fort-Brescia

Born 1951. Bernardo Fort-Brescia is a Peruvian architect and entrepreneur.

Bernardo Fort-Brescia is a US-based Peruvian businessman and architect. He is a fellow of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). His brother Alex Fort Brescia, is a businessman.

Fort-Brescia studied architecture and urban planning at Princeton University and obtained his master's degree in architecture from Harvard University.

With his brother, Fort-Brescia manages his mother's investments in Grupo Breca, their family conglomerate.

Selected projects Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, New York Atlantis Condominium, Miami, Florida Brickell City Centre, Miami, Florida Grand Hyatt San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas The Infinity, San Francisco, California Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia City of Dreams (casino) Resort, Macau, China TaiKoo Hui, Guangzhou International Finance Center, Seoul, South Korea SMX Convention Center, Pasay, Manila Festival Walk, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon Icon Brickell, Miami, Florida PortMiami Tunnel, Miami, Florida Jorge Chavez International Airport, Lima, Peru Port of Xiamen Cruise Ship Terminals and Mixed-use Development, Xiamen, China Microsoft European Headquarters, Paris, France University of Miami School of Architecture Design Studio, Coral Gables, Florida University of Miami Donna E. Shalala Student Center, Coral Gables, Florida University of Miami Student Housing Village, Coral Gables, Florida Florida International University School of International and Public Affairs, Miami, Florida United States Embassy, Lima, Peru Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Shanghai, China Whirlpool U.S. Headquarters, Benton, Michigan Cyberport Technology Campus and Le Meridien Hotel, Hong Kong, China Miami City Ballet, Miami Beach, Florida American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida High School for Construction Trades, Engineering and Architecture, New York, New York Westin New York at Times Square, New York, New York SLS Lux Brickell Hotel and Residences, Miami, Florida Lake Nona Town Center Hotel, Orlando, Florida South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center, Miami, Florida Gulfshore Playhouse, Naples, Florida Banco de Credito del Peru Headquarters, Lima, Peru

Exhibitions City of Culture: New Architecture for the Arts, New York, New York Pratt Institute 50 Years of Record Houses, New York, New York Exposition Cité de l'Architecture, Paris, France Municipal Art Society, New York, New York The Skyscraper Museum, New York, New York The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design, Chicago, Italy and Greece Urban Land Institute, Miami Beach, Florida Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution, New York Smith College Art Gallery The Sixth International Venice Architecture Biennale, Venice, Italy Phillipe Uzzan, Paris Gallery MA, Tokyo, Japan Centrum voor Architectuur en Stedebouw, Brussels, Belgium Stadt Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt, Germany Architekturforum, Zurich, Switzerland Ontvangsthal Veldkamp, Raalte, Netherlands Galerie Westersingel 8, Rotterdam, Netherlands Gemeente Bibliotheek, Middelburg, Netherlands Arc en Reve, Bordeaux, France Bass Museum, Miami Beach, Florida Institut Francais d’ Architecture (IFA), Paris, France Bienal de Buenos Aires Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Bienale de Paris, France Yale University, “Young Architects”, New Haven, Connecticut

Lectures and jury panels University of Miami Real Estate Impact Conference “Global Urban Design and Miami 2020” Perspective Architecture Awards Judging Panel Head Juror, American Institute of Architects Columbus Design Awards American Institute of Architects National Convention Presentation, “Miami: Public Buildings for Urban Regeneration” MIPIM Lecture Panel “My Architect(s): Genuine visions to address global cities challenges / Berlin-*London-Los Angeles-New York-Paris-Rotterdam-Seoul-Tokyo” Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) Conference, Mumbai - “Remaking of Sustainable Cities in the Vertical Age” - Cities Within Cities Keynote Speaker at MUDD (Mixed-use Design Development) Asia Abu Dhabi, Cityscape Green & Sustainable Design Discussion Panel Abu Dhabi CityScape, National Exhibition Centre “Is Sustainability Cost Effective?” Ohio Construction Conference: “Design Review” - The Builders Exchange of Central Ohio Urban Land Institute Stararchitects Working on the Las Vegas Strip, Las Vegas, Nevada American Institute of Architects Academy of Architecture for Justice Sustainable Justice 6th International Conference on Courthouse Design, New York, New York Buenos Aires Bienal, Buenos Aires, Argentina National Building Museum: Honor Award - Salute to The Related Companies / The Related Group, Washington DC American Institute of Architects New York Chapter Architecture Inside/Out Housing Committee and The American Planning Association's New York Metro Chapter Waterfront Committee: New Waterfront Housing World Architecture Congress at Cityscape China: Emotion and Reason: Architecture in the age of Social and Environmental Responsibility, from Shelter to Architecture, Shanghai, China San Francisco Real Estate Brokers: New Trends in Residential Building Design, San Francisco, California

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Important facts

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Education
Harvard Graduate School of Design, Princeton University School of Architecture, Harvard University, Princeton University
Awards
Fellow of the American Institute of Architects; American Institute of Architects

Family & relationships

Spouse
Laurinda Hope Spear

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Bernardo Fort-Brescia?

Peruvian architect and entrepreneur

When was Bernardo Fort-Brescia born?

Bernardo Fort-Brescia was born on 19 November 1951 in Lima.

What is Bernardo Fort-Brescia's occupation?

Bernardo Fort-Brescia is an architect and entrepreneur.

What nationality is Bernardo Fort-Brescia?

Bernardo Fort-Brescia is Peruvian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Bernardo Fort-Brescia

· Wikidata: Q5726754

· DBpedia: Bernardo Fort Brescia

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