Carlos Ramon Arnaiz is an associate partner at Stan Allen Architect. He has a BA in Philosophy from Williams College and a MArch from Harvard University where he was awarded the Alpha Rho Chi Medal. Prior to joining SAA, he worked for Office dA in Cambridge, Field Operations and Bumpzoid Architects in New York, and-as a founding principal-for RUF studio in New York. His experience at these offices has ranged from high-level strategic planning for cities around the world to project design and construction documentation on commercial and residential projects.
At Field Operations, he served as project manager and lead designer on the transformation of a 650-acre plot of land in the middle of San Juan, Puerto Rico into the island’s largest and most important Botanical Garden. He led the development of all aspects of the project including the creation of an expanded river corridor along one of San Juan’s principal waterways.
His academic research has focused on the ongoing relationship between ornament and structure in design. While at Harvard, he collaborated with Peter Rowe on a number of research projects investigating innovative solutions in the planning and management of contemporary urban regions. He has served on juries at various institutions in the USA including Harvard, Princeton and the UPenn. From 2002 to 2004, he taught advanced studios in the Landscape Architecture Program at UPenn.