Arquitectonica Now (2016): A Video Conversation with Bernardo Fort-Brescia
INTRODUCTION: 1:11 min.
Bernardo Fort-Brescia is a founding principal of Arquitectonica. A native of Lima, he did his early studies in Peru and Europe where he learned multiple languages which would later prove useful for his international career. He studied architecture and urban planning at Princeton University and received a Master of Architecture from Harvard University, where he later taught. He moved to Florida in 1975 to teach at the University of Miami. In 1977, he co-founded Arquitectonica with a group of young architects and set up a studio in Coconut Grove. Bernardo led the charge of expanding the firm across the country and abroad. The firm is known as one of the pioneers of globalization in the architecture profession.
The firm’s designs have defined modern Miami with projects that have carried the banner of Miami architecture around the world with diverse projects for hotels, residential towers, corporate headquarters, retail/entertainment centers, museums, theaters, arenas, convention centers, resorts and new cities.
Thirty-eight years after its founding, Arquitectonica has over 850 architects with projects in 58 countries around the world. It has US offices in Miami, New York, and Los Angeles, and 7 international offices in Europe, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and South America.
Bernardo is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects and a recipient of the AIA Silver Medal.
The videos below are organized by topic and run between 30 seconds and 6 minutes. Click on any video. You must be connected to the Internet to view the videos.
EXPOSURE TO BROAD INFLUENCES: 1:35 min.
EDUCATION: 1:28 min.
SERENDIPITY: 1:55 min.
CRITICAL THINKING: 1:28 min.
OVERCOMES CHALLENGES TO SUCCEED: 1:54 min.
UNDERSTANDS THE AUDIENCE PERSPECTIVE 5:03 min.
INSIGHT & INSPIRATION: 4:38 min.
CRITICAL THINKING: 0:36 sec.
UNDERSTANDS THE BUSINESS OF ART: 2:54 min.
CRITICAL THINKING: 2:34 min.
SERENDIPITY: 5:22 min.
COLLABORATION: 3:24 min.
RESILIENCE: 3:23 min.
INSIGHT & INSPIRATION: 1:33 min.
