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Morasso Arquitectos

Profile of Morasso Arquitectos, headquartered in Venezuela. One project submitted by Morasso Arquitectos has been published on Architecture News Plus (ANP).

: Juan Ignacio Morasso Tucker – © Morasso Arquitectos

Principal

Juan Ignacio Morasso Tucker

Brief description

Architect Juan Ignacio Morasso Tucker, Venezuelan, born in 1968

He studied architecture at the Universidad Central de Venezuela, graduating in '93.

During their studies (91-92 years) works at the firm Diquez, Gonzalez y Rivas (DGR) working on various projects, including the support of the Latin American-based Procter & Gamble (la Trinidad).

After graduating he worked for three years with the firm Arq. Tomás Sanabria Sanabria Architects where he serves as associate architect on projects for La Electricidad de Caracas, hacienda Santa Teresa (El Consejo), Casa Henrique Machado, Corporate Vollmer, among others.

In 1996 an internship for 6 months in Madrid in the studio Bueso, Inchausti, Rein. (Iberian Houses 3 and 4, Spain) and while you are traveling through Europe visiting, analyzing and drawing masterpieces of world architecture.

Returning in 1997 formed his own firm, carrying out projects for the private sector and for various builders such as:

Oficina técnica 07, Quest construcciones, Constructora Sambil, Stock ingeniería, among others.

He has made diversity of works in the area of single family homes, multifamily, commercial, industrial and urban

In 2003 a visiting professor of the chair design José María Vargas University and in 2005 and 2007 Simon Bolivar University.

Despite his short career Morasso has two international awards: Award 2005 for an apartment Bticino; Promax & BDA Awards-Latin America for the presale of Warner Channel

In addition to three foreign publications. Design Club (Germany) and Night Fever (Holland) for his project of the Loft discotheque and Atlas of office interiors (page one group-Singapore) for the Amazon Air offices.

Participates in several international competitions such as the extension of the Prado Museum in Madrid (exhibition catalog). As described among the 100 best works of the Biennale de Quito 2005.

He has completed projects for architectural lighting and energy savings with LEDs colorkinetics (philips) such as Multinational Insurance Agency La castellana and the bank's main BFC el Rosal, Caracas.

Now is incorporating this technology into their housing projects as well as home automation and intelligent control.

He was awarded first place in the office category in the first room interior design (SAI 2007) deconews by the magazine.

Published projects

: Seguros Guayana Office Building by Morasso Arquitectos + Morasso, Seijas y Asociados This project is the result of the joint work done by two Venezuelan architectural Firms Morasso-Arquitectos and Morasso, Seijas y Asociados. The cooperation...