About

Ana Vargas is based in Caracas Venezuela and has worked in Italy, India and USA. Ana holds an Architecture Degree from Universidad Central de Venezuela and a Master of Science in Architecture and Urbanism from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She is a registered architect in Venezuela. Her work focuses on projects related to architecture, urbanism and participatory urban design, as well as research and publications. She is currently professor and researcher for the Urbanism Institute at the Architecture Faculty of the Universidad Central de Venezuela. She is founder and director of Tracing Public Space an NGO focused on teaching children urban design skills to transform public spaces within their communities.

Awards:

  • 2014  Dubai International Award for Best Practices with UN-Habitat
  • 2014  Best thesis Award MIT School of Architecture

Team

Diana Ruiz Hueck

Producer and writer, experience on TV (E! Entertainment TV y HBO). Director of Emotion & Motion Venezuela. She loves to tell stories through her images as well as music, cinema and travelling.

dianitarh@gmail.com

Ana Cristina Rodriguez

Architect graduated from Universidad Simón Bolívar. In love of Venezuela, and interested on developing Public Spaces.

acrodriguez@gmail.com

Gabriela Puppio

Education Principal at Trazando Espacios. Teacher graduated from Universidad Católica Andrés Bello. In love with social entrepreneurship and mom of two (one more in the way)

gpuppio@trazandoespacios.org

Raquel Portillo

Architect graduated from Universidad Simón Bolívar. In love of social architecture. On 2015, she worked on Habitat for Humanity in Mexico, developing a Participatory Design Workshop for Social Housing.

rportillo@anavargas.net