Alvaro Velosa is an architect living and practicing in New York City. He believes that architecture is a platform to make more comfortable and joyful places for all. His approach to architecture is based on a few goals and ideals. To make positive changes to the environment and ecology through design and construction. To use technology and data driven processes to inform design. To learn from and innovate on local and conventional ways of building. To make places that increase the comfort and joy of its inhabitants and users. He has experience in multiple types and various scales of projects from 3d printed homes, to timber cultural centers, to wood buildings on floating platforms, pioneering vertical film studios, framework plans for institutions, and urban design for cities and their infrastructure and public space. Throughout his career he has searched for briefs and clients that share a similar mission and vision to enhance the environment through architecture and design.