Alonso Alvarado
Architectural Designer
San Francisco, CA, USA
206.954.0052
be.net/alonsoalvarado
I am an architectural designer with experience in luxury retail, housing, and restaurants. I am fascinated with how parts come together to make the whole.
Work Experience
Aleck Wilson Architects
Junior Project Architect / Designer
Full service firm specializing in custom residential, with some retail and hospitality projects.
March 2013
- Present
San Francisco, California, United States
Callison Architecture
Associate
Experience includes continuing work on projects begun at client’s office through SD, DD, CD and CA phases. Other responsibilities incude interfacing with client and consultants, developing building details, and generating 3D study models.
December 2010
- February 2013
Seattle, Washington, United States
Callison Architecture
Associate
Served under contract through Callison as an in-house concept designer and liaison with high-end tech retail client. Duties include working closely with Design Managers and Regional Directors in developing and executing concept designs and strategies for stores in the EU and Asia Pacific regions. Work also consist of acting as liaison between client and architect in communicating design direction and changes. Additionally, early phase design includes working with the client's Real Estate teams in vetting sites and preparing documents for lease negotiations.
January 2011
- December 2012
Cupertino, California, United States
Arellano ( Christofides Architects
Architectural Designer
Experience includes work on Mixed-Use, Single Family Residential, and high-end Restaurant project types. Duties included assisting Project Architects in developing SD, DD, Permit, and CD sets. Additional work includes preparing hand-drawn and well as 3D renderings for client presentations, as well as building and maintaining firm website.
September 2006
- August 2008
Seattle, Washington, United States
Education
University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign
Master of Architecture
Urbana, Illinois, United States
University Of Washington
Bachelor of Arts in Architectural Studies
Washington, United States
Languages
Spanish (Fluent),
Portuguese (Advanced),
Awards
University Of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign
Clarence T. Paul Fellow
2010
University Of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign
Chicago Prize Award Nominee
2009
NOMAS National Design Competition
3rd Place
2008
University Of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign
Graduate College Fellow
2008
Skills
Illustrator,
InDesign,
Revit,
Rhino 3D,
Sketching,
Autocad,
Photoshop,