Alonso Alvarado

Architectural Designer

San Francisco, CA, USA
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,