Rogelio Cadena
Education
Harvard University Graduate School of Design Cambridge, Massachusetts USA Master of Architecture in Urban Design August 2020 - May 2022University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida USA Bachelor of Architecture August 2012 - May 2017
Teaching Experience
Illinois Institute of Technology College of Architecture Chicago, Illinois USA Full-Time Visiting Assistant Professor August 2023 - PresentThe Open City Studio
Tokyo, Japan
Professor
Summer 2023
University of Illinois School of Architecture
Urbana, Illinois USA Part-time Lecturer
August 2022 - Present
Florida Atlantic University School of Architecture Coral Gables, Florida USA Part-time Lecturer
Fall 2022
University of Miami School of Architecture
Coral Gables, Florida USA Part-time Lecturer
Fall 2022
Resolver Studio Chicago, Illinois USA Co-Founder and Partner
June 2022 - Present
Studio Miami Miami, Florida USA Co-Founder and Partner
May 2015 - May 2022
de la Guardia Victoria Architects & Urbanists
Coral Gables, Florida USA Architectural Designer June 2017 - June 2020
Robert A.M. Stern Architects
New York City, New York USA Architectural Intern
June 2016 - August 2016
Curé & Penabad Miami, Florida USA Architectural Intern May 2015 - January 2016
Chipman Design Architecture
Des Plaines, Illinois USA Architectural Intern June 2014 - August 2014
Professional Experience
Final Review Critic: MCHAP Studio - Chicago & Monterrey IIT and TEC de MonterreyFaculty: Alejandro Echeverri, Dirk Denison, Maria Villalobos Hernandez, Alessandra Cireddu, Diana Laura Riviera Villarreal, Nélida Astrid Escobedo Ruiz November 29, 2023
Review Critic: Library of Things University of Illinois School of Architecture Faculty Akima Brackeen October 11, 2023
Final Review Critic: Brasilia Studio University of Miami
Faculty Steven Fett December 7, 2022
Final Review Critic: Miami Studio University of Miami
Faculty Chris D’amico December 5, 2022
Harvard Indigenous Design Collective
Harvard Graduate School of Design
Treasurer
January 2021 - May 2022
Latin GSD
Harvard Graduate School of Design
Co-chair
August 2020 - May 2021
Final Review Critic: Design Discovery Virtual Harvard Graduate School of Design
Faculty Sam Valentine July 23, 2021
Mid-term Review Critic: Palazzo Acreide Option Studio University of Washington
Faculty Nicolas Delgado-Alcega May 10, 2021
Recruitment Liaison
Harvard Graduate School of Design
Career Services
August 2020 - May 2021
Teaching Assistant: Architectural Design Studio II
University of Miami School of Architecture Coordinator/Professor Frank Martinez January 2017 - May 2017
Teaching Assistant: Architectural Drawing II
University of Miami School of Architecture Coordinator/Professor Adib Cure August 2016 - December 2016
Teaching Assistant: Architectural Drawing III
University of Miami School of Architecture Coordinator/Professor Carie Penabad August 2014 - December 2014
Student Council University of Miami School of Architecture
Director of Community Outreach
August 2016 - May 2017
NAAB Accreditation University of Miami School of Architecture
Student Assistant Spring 2017
Vincent Scully Lecture Archive
University of Miami School of Architecture Organizer Fall 2016
Research Assistant: Haiti Arcahaie Vision Report and Charrette University of Miami Center for Urban and Community Design W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the BARR Foundation Grant Summer 2014
Awards
IIT Jeanne and John Rowe FellowshipIllinois Institute of Technology Fall 2023 - Spring 2025
GSD Urban Design Thesis Prize - “How Are ‘We’ Living? Reevaluating the Chicago Boulevard System”
Harvard Graduate School of Design Thesis Advisor: Stephen Gray
Spring 2022
GSD Third Space Architecture Studio Module - “The Beacon” Distinction-Nominated Project
Harvard Graduate School of Design
Collaborator: Aggie Fielding Fall 2021
GSD Mexican Cities Initiative Research Fellowship - “Ritual Mapping & the Taxonomy of the Pilgrimage Economy”
Harvard Graduate School of Design Collaborators: Claudia Ansorena, Alejandra Ávalos Guerrero, Guillermo Acosta Navarrete
Summer 2021
GSD Projections Exhibition - “Southie Park” Nominated Project
Harvard Graduate School of Design Fall 2020
GSD Merit Grant
Harvard Graduate School of Design August 2020 - May 2022
Finalists: Arch-Sharing Rural School in Haiti Competition
Collaborators: Claudia Ansorena, Bernardo Rieveling April 2019
1st Prize: Coral Gables Smart City Competition - N.O.T. Team Name: The Laboratory of Everyday Things Collaborators: Claudia Ansorena, Adib Curé, Wang Jing, Ricardo Lopez, Chen Mingyu, Teofilo Victoria April 2019
1st Place: Student Award for Miami Fish Market University of Miami School of Architecture Collaborator: Claudia Ansorena Spring 2014
Provost’s Honor Roll
University of Miami School of Architecture
Awarded to students who have attained a grade point average of 3.75 for a given semester
Spring 2017 | Fall 2016 | Spring 2016
Dean’s List
University of Miami School of Architecture
Awarded to students who have attained a grade point average of 3.5 for a given semester
Spring 2017 | Fall 2016 | Spring 2016 | Spring 2015 | Fall 2014 | Spring 2014 | Fall 2013 | Spring 2013
Dickinson Scholarship University of Miami School of Architecture Fall 2012 - Spring 2017
Miami Grant University of Miami School of Architecture Fall 2012 - Spring 2017
Daniel Murphy Scholarship Four-year full tuition paid scholarship awarded to economically disadvantaged Chicago high school students who demonstrate outstanding academic potential, leadership skills and strong character. Shattuck St. Mary’s Boarding School August 2008 - June 2012