Rolando Girodengo



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Lima Húmeda
Industrial Weaving
On the Environmental Anthropogenic
Desdibujar la Frontera
Turtles all the way down
La Boca Pavilion
Rio Grande River
Bomberos
Homeostasis
LifeLines - Valparaiso
New Americana
El Mimbre
El Refugio de los Abuelos
Galeana Regional Centre
Barilla Pavilion
Monterrey Architecture Guide
Fundidora Memorial
Blurring the Boundary
Village Tech School
You-and-I
Warming Huts
Exhibition
Research
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Built
Reserach
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Competition
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@rgirodengo
Rolando spends his time between Mexico and the United States. His practice revolves around various topics, including urban transformation, border conditions, participatory processes, and the collective, carried out through public and private projects, research, and academic work. He holds a Master of Architecture in Urban Design from Harvard University Graduate School of Design and a Bachelor of Architecture with Honours from Tecnológico de Monterrey. His work has been showcased in Mexico and the United States and featured in architecture books, magazines, and websites.

In 2016, he participated as Technical Support for the Mexican Pavilion at the 15th Venice Architecture Biennale. The following year, he co-founded atelier uno in Monterrey, together with Adrian Flores, Carolina Segura, and David de la Garza. In 2019, he collaborated with Pablo Landa on research for the publication of the "Guía de Arquitectura de Monterrey" (Monterrey Architecture Guide), published by Arquine. In 2023, he graduated with a Leadership in Urban Design award from the Master of Architecture in Urban Design program at Harvard University Graduate School of Design. During this period, he conducted research on regional and national energy and circular economy plans, in addition to his research project titled "Desdibujar la Frontera" which explores social processes and economic transformation along the Mexico-United States border.

Currently, he leads a practice in both countries and works as a researcher at Harvard University. He also serves as a faculty member at various universities in Boston, Massachusetts, while working as a consultant for the Housing and Urban Development Division of the Inter-American Development Bank.


Academic Formation

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2012 - 17




2015



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2008 - 11 Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Master of Architecture in Urban Design
Leadership in Urban Design Award
Cambridge, MA

Tecnológico de Monterrey
Bachelor of Architecture
Graduated with Honours
Monterrey, Mexico

University of California at Berkeley
Summer Exchange Program
Berkeley, CA

Boston Architectural College
Semester Exchange Program
Boston, MA

Universidad de Monterrey
International Baccalaureate
Graduated with Honours
Monterrey, Mexico

Work Experience

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2023 - 24



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2022 - 23
Rolando Girodengo - atelier
Freelance
Cambridge, MA / Monterrey, Mexico

Inter-American Development Bank
Housing and Urban Development Division
Consultant

Boston Architectural College
Studio Instructor
Boston, MA

Wentworth Insitute of Technology
Studio Instructor
Boston, MA

Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Instructor - Design Discovery
Research Asst. - “Urban Metabolisms” with Peter Rowe
Research Asst. - “Anthropogenic Metabolisms” with Peter Rowe
Research Asst. - “The State of Architecture in South Asia” with Rahul Mehrotra
Teaching Asst. - “Master of Architecture in Urban Design Pre-Term Workshop” Core Workshop taught by Alex Yuen & Mark Heller
Teaching Asst. - “Latin America in Transition: Ecological Design for Settlements & Climate Migration in Argentina” Studio taught by Felipe Vera & Soledad Patiño
Teaching Asst. - “Urban Design & Planning for Climate Transformation, Intense Migration & Rapid Urban Growth” Seminar taught by Felipe Vera & Juan Pablo Bonilla
Teaching Asst. -”Aqua Incognita: Designing for Extreme Climate Resilience in Monterrey, MX” Studio taught by Lorena Bello

2017 - 21



2018 - 21




2015 - 17



2016atelier uno
Founding Partner
Monterrey, Mexico

Tecnológico de Monterrey
Taller Vertical - Catedra Blanca CEMEX-TEC
Assistant Professor
Monterrey, Mexico

Landa Arquitectos
Intern
Monterrey, Mexico

Taller de Arquitectura X / Alberto Kalach
Intern
Mexico City, Mexico
Publications

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2017 “Acción climática y Acuerdo de París: el rol de las ciudades de América Latina y el Caribe” (Climatic action and the Paris Agreement: the role of Latin American and Carribean cities)
IADB

Lo mejor del siglo XXI vol. 9 Arquitecturas mexicanas 2019-2020
Arquine
Mexico

“Centro Regional Galeana”
Arquine No. 92 – Common Places
Summer 2020 Edition

Monterrey Architecture Guide
Arquine
Mexico

“Despligues y Ensambles” / Unfoldings and Assemblages
Mexican Pavilion Catalogue for the 15th Venice Architecture Biennale Published by Insituto Nacional de Bellas Artes
Technical Support
Mexico


Grants & Scholarships

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2021 Victor and William Fung Foundation Fund
Harvard University Asia Center

Apoyo para Estudios Nacionales e Internacionales
(National and International Studies Scholarship)
CONARTE
Monterrey, Mexico

Apoyo para la formación y profesionalización en el extranjero
(International Formation and Professionalization Scholarship)
CULTURA – CONACYT
Mexico City, Mexico


Awards

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2015

 Barilla Pavillion International Design Competition
Selected Finalist
Parma, Italy

Folly/Function 2018
Architectural League of New York
Notable Entry
New York City, USA

V Architecture Student Biennial
Colegio de Arquitectos de Nuevo León
Honorific Mention
Monterrey, Mexico

National Housing Design Competition for Students / INFONAVIT
Second Place
Mexico City, Mexico

National Housing Design Competition for Students / INFONAVIT
Second Place
Mexico City, Mexico


Presentations & Lectures

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2017 Social and Participatory Coherence
Nuevo León Architecture Biennle
Inaugural Panel
Monterrey, Mexico

Desdibujar la Frontera
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Independent Study
Cambridge, MA

History and Transformation of the Industrial City: Monterrey
Seminar
CONARTE
Monterrey, Mexico

Emergent Architecture from Monterrey
Webinar / Moderated by Agustín Landa Ruiloba
Panellist
Monterrey, Mexico

Young Architects Forum
Universidad de Monterrey
Lecturer
Monterrey, Mexico

“Enfoque” Lecture Series
Universidad Iberoamericana
Lecturer
Puebla, Mexico

REVERB / International Symposium for Learning Environments
Association for Learning Environments
Lecturer
New Orleans, LA
Exhibitions

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Our Artificial Nature
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Exhibition Material Production
Cambridge, MA

Emerging Practices in Latin America
LatinGSD Symposium
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Cambridge, MA

“La Ciudad que Constuyó Fundidora”
CONARTE
Exhibition Material Production
Monterrey, Mexico

“Despliegues y Ensambles”
Mexican Pavilion
15th Venice Architecture Biennale
Technical Support
Venice, Italy

“Mario Pani / Arquitectura en Proceso”
MARCO
Exhibition Material Production
Monterrey, Mexico


Committees & Juries

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2021 - 22



2021 Nuevo León Architecture Biennale
Jury Member
Monterrey, Mexico

CEMEX Mexico
Member of Architectural Editorial Board
Monterrey, Mexico

Norman Foster Foundation
Sustainability Workshop Scholar
Madrid. Spain


Guest Critic

Harvard Univeristy Graduate School of Design
Rhode Island School of Design
The Cooper Union
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Boston Architectural College
Tecnológico de Monterrey
Universidad de Monterrey