gabriel velasco
architecture designer
Experience Education
SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ARTS AND DESIGN (SCAD) | Savannah, GA
B.F.A. in Architecture & Minor in I.D. | Class of 2022
M.Arch | Class of 2024
SCAD Golf Team - Team Captain | Athletic Scholarship
Overall GPA - 3.84
Hard Skills
Revit
Lumion
Autocad
Twinmotion
Hand Draft
Photoshop
InDesign
Soft Skills
Communication
Conceptual Thought Productivity
Collaboration
Problem Solving
Time Management
Language
Awards
Winner - 2024 RED DOT Design Awards
Winner - 2023 ACSA COTE Top Ten Competition
Winner - 2023 BLT Design Awards “Emerging Landscape
Architect of the year”
Winner - LIV Hospitality Design Awards 2023 “Emerging
Architect Design of the Year”
Winner - 2022 AIA GA Design Awards
Winner - 2021 & 2024 AIA SAR ASPIRE Student Design Award
Merit Award - 2022 AIA Savannah Student Design Award
Merit Award - Lyceum Fellowship Design Competition 2021
Honorable Mention - 2022 Terraviva Competitions
Honorable Mentions - 2021/22 International Design Awards
Gold Award - 2023 International Design Awards
Bronze Award - 2024 International Design Awards
Official Selection|Shortlist - 2025 LICC
Nomination - 2022 Senior Project Sustainable Design Award
Contact
P +01 912 412 8112
M gvelas20@student.scad.edu
W www.linkedin.com/in/gabriel-velasco-4756ab1ab
P issuu.com/gabriel.velasco
Architect/Designer |Emerging Professional
Collins Cooper Carusi Architects
SEPT 2024 - CURRENT
Being part of multiple design teams and sharing teachings with experienced professionals, improving skills towards design, business, and communication.
Architecture Internship
Collins Cooper Carusi Architects
JUN - AUG 2023
Participated in multiple design teams, working with projects in distinct phases. Lead designer of a golf proshop renovation, schematic and concept development.
Study Abroad: Immersion Kansai
NOV – DEC 2022
Between temples and castles, this program was an adaptation to the Japanese culture, 3 weeks of urban and landscape sketching around the Kansai region.
SHAH Architecture
Hotel Design Competition
FEB 2022
This competition was a collaboration with SHAH Architecture to design and explore a conceptual theme and the schematic design for a hotel in Savannah, GA.
Africa Day: Humanitarian Design Charrette FEB 2021
This charrette helped GoDesign to think and design ideas for a tiny library, adjacent to a public school in the heart of Congo.
Planned Chaos:
Workshop in Urbanism of Brazilian Cities
JUN 2019
Ubarnism is the mix of adaptation and movement, this workshop studied how the Brazilian cities were designed and organized through the years.