# Bernardo Fort Brescia

Bernardo Fort-Brescia is a US-based Peruvian businessman and architect. He is the co-founder of the architectural firm Arquitectonica. He is a fellow of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). He won the AIA Silver Medal. He is also an heir to Grupo Breca.

## Early life

Bernardo Fort-Brescia was born in Lima, Peru on November 19, 1951 into the Brescia family. His Italian-born grandfather, Fortunato Brescia Tassano, founded Grupo Breca, a real estate company-turned-conglomerate. His mother, Rosa Brescia Cafferata, is a billionaire heiress. His brother Alex Fort Brescia, is a businessman.
Fort-Brescia studied architecture and urban planning at Princeton University and obtained his master's degree in architecture from Harvard University.
With his brother, Fort-Brescia manages his mother's investments in Grupo Breca, their family conglomerate.

## Selected projects

* Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, New York
* Atlantis Condominium, Miami, Florida
* Brickell City Centre, Miami, Florida
* Grand Hyatt San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
* The Infinity, San Francisco, California
* Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia
* City of Dreams (casino) Resort, Macau, China
* TaiKoo Hui, Guangzhou
* International Finance Center, Seoul, South Korea
* SMX Convention Center, Pasay, Manila
* Festival Walk, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon
* Icon Brickell, Miami, Florida
* PortMiami Tunnel, Miami, Florida
* Jorge Chavez International Airport, Lima, Peru
* Port of Xiamen Cruise Ship Terminals and Mixed-use Development, Xiamen, China
* Microsoft European Headquarters, Paris, France
* University of Miami School of Architecture Design Studio, Coral Gables, Florida
* University of Miami Donna E. Shalala Student Center, Coral Gables, Florida
* University of Miami Student Housing Village, Coral Gables, Florida
* Florida International University School of International and Public Affairs, Miami, Florida
* United States Embassy, Lima, Peru
* Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Shanghai, China
* Whirlpool U.S. Headquarters, Benton, Michigan
* Cyberport Technology Campus and Le Meridien Hotel, Hong Kong, China
* Miami City Ballet, Miami Beach, Florida
* American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida
* High School for Construction Trades, Engineering and Architecture, New York, New York
* Westin New York at Times Square, New York, New York
* SLS Lux Brickell Hotel and Residences, Miami, Florida
* Lake Nona Town Center Hotel, Orlando, Florida
* South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center, Miami, Florida
* Gulfshore Playhouse, Naples, Florida
* Banco de Credito del Peru Headquarters, Lima, Peru

## Exhibitions

* City of Culture: New Architecture for the Arts, New York, New York
* Pratt Institute 50 Years of Record Houses, New York, New York
* Exposition Cité de l'Architecture, Paris, France
* Municipal Art Society, New York, New York
* The Skyscraper Museum, New York, New York
* The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design, Chicago, Italy and Greece
* Urban Land Institute, Miami Beach, Florida
* Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution, New York
* Smith College Art Gallery
* The Sixth International Venice Architecture Biennale, Venice, Italy
* Phillipe Uzzan, Paris
* Gallery MA, Tokyo, Japan
* Centrum voor Architectuur en Stedebouw, Brussels, Belgium
* Stadt Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt, Germany
* Architekturforum, Zurich, Switzerland
* Ontvangsthal Veldkamp, Raalte, Netherlands
* Galerie Westersingel 8, Rotterdam, Netherlands
* Gemeente Bibliotheek, Middelburg, Netherlands
* Arc en Reve, Bordeaux, France
* Bass Museum, Miami Beach, Florida
* Institut Francais d’ Architecture (IFA), Paris, France
* Bienal de Buenos Aires
* Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* Bienale de Paris, France
* Yale University, “Young Architects”, New Haven, Connecticut

## Lectures and jury panels

* University of Miami Real Estate Impact Conference “Global Urban Design and Miami 2020”
* Perspective Architecture Awards Judging Panel
* Head Juror, American Institute of Architects Columbus Design Awards
* American Institute of Architects National Convention Presentation, “Miami: Public Buildings for Urban Regeneration”
* MIPIM Lecture Panel “My Architect(s): Genuine visions to address global cities challenges / Berlin-*London-Los Angeles-New York-Paris-Rotterdam-Seoul-Tokyo”
* Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) Conference, Mumbai - “Remaking of Sustainable Cities in the Vertical Age” - Cities Within Cities
* Keynote Speaker at MUDD (Mixed-use Design Development) Asia
* Abu Dhabi, Cityscape Green & Sustainable Design Discussion Panel
* Abu Dhabi CityScape, National Exhibition Centre “Is Sustainability Cost Effective?”
* Ohio Construction Conference: “Design Review” - The Builders Exchange of Central Ohio
* Urban Land Institute Stararchitects Working on the Las Vegas Strip, Las Vegas, Nevada
* American Institute of Architects Academy of Architecture for Justice Sustainable Justice 6th International Conference on Courthouse Design, New York, New York
* Buenos Aires Bienal, Buenos Aires, Argentina
* National Building Museum: Honor Award - Salute to The Related Companies / The Related Group, Washington DC
* American Institute of Architects New York Chapter Architecture Inside/Out Housing Committee and The American Planning Association's New York Metro Chapter Waterfront Committee: New Waterfront Housing
* World Architecture Congress at Cityscape China: Emotion and Reason: Architecture in the age of Social and Environmental Responsibility, from Shelter to Architecture, Shanghai, China
* San Francisco Real Estate Brokers: New Trends in Residential Building Design, San Francisco, California