Rafael Melendez

The built environment is ever changing. Newer guidelines, standards, codes, rating systems, tools and technologies challenge conventional design thinking constantly in pursuit of a better and more fitting solution. New concepts such as biomimicry, cleantech, smart city, sustainability and resilience are but a few of the many that abound in today’s rapidly evolving practices. Many players now partake in the process of design: industry, civic organizations, private-public partnerships, academic institutions and local/national governments. They strive to tackle ever larger and more challenging goals. I attempt to remain vigil of the ever complex domain that constitutes engineering design that would address these challenges and partner with the stakeholders and visionaries that will help guide the transformation of the built environment today and into the future.