Ernesto Vela 2012

Name: Ernesto Vela, AIA Title: Associate Company: Dattner Architects Location: New York, N.Y. Birthplace: San Salvador, El Salvador Family: Married College: BArch. Cornell University, 1996; Bachelor of Environmental Studies from the University of Manitoba, 1990 First job outside of real estate: Dishwasher First job in real estate or allied field: Model maker at the IBI Group in Vancouver, Canada What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Civic architecture and planning ranging from housing to transportation, schools and urban infrastructure. Working at various scales with a focus on well-crafted buildings that are sustainably responsible. Always looking to the future as to how we integrate new technologies within both our products and working process. Hobbies: Painting (canvasses and the occasional wall) Favorite book: "Posthumous Papers of a Living Author" by Robert Musil Favorite movie: "Nights of Cabiria" Person you admire most (outside of family): Le Corbusier... seriously, How did he do it all? Key to success: Work collaboratively. Great ideas belong to all of us. If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Printmaking