Miguel Gaitan
Architectural Designer
B. ARCH.
e. mgaitan@studiojci.com
Miguel graduated from Universidad de Los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia, with a bachelor's degree in architecture. He has over 5 years of professional experience working on architecture projects, including interior designs and multipurpose venues for different sports, mainly focusing on schematic and conceptual designs.
Miguel started his career as an independent contractor, designing commercial spaces for a renowned medical company, Opticas Keralty, and producing renderings for Jamar, one of the biggest furniture companies in the country. He then joined an ambitious project tgo design and build the biggest entertainment center in Latin America, where he rapidly settled as the architect's team leader and coordinator. There, Miguel was able to develop as team leader and design the project's different parts with his team: a soccer stadium, shopping mall, hotel rooms, residential suites, and common amenities, all contained within one massive building.
Miguel sought to expand his architectural knowledge and joined the firm to learn about other countries' standards and architectural processes.