Arvelo Architecture + Design

ARVELO architecture+design, pllc Ruperto Arvelo, AIA, LEED AP Ruperto Arvelo, principal and founder of ARVELO architecture & interior design, located in the Flatiron district, has over 24 years of experience in different types of projects both nationally and internationally. He has worked in several architecture firms in New York, New Jersey and Puerto Rico during his professional development as an architect and interior designer. For many of those years, he worked as a designer and project manager at the New York Gensler Office. The exposure of working in all these firms gave him experience in residential, corporate and commercial projects of all scales, including ground up and adaptive re-use interior and exterior renovation projects. Registered as in architect in New York State and in the process of being registered in Puerto Rico, he is a successful architect who can wear different hats and bring everyone together to successfully complete projects. He has taught at various leading design colleges and universities: Syracuse University, Parsons in New York City and Berkeley College in New Jersey. He is one of the founders of Tertulia Latina an organization that promotes latino art and supports the work of latino artists. He was also an Associate Editor for the Spanish language interior design magazine Casa y Hogar. He has Bachelors degree from University of Puerto Rico and a Masters degree in architecture from Syracuse University.