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