Richard Moreta Castillo

Richard Moreta Castillo, also known as Richard More, is an American architect.

Richard Moreta Castillo

Biography

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Castillo was born in New York City, United States, and grew up in the Dominican Republic.

While receiving formal artistic training in figure drawing and oil painting, he pursued studies at the DGBA - Escuela Nacional de Artes Visuales [es] in the Dominican Republic, and received his Bachelor of Arts degree in architecture and urban planning from UNPHU (Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña) and UCE (Universidad Central del Este) in 1986. His work has been exhibited in various galleries across the US, the Caribbean and Europe.[1]

As a member of the "Studio Radiosity" (ex-members of the "Menphis" design movement with Guirreiro, Mendini & Ettore Sottsass), he participated in a movement that was at the avant-garde of design in the 1990s. This was followed by work with the firm, Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum (HOK) in 2001, Arquitectonica in 2004 – where he specialized in large projects, from airport design to high-end luxury towers across all five continents.[2]

Moreta is the principal and founder of Richard's Architecture + Design, Inc. (RA+D), in 2006.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Richard Moreta: Pionero de la Arquitectura Digital dominicana" Angela Patricia, March 3, 2011 [1]
  2. ^ "Richard Moreta: Los signos del instante" Hoy Digital, 6 Noviembre 2010 Hoy Digital
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