Jheny Nieto

Jheny Nieto is architect designer from Javeriana University with 18 years of experience. She has a Master degree in Emergent Technologies & Design from Architectural Association in London. Her experience in main architectural offices in Colombia Castro Architects, UDEB and Arias Serna Saravia has allowed her to participate in important educative and institutional projects as important public space in the beginning of the public space transformation of Colombian cities such as Bogota, Medellin, and San Andres. After doing the master she develops a special interest in geometry and its possibilities in structures and fabrication processes. After her experience in London offices such us Mixity and Knight architects where she participated in projects in New Zealand and Baku; in 2012 she founded Nieto arquitectos, now NIRO ARQUITECTURA. In Niro Arquitectura, the team has competed in association with other design offices, in private and public competitions with some success in buildings such as the Gun Club, Plaza de Mercado Gramalote, Center for the elderly, Santa Francisca Romana School. The project Plaza de Mercado in Gramalote has been awarded with the first prize in Colective Space category - Cemex Colombia and second prize in Colective Space category - Cemex international 2019. And the project pedestrian 7th street was selected for the Colombian Biennial 2018.