Luis Diego Barahona Ortega

Master by the UPC of Barcelona. Founded LDB Arquitectura in 2000. Since then, he has designed more than 200 projects, among which are: Evertec Costa Rica, Evertec Panama, Municipality of Santa Ana, AutoStar, The Rising Sun Varieties Store, Human Development Center of Tirrases, Vigui Industries and Barrio Escalante Gastronomic Walkway. Winner of the “Save Our Architectural Heritage” Contest at 2019, Urban Design Award and ALPU Award in XIV Costa Rica International Architecture Biennial 2018, finalist of the City to City Barcelona FAD Award 2013 and winner of the “Second Collective Bonus Contest 2016” contest organized by the MIVAH. He has published six books and organized seven international architecture congresses. He was a delegate of the VII BIAU Medellín 2010. He has more than 100 articles in specialized media and was director of the Habitar Magazine (CFIA). He is currently a member of the Planning Commission of the College of Architects. He has been a guest speaker in: Costa Rica, Brazil, Guatemala, Colombia, Mexico and Spain. His work has been published in: Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Spain, Holland and China.