Luis E. Trelles

Title:                          Assistant Professor

Office Location:        Building 35B, Room 110

Office Phone:             305-284-5083

E-mail Address          ltrelles@miami.edu

Teaching Area:                                              
Building Construction. Architecture Design Studios. Advanced Drawing Studios. Study abroad programs including Seminars and Design Studios. Historic American Building Survey.

Education:
Miami- Dade Community College, Fall 1976 - Spring 1978
University of Miami, Bachelor of Architecture, 1981                                                 
Cornell University, Master of Architecture, 2001                                         

Teaching and Administrative Experience:
University of Miami School of Architecture
ACSA, Chair of 1997 Southeast Regional Conference held in Miami Beach, Florida

Undergraduate Studies:
Architecture Design Studio professor and coordinator
Architecture Technology I – Building Construction professor
Freehand Drawing professor

Graduate Studies:
Architecture Technology I – Building Construction professor
Rome Program Architecture Design Studio professor

Graduate and Undergraduate Studies:
Architecture Design Studio professor
Historic American Building Survey
Palladio Journey travel program professor and coordinator
Open City Studio professor and coordinator

Studio dates and sites:
Capetown, South Africa                                  Summer 2007
Tokyo, Japan                                                  Summer 2006
Mumbai, India                                                 Summer 2005
Bangkok, Thailand                                          Summer 2004
Lisbon, Portugal                                              Summer 2003
Shanghai, China                                              Summer 2002
Tokyo, Japan                                                  Summer 2001
Rome, Italy                                                     Summer 2000
Seville, Spain                                                  Summer 1999
Athens, Greece                                               Summer 1998
Port Antonio, Jamaica                                     Summer 1997
Iquitos, Peru                                                   Summer 1996
San Juan, Puerto Rico                                     Summer 1995
Cartagena, Colombia                                      Summer 1993
Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala                        Summer 1992
Merida, Mexico                                              Summer 1991
New London, Connecticut                              Summer 1990

Cornell University College of Architecture, Art and Planning
Visiting Professor      
Undergraduate Architecture Design Studio  Spring 1989

Recent Professional Experience:
Building Projects:
All projects executed as Principal and Architect of Record of Trelles Cabarrocas Architects located in Miami, Florida.

Casa Marina                                                    5,500 sf                       (in progress)
4800 S.W. 85 Street
Miami, Florida

St. Katharine Drexel                                       32,000 sf                      (in progress)
Catholic Church. Weston, Florida
Multi-purpose Building and Master Plan of 18 acre site.

Miami Maritime Tower                                 154,000 sf                       (project)
Downtown Miami, Florida
(commercial building)

Alhambra House                                           120,000 sf                      (project)
Downtown Coral Gables, Florida
(residential condominium building)

Fine House                                                     12,000 sf                      (in progress)
10705 Snapper Creek Road
Coral Gables, Florida

Ca’ Rosa                                                          4,000 sf                      (2005 - 2007)
2760 SW 23 Avenue
Miami, Florida

Cliff Hammock Guard House                                                               (in progress)
Miami, Florida
(civic) 
(collaboration with de la Guardia, Victoria Architects)

Recent Academic and Professional Honors:
Local Peer Reviewed Design Competitions:
AIA Florida Chapter Excellence in Design                                            Summer 2005
Award of Merit, Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart

International Peer Reviewed Design Competitions:
Second Place, New London Gateway Design                                      Fall 1999
Competition, New London, Connecticut,
collaboration with de la Guardia Victoria Architects

First Place, New Amherst Ideal Plan Book House                               Fall 1998
Competition, collaboration with de la Guardia
Victoria Architects

Selected for Exhibition, Plainfield Town Center                                    Fall 1996
Competition, Chicago, Illinois, collaboration with
de la Guardia Victoria Architects

Honorable Mention, Harvard Gate Competition,                                 Spring 1984
Cambridge Massachusetts, collaboration with
Jorge Trelles and Maritere Trelles Cabarrocas

Publications:
Books and Monographs published:
One World- Shared Cultural Influences in the Architecture of the Americas. Co-editor with Teofilo Victoria, The 1997 ACSA Southeast Region Conference Proceedings published by the ACSA and The University of Miami.

Service:
University Committees and Administrative Responsibilities:
College of Engineering                                                                        2002 – present
Curriculum Committee                                  

Sylvester Cancer Center                                                                     Fall 2001
“Path of Light” Garden Installation Project
Faculty Coordinator working with the Office of
Advancement and the College of Engineering

School of Architecture:
Faculty Advisor – AIAS University of Miami                                      2006-present
School of Architecture Chapter

Representative of the Dean in Miami                                                   Spring 2004 - present
Chapter AIA Board meetings

Graduate Program Curriculum Committee                                          2002 – present

Model Shop Committee (Chair)                                                         2000 – present

Community Activities:
Advisor to Shenandoah Neighborhood                                              1997 - 1998
Association. Miami, Florida, John Westbrook,
President.

Carrollton School Facilities Committee. Miami,                                  1992 - 1996
Florida, Mark Reeves, Chair.