Ignacio Restrepo Manrique

Architect specializing in Urban Design and Urban Law

Areas of Practice:  Partner and Co-Director of the firm’s Urban Law area.  Wide experience in the field of urban law and design, consultation regarding technical topics.  Has structured and directed some of the most important real estate projects in Colombia.

Memberships:  Member of the Colombian Society of Architects, Bogotá Branch.  Active Member of the Society for Improvements and Embellishments of Bogotá.

Academic Training and Experience:  Degree in Architecture from the Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá; M.A. in Urban Design, Rice University, Houston; specialization in Urban Law, Universidad Externado de Colombia.  Has worked as Urban Curator of Bogotá and as partner and founder of Noriega Restrepo & Asociates Ltd. and Constructora Tenerife Ltd. in assessment of urban topics, with over 20 years of experience.  Professor at the Universities of Los Andes, La Salle, and America; guest professor for Urban Design courses at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

Publications:  LIBRO DE LA BIENAL DE ARQUITECTURA COLOMBIANA 1992, “Plan de Ordenamiento Físico del Borde Occidental de Bogotá y su Sistema Hídrico.
CULTURE, HOUSING AND DESIGN: A COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE, “Progressive Develpment and Cultural Factors in Low-Cost Housing in Bogotá,” University of Pennsylvania Press.
LIBRO DE LA XIX BIENAL COLOMBIANA DE ARQUITECTURA, “Sistema de Información Geográfica Curaduría Urbana No. 3, Bogota.”

Languages:  Spanish, English.