Arch. Ángel F. Cocero-Cordero, MAUD, AIA, AAH, LEED AP

Education

Cornell University, College of Architecture, Art, and Planning, Ithaca, N.Y.
Master of Architecture in Urban Design with Minor in Theory and Criticism of Architecture.
Syracuse University, School of Architecture, Syracuse, N.Y.,
Bachelor of Architecture

Memberships

• NCARB Registered Architect, License: 12076
• Colegio de Arquitectos y Arquitectos Paisajistas de Puerto Rico
• American Institute of Architects
• Academy of Architecture for Health
• U.S. Green Building Council, Caribbean Chapter
• Asociación de Constructores de Hogares de Puerto Rico
• Bankers Club, Popular Center.
• Cámara de Comercio de Puerto Rico
• Institute for Urban Design
• Urban Land Institute
• Congress for the New Urbanism

Awards

• Funds for the Pedagogical Improvement Travel Grant (Conference)
• Architecture Graduate Fellowship (teaching assistantship)
• Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies Travel Grant  (Cuba)
• International Studies in Planning Travel Grant  (Haiti)
• Latin American Studies Program Travel Grant  (Dominican Republic)
• Latino Studies Program Travel Grant (Puerto Rico)
• Architecture Graduate Research Grant  (Cuba, Hispaniola, P R, and Spain)
• Sage Graduate Fellowship (full tuition and full living expenses)
• James Britton Memorial Award (Best Senior Design Thesis)
• Silvers Competition Award

Publications

• “Dismantling the Hidden Transaction,” Harcourt Brace, vol.9 USA March 97
• “Cities on Domain / Imposition of an external Model,” Traditional Dwellings and Settlement Review, vol. viii, num. 1  Fall 1996
• “Caribbean Cities on the Edge,” La Voz, vol. 3, May 1995
• Engagement of the Land and the Sea, Slocum Gallery, Syracuse University, School of Architecture Syracuse, N.Y. May 1994

Conferences / Exhibitions

• "Percerption in the Cyber Space" UPR, School of Comunication
• "Urbane Di-Section", 9no Encuentro Nacional de Educación y Pensamiento, Hilton Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico, March 12-14,1997
• “Constructs and Installations,” Students Work, School of Architecture Gallery, University of Puerto Rico  February – March, 1997
• Primer Seminario sobre la Conservación de la Arquitectura del Siglo XX, Capitolio, San Juan, Puerto Rico.  February 21-22, 1997
• Entorno al Plan Maestro 2020 de la UPR, School of Architecture, Feb. 1997
• “Forms of Dominace: Power of / in Place,” Fifth International Conference Identity, Tradition and Built Form, The Role of Culture in Development and Planning, Berkley, California. December 14-17, 1996
• “Dismantling the Hidden Transaction, “ Olin Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, December 10, 1996
• “Memorial for the Victims of Río Piedras Explosion”, Río Piedras, Puerto Rico. November, 1996
• "The Urban Morphology" I.A.U., Architecture Program, Summer 1993

Research

• Perception of the Political Transaction in the Urban Events, Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico Summer 1995
• The City and its Umbilical Town, Puerto Rico  Dec. 1994

Pedagogical Experiences

• Director Virtual Design Studio / Multi-Media, UPR, School of Architecture.
• Professor at University of Puerto Rico, School of Architecture.
• Teaching Assistant, First Year Design Studio, Cornell University.
• Professor and Coordinator Second Year Design Studio, UPR, School of Architecture
• Admissions Committee, University of Puerto Rico, School of Architecture.
• New School of Architecture Competition Committee, UPR, School of Architecture.
• School Accreditation Committee, UPR School of Architecture.
• Professor and Lecturer, Inter American University, Architecture Program
• Professor Assistant, Cornell University, College of Architecture, Art and Planning.
• Critic Juror, Cornell University, College of Architecture, Art and Planning.
• Critic Juror, University of Puerto Rico, School of Architecture