- Carlos Prio-Touzet
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name=Carlos Prio-Touzet
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birth_date=1955
birth_place=Havana ,Cuba Carlos Prio-Touzet (b. 1955 in
Havana ,Cuba ), is a prominent architect inMiami ,Florida .He received a Bachelor of Arts from
Princeton University and aBachelor of Architecture from theUniversity of Miami . He has been a top designer and vice president for such firms asADD Inc ,Arquitectonica ,Sasaki , andSpillis Candela . He has designed buildings inEurope ,Asia and theUnited States . He is presently one of the founding principals ofTouzet Studio .Prio-Touzet has received the "Florida (
American Institute of Architects ) AIA Unbuilt Award of Merit 2006" [ [http://www.aiafla.org/index.cfm?pageId=155&ContentId=325 Media Center - 2006 Press Releases ] ] and the "Miami-American Institute of Architects Award of Excellence 2005" [ [http://www.aiamiami.com/chapt2005.php AIA MIAMI: The Miami Chapter of the American Institue of Architects ] ] . Some of his more notable projects are the Setei Condominium/Hotel, a 37 story building completed in 2004 located onMiami Beach , Florida, the Vitri, a mix use development on Miami Beach scheduled to be completed in 2007; Lime Tree Bay Development, a luxury residential development in the Florida Keys; and the NE 11 Street project, a 44 story residential building to be built in 2008 in Miami, Florida.He is the son of former
President of Cuba ,Carlos Prio Socarras and his mistress, Celia Touzet.References
* "Town & Country" magazine, January 2006, Page 102
* "Ocean Drive en Espaňol" magazine, Fall/Winter 2005, Page 72 es icon
* "New York Living" magazine, November 2005, Page 34
* "Florida Inside Out" magazine, March 2007, Page 66
* "Florida/Caribbean Architect" magazine, Summer 2005, Page 34
* "Ocean Drive" magazine, June 2005, Page 216
* http://www.touzetstudio.com/
* http://www.arquitectonica.com
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* http://www.aia.org/aiarchitect/thismonth/0401pf/0401c4members.pdf
* http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2005/05/02/daily11.html
* http://www.banderasnews.com/0608/nw-miamicheers.htm
* http://www.miamisunpost.com/archives/2006/08-10-06/art%20review.htm
* http://www.thereznikgroup.com/vitri.html
* http://www.thecondosgroupofmiami.com/VITRI.html
* http://www.wheretogonext.com/2006release.php?releaseID=110917
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