Karina Peña
Architect & Urban innovator — Amsterdam, Netherlands
About
I'm an architect and social entrepreneur working on strategic planning, new media and urban innovation.
I am passionated about creating solutions that satisfy people's needs, empower them and make them happier, without destroying the world in which we live.
During my professional career, I have gained experience working on several international projects for different users and cultural contexts on a wide range of scales.
Since 2006, I am specializing in design thinking for urban & tourism innovation and implementing cross-media strategies for sustainable development.
- Experience:
- 6 years
- Education:
- > Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB) Barcelona, Spain
MA in Landscape Intervention and Management. June 2011
Thesis: Towards an Entrepreneurial Landscape
> Istituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia (IUAV)
Summer School DELTA DEL PO. Development strategies in fragile territories.
> University of L’Aquila. Italy
International Itinerant Laboratory Of Architecture
2006 – 2006
> Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra Santiago, Dominican Republic
MA in Architecture. Magna Cum Laude. May 2007
Thesis: Ciudad Líquida, an urban study about the borders of the Yaque del Norte River in the city of Santiago. Thesis grade A - Affiliations:
- YouthActionNet
- Awards:
- 2012 GLOBAL FELLOWSHIP YouthActionNet
International Youth Foundation, Sylvan Laureate Foundation (USA)
2011 YOUNG SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR AWARD
International Youth Foundation (USA), Sylvan Laureate Foundation, Universidad Europea de Madrid. Madrid, Spain.
2007 MA ARCHITECT, MAGNA CUM LAUDE.
Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra. (PUCMM)
Santiago, Dominican Republic.
