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I 15 F'R 15 l 8: l �. i Biography REINALDO BORGES, R.A., AIA, NCARB Principal, Borges & Associates Architects, Miami, Florida Borges + Associates is a leading world -class architectural design and consulting firm that has been involved in Major Real Estate Development projects within the United States and Internationally. With headquarters in Miami, Florida serving North and South America and Offices in Hagerstown, Maryland, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Saudi Arabia and India, the firm brings its award -winning portfolio of projects to the leading developers of these serviced markets. The firm has proven competence in the areas of architecture + engineering, with specialties in master planning, interior design, structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, information technology, lighting, sustainable green building consulting services and strategic thinking on Sea Level Rise adaptive and mitigation strategies. Borges + Associates has a long-standing commitment to sustainable design. We utilize an integrated approach in our design process in order to create buildings with long-term environmental, social and financial benefits for our clients and building occupants. We strive to produce design solutions with high aesthetic quality, superior building performance and positive health and environmental contributions. Our firm is actively involved with the U.S. Green Building Council, continually educating ourselves on the newest sustainable technologies, in partnership with experts and consultants. The Borges professional practice is founded on high performance based design for sustainability, resulting in healthy environments and making our planet more livable and sustainable. The Borges team is a proactive family of global designers, thinkers and dream makers. Global in its thinking, but local in its understanding and project delivery. The firm's collective experience of more than 25 years in design leadership, Borges + Associates and its associated partners with extensive experience in the typologies of Warehouses, Corporate Offices, Athletic Facilities, Community Centers, Fire Stations, Ports, Airports, Multi -family Residential projects, Urban Mixed -Use Developments, Museums and Visitor Attractions, Health and Educational Complexes, Hotels and Resorts, Sports Arenas, Health Spas, Single Family Homes, Retail and Entertainment Centers, Urban Design, Master Planning, and Life Style Centers, among others. A Cuban born American, Mr. Borges arrived to the United States in 1969 fleeing Communism and tyranny with his family. As a graduate of the University of Florida and the University of Miami School of Architecture, Mr. Borges has significantly contributed to the skylines of Miami and Miami Beach. While a design director with Arquitectonica, he was the design team leader for the American Airlines Miami Heat Arena, with the formation of his own firm, he was design architect of record for the 56 story Infinity at Brickell Tower and Grand Beach hotel to name a few. Mr. Borges is founder and principal of Borges & Associates with headquarters in Miami, Florida serving North and South America and offices in Hagerstown, Maryland, and Abu Dhabi. With over 25 years of design leadership, he has developed a leading world -class, award winning architectural design and consulting firm that over the past 15 years has designed major real estate development projects within the United States and Internationally. Mr. Borges is an active member of the American Institute of Architects and the ULI and serves as the Chairman of the Real Estate Council at the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce where he also serves in the Board of Governors, the Advocacy Council and its Sea Level Rise Subcommittee. He is also the Chairman of the AIA Miami Sea Level Rise Task Force, becoming a leading voice on the topic of Sea Level Rise and how it will affect the built environment and leading the conversation on adaptation and mitigation strategies related to his architectural profession and City Planning. Mr. Borges participated as a design leader in the Resiliency Re -Design Workshop with the Miami AIA and the South East Florida Regional Compact on the topic of Sea Level Rise and Resiliency Design strategies. He is also active with the Dutch Government and other experts in the research and special studies of Sea Level Rise and its impact on coastal communities. Mr. Borges believes in giving back to the community and has been involved with special projects for Amigos Together for Kids and The Children's Home Society. His spirit, design concept, and enthusiasm for the Sacred Grounds project made him the first choice for the Conceptual Architecture Award of the Sacred Grounds project in 2000. Borges + Associates has a long-standing commitment to sustainable design and has designed over 20 projects to achieve LEED Certification. Reinaldo Borges, AIA, NCARB Principal, CEO Education. North Carolina State University, Masters of Architecture, Minors in Product Design Honors: Recipient of the David Allen Company Dean's Scholarship. University of Miami, Bachelors of Architecture, Minors in Product Design Special Courses: Urban Design Theory with Peruvian President Belaunde Teri, Studio Critic assistant to Dean J. Thomas Reagan University of Florida, Bachelors of Architecture, Minors in Product Design, 1985 Special Courses: Summer Studies at the Institute for Palladian Studies in Vicenza, Italy, Focus on Italian Renaisance Architecture and European Urbanism Affiliatioct American.rnstitute of Architects Urban Lagd.lnstitute 4t 7 Reinaldo B©rgesAIA,NCARB Principal,CE0 Reinaldo Borges has a Masters Degree in Architecture with a focus on Mixed -Use and Hybrid urban projects and urban design. With over 25 years of Professional experience, he has won numerous international design competitions awards. His work has been published in national and international architectural publications and ranges from design collaboration of the New American Airlines Arena in Miami, to the Royal Palm Crowne Plaza Resort Hotel in South Miami Beach, to a New Carillon Cayon Ranch Resort in Miami Beach, Florida to numerous other luxury residential projects. Currently he has designed a 597-unit luxury condominium high-rise on Miami's Brickell Avenue, with two 50 story towers as well as its sister project the Phase II tower also known as Infinity Phase II, containing 70 stories and 555 units in a Mixed -Use program. He is a Florida registered architect and a member of the American Institute of Architects and an active member of the Green Building Council. Reinaldo has developed a well-rounded background in the field of architecture, in projects ranging from custom residences and luxury high-rise multi -family residences to resort/urban hotels and complex mixed -use facilities. Moderate to Luxury condominium high-rise design and hospitality projects are his strongest design specialties. Reinaldo uses responsive creative problem solving from concept to final detailed execution of the work, with an enthusiastic team oriented approach. He has successfully collaborated with national design teams in design collaborations numerous times. During the design of the new American Airline Arena where Mr. Borges as the design leader, directed a team of over 20 design professional ranging from Sports Architects to Structural and Mechanical Engineers. Rigourous design oriented and balanced with a strong technical background is the Borges leadership approach to the profession of architecture and engineering systems. RECENT PROJECTS • Jeddah Icon Tower, 90 Story mixed -use, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia • Tashkent CityCenter, Office, Retail, Residenctial, Hotel Mixed -Use, Tashkent, Uzbekistan • Kapchagay Lake Village, 3,500 Hectares, Lake front Master Plan, Kapchagay, Kazakhstan • Burj Dubai Condo Tower, 52 Story Residential Tower, Dubai, UAE • Palm Jebel Ali Condo Towers, Dubai, UAE • 888 Brickell Corporate Tower, Miami FL • Palm Center Residential Mixed -Use Housing, Hialeah FL • Infinity at Brickell Phase I, 60 story, Condo Tower, Miami FL • Infinity at Brickell Phase II, 70 story Condo Tower, Miami FL • Miami Free Trade Zone, Office Building, Miami FI • Mansion on the Beach, Condo Hotel, Miami Beach FL • Civica Towers, Luxury Condominium Multi -Family Mixed use Highrise, Miami FL • Loftika Condo, Mixed -use, Miami FL • Unika Condo Tower, 13 story, 160 units, Condo Office, Miami FL Reinaldo Borges, AIA, NCARB Continued Lrn Reinakio Borcjes,AIA,NCARB PrncipaL,CEO • Urbanea Condo Tower, 12 story, 150 units, Miami FL • Rosabella Condo Tower, 27 story, 235 units, Miami FL • Mayfair Lofts, Coconut Grove FL • Chelsea Lofts, Miami Beach FL • 2,400 Unit residential, Miami River Development, 6 towers, 42 story, Miami FL • CAROL' SPA, Bentley Beach Hotel, Miami Beach, FL • Bentley Beach Hotel Restaurant, Miami Beach, FL • 920 Unit Timeshare 900 foot High -Rise Tower,Las Vegas, NV • E-Suites Business Hotel Prototype, 150 Key- 300 Locations, USA • Biscayne Boulevard 400 unit, Condo Tower, 38 Stories, Miami, FL • 1060 Brickell Ave. Luxury Condomium Towers High-rise, Miami, FL • Beach Club in Marco Island, Restaurant and Club, Marco Island, FL • Royal Palm Resort Hotel, 424 Room,2 17 Story Towers, Historic Preservation, MB • Carillon Swisshotel, 650 Rooms in 2 towers w/ Convention Facilities, MB FL • Sheraton TIT Hotel, 450 Rooms, Convention Facilities, Dubai, UAE • American Airlines Arena, 20,000 Basketball Seating, Mullet -Use Arena, Miami, FL • 5th Street Gym Office Building and Retail/Parking Center, Miami Beach, FL • 8 Story Luxury Condominium 226 Ocean Drive, OCEAN PLACE, Miami Beach, FL • Luxury Condo -Hotel, 98 units, BENTLEY BEACH, 101 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, • BENTLEY BAY Condominium Towers on West Avenue, 230 units, Miami Beach, FL • Panama City Conceptual Master Plan, Mixed -use program,land fill island, Panama • Tower of the Americas, WT. Exhibition Mixed use, 2M SF, Miami, FL • World Trade Center Master Plan Concept , Port Allegro, Brazil • Freedom Tower 500 Room Hotel and Museum Concept, Miami, FL • Swire Properties BCD Urban Master Plan Concepts, 2M SF, Miami, FL • Broward County Convention Hotel, 450 rooms, exhibition space, Ft. Lauderdale, • Recreation Facility, Beach Club, City of Sunrise, FL • Key Biscayne 250 room Hotel and Marina Complex, Key Biscayne, FL • University of S. Florida Presidents House -Design Competition 2nd Place, Tampa, FL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE • Principal, CEO, BORGES & ASSOCIATES, Miami, FL 2000- PRESENT • Sr.Associate Architect, BRITO COHAN & ASSOCIATES, Coral Gables FL 1999-2000 • Project Director, ARQUITECTONICA, Miami, FL 1995- 1998 • Project Designer, SPILLIS CANDELA & PARTNERS, Coral Gables, FL1992- 1995 • Project Designer, Michael Osteen Architect, Charlottesville, VA 1991- 1992 • Project Designer, Wassenaar Associates Architects, Charlottesville,VA 1991- 1992 • Design Studio Critic,NC State University, School of Design,Raleigh NC,1990- 1991 • Project Designer/Manager,Barretta & Associates Architects,Boca Raton FL, 1988-90 • Design Coordinator/Accounts Manager,The Image Network, Coral Gables, FL 1988 • Intern Architect/Job Captain, Portuondo Perotti Architects, Coral Gables,FL 1987-88 • Intern Architect/Junior Designer, Mateu Rizzo Architects,Coconut Grove, FL 1985-87 Reinaldo Borges, AIA, NCARB Continued 1C_ Reinaldo Borges,AlA,NCARB Principal,CE0 AWARDS RECEIVED • Developers and Builders Alliance, Project of the Year, Loft Category for Lofts at Mayfair • Builders Association of South Florida (BASF), Platinum Award for Architecture for Loftika Condo • BASF Platinium Award for Architecture for Infinity at Brickell • BASF Gold Award for Architecture for Lofts at Mayfair • BASF Silver Award for Architecture for Urbanea • University of South Florida Presidents House, Design Competition, 2nd place Prize, Tampa, Florida. • Dr. Peter Masco Leadership Award, MD., Miami, Florida • Aids Life Center, International Design Competition, 2nd Place Prize, San Francisco, California • American Airlines Arena, AIA Unbuilt Award, Design Team Coordinator at ARQUITECTONICA , Miami, Florida • Sacred Grounds Foundation, Holocaust Memorial Project, Awarded 1st Prize in an International invited competition. TEACHING EXPERIENCE MIAMI-DADE COMMUNITY COLLEGE Miami, Florida Part-time Design Instructor: (SEP 1987-MAY 1989) NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY Raleigh, North Carolina Part-time Design Instructor: (Fall 1990 and Spring 1991) UNIVERSITY of VIRGINIA Charlottesville, Virginia Part-time Design Critic: (Spring 1992)