Biography
Carlos is a Principal and Design Director in Gensler’s Riyadh office, bringing over 30 years of architectural experience. His expertise spans mixed-use, commercial office, headquarters, cultural, hospitality, and large-scale master planning projects across the Middle East, Asia, Europe, and beyond.
With a global portfolio shaped across diverse cities and markets, Carlos combines design vision with the technical and collaborative leadership needed to deliver complex projects. His experience includes major developments for clients in KSA, alongside headquarters, mixed use destinations, transport-oriented developments, convention centres, educational campuses, and public spaces across China, Singapore, Vietnam, India, and Southeast Asia. Carlos is recognised for guiding multicultural teams, building creative consensus, and maintaining a consistent design approach across projects of varying scales. His work has also received recognition from the Spanish Architecture Biennale and the Asia Pacific Property Awards.
Architecture shapes more than cities; it shapes human behavior.
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Qualifications and Recognition
Master of Science in Architecture, Pratt Institute, New York; Degree in Architecture, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City;
French Baccalauréat, Lycée Français de México, Mexico City.
Registered Architect: Colegio de Arquitectos México
LEED Accredited Professional
Certified Access Manager and Specialist (CAM-SAM)
Associate Member, Singapore Institute of Architects
Member, Colegio de Arquitectos de la Ciudad de México
Spanish Architecture Biennale, “Premio de Urbanismo y Construcción de la Ciudad,” CaixaForum Madrid, 2009
Asia Pacific Property Awards, Award Winner for Office Architecture Vietnam, Confidential Headquarters Building, 2019–2020
Asia Pacific Property Awards, Award Winner for Mixed-Use Architecture Singapore, Rochester Park, 2019–2020
Speaker, Big 5 Construct Saudi, 2024
Speaker, Smart Skyscrapers Summit KSA, Riyadh, 2024
Speaker, Gensler, “GO! FORWARD: Design Synergy in Action: Innovation Across Disciplines,” 2025