Javier L. Bonnin Orozco, AIA, CAAPPR, LEED AP
Arquitecto con más de cuatro décadas de liderazgo y excelencia, fusionando la práctica privada (como Principal y Presidente de firma por más de 25 años) con una trayectoria significativa en la planificación territorial y el servicio público (como Director de Oficinas clave en el Municipio de Ponce). Posee una maestría en Arquitectura de Georgia Tech y una extensa carrera como Profesor (Career Instructor en la Universidad de Oregon y Profesor Adjunto en PUCPR), especializándose en Diseño Contextual, Urbano y Ecológico. Su trabajo ha sido ampliamente reconocido, incluyendo múltiples Premios CEMEX y el AIA Honor Award en Diseño Urbano, validando su profundo impacto en la calidad del entorno construido y la política urbana.
Courses Taught:
- ARAD 401- Contextual Design Studio I: Landscape, Ecology and Environment
- ARAD 402 – Contextual Design Studio II: Urban Scapes and Communities
- ARAD 410 – Developmental Design Studio I
Educational Credentials:
- 1986 -Master' Degree in Architecture, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
- 1981 - B.S. (Architecture Major), Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
Teaching Experience:
- 2012 - present - Adjunct Faculty, School of Architecture and Design, PUCPR
- 2016-2021 - Career Instructor, School of Architecture and Environment, College of Design, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
- 2013-2016 -Urban Scapes and Communities Experimental Unit Coordinator, School of Architecture and Design, PUCPR, Ponce
- 2001-2002 - Adjunct Instructor, School of Architecture, UPR, Rio Piedras, PR
Professional Experience:
- 2021- present| Principal at Javier Bonnin Orozco Arquitectos, CSP, Ponce PR
- 1998-2016| President at Bonnin Orozco Arquitectos, c.s.p, Ponce PR
- 1992-1998 | Director, Territorial Planning Office, Autonomous Municipality of Ponce, PR
- 1990-1992 | Director, Master Plan Office, Municipality of Ponce
- 1988-1990 | Director, Historic Center Revitalization Office, Municipality of Ponce
- 1987-1988 | Architectural Advisor, Ponce’s Historic District Advisory Board, Institute of Puerto Rican Culture
- 1983-86 | Intern, Nix, Mann & Assoc. (Perkins & Will), Atlanta, GA
- 1981-1983 | Intern, Taylor and Willliams, Atlanta, GA
Licences/Registration:
- Registered Architect in Puerto Rico since 1991, Lic 12518
Selected Publications and Recent Research:
- Cuatro Pilares para Ponce – Municipal Government Political Program (2025)
- Ponce, ¿En Marcha? Revista Entorno, Vol. 4. Official magazine of Puerto Rico’s College of Architects and Landscape Architects (CAAPPR). March 2007.
- Andemos San Juan. Revista Entorno, Vol. 1. Official magazine of Puerto Rico’s College of Architects and Landscape Architects (CAAPPR). August 2006.
- Habitando el Espacio Público: Entre Edificios, Automoviles, Paredes y Pantallas, Revista (in)FormA, School of Architecture of the University of Puerto Rico, Vol. 1, 2001.
Professional Memberships:
- Colegio de Arquitectos y Arquitectos Paisajistas de Puerto Rico (CAAPPR)
- American Institute of Architects (AIA PR)
- LEED AP Certification
Awards, Grants, and Fellowships (Selected):
- 2015| CEMEX Awards (1st Place, National Building PR) - San Fernando de la Carolina Hospital, Carolina, PR
- 2013| CEMEX Awards (1st Place, Urban Design PR) - Urban Ecological Park, Ponce, PR
- 2010| AIA Honor Award in Urban Design (PR Chapter) - Littoral Park, Mayaguez, PR
- 2005| Honor Award IX Architecture Biennial CAAPPR - Rafael Cordero Santiago Mausoleum, Ponce, PR
- 2010| CEMEX Awards (1st Place, Urban Design PR, 2nd Place, International Award - Littoral Park, Mayaguez, PR
