If he hadn’t pursued architecture, Carlos says you’d either find him learning to fly airplanes or drumming, which comes as no surprise. He’s been playing the drums since the age of three.

As a designer, he has a soft spot for Art Deco and Modernism. He is inspired by the pragmatism of new technologies and the social impact architecture can have on surrounding communities. Carlos earned a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Illinois at Chicago and his Master of Architecture from Rice University in Houston.

Like a true Chicagoan, Carlos is a self-proclaimed pizza-lover.