RUBENE DESIGNS

About the Book

The book is about my design direction in architecture. Rubene Designs is the name of my architectural design studio. I have architecturally designed houses, memorials, libraries, museums, schools, theaters and skyscrapers showing my design aesthetics. The book will ultimately be used to acquire a teaching position at a university and also at marketing myself to prospective future clients. My book will also be used to teach students how to design.

About the Author

Ruben Torres has excellently nurtured a 17 year professional architectural career. He has worked with such world renowned architects as I.M.Pei, Henry N. Cobb and James Ingo Freed from 1993 until 1998 in NYC. At the office of Pei Cobb Freed & Partners Architects, Ruben has served as a Project Designer for the Electrical Engineering Bldg. of the Stanford University SEQ Quad. The project reached completion (constructed) in early 2000. Ruben has also participated in the LaCaixa Bank Headquarters Buildings near Barcelona, Spain, the Federal Triangle Building in Washington DC, the Boston Courthouse and two architectural competitions with the Pei Cobb Freed office. Namely, the Omaha Federal Courthouse Competition (won 1st place) and the Maryland Performing Arts Center Competition ( won 2nd place). Ruben has also worked with such reputable architects as Arthur Golding, Ronald A. Altoon and Panos Koulermos in Los Angeles from 1989 to 1993. At the office of Arthur Golding and Associates, Ruben served as Project Designer for the Conrad Hilton Business School at the Loyola Marymount University Campus in Los Angeles (constructed). He has also participated in the Rancho Mirage Civic Center Competition (1st place), Design Development and Construction Documents with the AGA office. At the office of Altoon & Porter Architects, a competition was won for the Disney Mall of The World. Ruben has also received recognition for personal competition entries. Namely, he has been exhibited for the Boston Holocaust Memorial Competition and the Annapolis World War II Naval Competition. Ruben has graduated from the University of Southern California, School of Architecture. He received his five year Bachelor of Architecture Degree in May of 1989, which included a Thesis Project Design. Ruben’s architectural experience encompasses Institutional, University, Civic, Retail, Residential and Corporate Interiors. Ruben runs his private design studio called Rubene Designs, in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida since 2012. All building designs in this book are theoretical and drawn by Ruben Torres only. ______________________________________________________________________________________ EDUCATION: Brooklyn Technical High School – Architecture Major Diploma University of Southern California- School of Architecture Bachelor of Architecture + Thesis Degree, May 1989. Study Abroad - Spain, France, England, Italy, Switzerland, Holland & Germany (3months).