Rebeca Chang Ugarte

Architect and Co-director of Manglar

CFIA A-2597

Education

2024 Master in Ecoarchitecture and Bioconstruction. University of Girona. Spain.
2023 Bamboo and Earth Construction Workshop, Domocaña Technique by Architect Lucia Garzón and Engineer Ximena Londoño, Bamboo and Guadua Paradise, Quindío, Colombia.
2021 Earthworks workshop experience "Muro Tapial" by Karen Poulain of Raiz Arquitectura, Valle de Bravo, Mexico.
2020 Natural Building Workshop with Bahareque by Nic Donati of Rancho Mastatal, Costa Rica.
2017 Project Management of the Costa Rican Institute of Technology.
2014 Incorporation of CFIA Federated College of Engineers and Architects.
2014 Basic Garden Design Course, ITARTAR Ecological Park
2013 Bachelor of Architecture, University of Costa Rica.
2013 Vertical Gardens and Ecological Gardening Course. CECROPIA.
2010 Participation in the III Meeting of the Union of Faculties of Architecture and Design of Central America.
2009 Participation in the Latin American Conference of Schools and Faculties of Architecture, Argentina.

2014 / present. DAO Architecture and Design. San José, Costa Rica
2015 / present. RE Architecture and Design. San José, Costa Rica
2011 / 2017. SAGA Engineering SA San José, Costa Rica
2014 Costa Rican Ministry of Culture. Design, planning, and execution. FIA International Arts Festival, Sabana Sector, San José.

2023. Panelist at the “Diploma: Land as a Refuge and Sustenance.” Raíz Arquitectura and Tecorral Estudio, Mexico.
2022. Workshop facilitator at the Earth Construction Workshop: Casa Estrella, Bahareque technique. Sarapiquí, Heredia, Costa Rica.
2022. Workshop facilitator at the Earth Construction Workshop: Tapial + Bahareque, Pérez Zeledón, San José, Costa Rica. In conjunction with Karen Poulain of Raíz Arquitectura, Mexico.
2020. Panelist at the CACR Webinar “Historical Biennial” of the CR College of Architects.

Honorable Mention. Architectural Preliminary Design Competition for the San Lucas Island National Park Visitor Center, CFIA 2021
Honorable Mention. Architectural Preliminary Design Competition "Habitat, Innovation, and Wood," social housing category. Swiss Embassy, ONF, ICOMADERA, CFIA 2021
Winner of the 2018 Biennial Grand Prize and the 2018 National Biennial Prize. Built Architectural Design Category. 14th International Architecture Biennial 2018
Winner of the Comex Color Award, VII International Student Biennial of
Architecture 2014, Student Architectural Design Category, Project: School for Superheroes, July 2013
Habitar Magazine Publication: Architecture and Construction Magazine in Costa Rica, Project: School for Super Heroes, Edition 83, Pages 78-81 February 2014.