Luan Fontes

I’m Luan Fontes, an architectural designer and urban strategist based in New York, working across architecture, climate, planning, and technology.

My experience includes Columbia GSAPP and the Columbia Climate School, BIG, SOM, and the U.S. Green Building Council, with a focus on resilient cities, high-performance design, and sustainability.

I have earned 25 awards across 47 international competitions and am focused on leading transformative work across the AECO industry.

Luan Fontes ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱨᱡᱚᱱᱥᱤᱞ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱤᱥᱮᱥ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱᱤᱛ A' Design Award & Competition ᱫᱟᱨᱟᱭᱛᱮ ᱯᱟᱨᱠᱷᱟ ᱮᱱᱟ ᱴᱤᱠᱟᱣᱤ ᱩᱛᱯᱟᱫ ᱵᱤᱥᱟᱭ ᱨᱮ. A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱥᱟᱶᱛᱮ, A' Design Award & Competition ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱤᱪᱟᱨᱠ ᱯᱟᱱᱮᱞ Luan Fontes ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱢᱟᱱᱟᱣ ᱮᱱᱟ. Luan Fontes ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱫ ᱨᱮ ᱯᱷᱟᱭᱥᱟᱞᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱟᱱᱟᱱ ᱥᱤᱠᱱᱟᱹᱛ ᱠᱚ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱯᱮᱥᱟᱫᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱟᱨ ᱥᱚᱝᱵᱟᱫᱠᱚᱨᱢᱤ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱟᱱᱛᱚᱨᱨᱟᱥᱴᱨᱤᱭᱚ ᱜᱨᱟᱱᱰ ᱡᱩᱨᱤ ᱯᱟᱱᱮᱞ ᱛᱟᱞᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱦᱩᱭ ᱮᱱᱟ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱝ ᱫᱚ ᱞᱩᱠᱟᱣ ᱱᱟᱝ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱷᱚᱨᱛᱤ ᱦᱚᱠᱟᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱧᱤᱨᱫᱷᱟᱨᱤᱛ ᱢᱟᱱᱚᱛ ᱛᱟᱞᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱤᱪᱟᱨ ᱮᱱᱟ.

ᱯᱩᱨᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱫᱚ A' Design Award & Competition ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ 2020 - 2021 ᱥᱚᱝᱥᱠᱚᱨᱚᱱ ᱨᱮ ᱮᱢ ᱮᱱᱟ. Designers.org ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱜᱩᱱ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱨᱮᱝᱠᱤᱝ Luan Fontes ᱠᱚ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟᱝ ᱨᱮ 2,406 ᱥᱛᱷᱟᱱ ᱨᱮ ᱫᱚᱦᱚᱭᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱭᱩᱱᱟᱭᱴᱮᱰ ᱥᱴᱮᱴᱥ ᱨᱮ 145 ᱥᱛᱷᱟᱱ ᱨᱮ. World Design Rating ᱨᱮ, Luan Fontes ᱫᱚ ᱟᱜᱟᱢᱤ ᱯᱮᱥᱮᱣᱚᱨ ᱵᱤᱨᱩᱫ ᱵᱚᱦᱚᱭᱟ. ᱞᱟᱛᱟᱨ ᱨᱮ, Luan Fontes ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱯᱩᱨᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱠᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱢᱤᱫᱛᱟᱜ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱟᱨᱠᱷᱟ ᱠᱚᱰ ᱛᱮ ᱯᱟᱨᱠᱷᱟ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ.