SCF Architects, formerly Sierra Cardona Ferrer Arquitectos, is a Puerto Rican

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and space planning firm. SCF was established in

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, in 1984. The firm's name is derived from the surnames of its three founding partners: Luis Sierra AIA,

Segundo Cardona Segundo Cardona Colom FAIA (born 1950) is a Puerto Rico, Puerto Rican architect and developer. His work has been recognized by the American Institute of Architects (AIA), by the ''Colegio de Arquitectos y Arquitectos Paisajistas de Puerto Rico'' ...

FAIA and Alberto Ferrer AIA, all former design professors at the School of Architecture of the

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. Since its founding, the firm has completed more than 800 design projects in Puerto Rico and abroad. Among the most recent international awards received are the 2017 Public Space Award from the

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(UIA), for the Paseo Puerta de Tierra promenade in San Juan, and two awards for the

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’s Ray & Joan Kroc Community Center in Guayama, Puerto Rico: the 2014 Best Public Building Award from the

(UIA) and the IPC/IAKS (International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities) Distinction for Accessibility.

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SCF Arquitectos website
Modernist architecture in Puerto Rico Companies of Puerto Rico Puerto Rican architects 1984 establishments in Puerto Rico Companies established in 1984 Architecture in Puerto Rico

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