Marco has over 25 years of architectural expertise to his role as Director EMEA at Rafael Viñoly Architects, a position he has held since 2024. With a comprehensive track record spanning commercial, residential, cultural, and academic projects, Marco led landmark initiatives globally, winning commissions and achieving design and statutory approvals during his previous 8-year tenure as Director at RVA from 2005 until 2012.
Notable among his accomplishments at RVA is his leadership on the Mathematical Institute building at the University of Oxford, a project initiated following an international competition-winning masterplan for the Radcliffe Infirmary Site. Collaborating directly with Rafael Viñoly, Marco has steered design teams for prestigious institutional, commercial, and research schemes, including Raffles City Bahrain, 20 Fenchurch Street, the Battersea Power Station masterplan, convention centers in Berlin and Rio de Janeiro, the Manchester City FC’s expansion stadium plans, and the Francis Crick Institute/ UKCMRI research complex in King’s Cross, London.
Before his current role, Marco founded Emergent Design in 2013, where he spearheaded the design and delivery of international commissions ranging from private homes to landmark hospitality projects, demonstrating his versatility and vision in architecture. Throughout his career, Marco has collaborated with renowned designers and architects, embodying a commitment to ambitious and impactful building design on a global scale.
The Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London, UK Certificate in Professional Practice & Management, RIBA ARB Part III, 2007
Architectural Association School of Architecture, UK – Master of Architecture, MArch, 2002
Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico – Diploma in Architecture, Dipl Arch, 2000
Chartered Architect in the UK – RIBA/ARB
Chartered Architect in Mexico
Honorary Award of design merit, CAM-SAM, Mexico, 2012
WAN Urban Challenge Award for Housing, 2017
Jury member, RIBA National Awards, 2018
Elected board member, SPG at the Royal Institute of British Architects, 2014-23
Lecturer,”Housing in Mexico as part of the RA’s Architectural Programme,” Royal Academy of Arts, 2015
Lecturer, ‘International Practice,” RIBA, 2017