Agustin Maldonado – Professor – amaldonado@citytech.cuny.edu – V823
Bachelor of Architecture / Cooper Union
MS Architecture / Pratt Institute
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards Certification
Board of Directors / Society of American Registered Architects
Registered Architect: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
Professor Maldonado specializes in high-end residential design, frequently in dramatic, challenging sites. His professional experience has also included design for airports, college buildings, medical and commercial facilities. His designs have been built throughout the United States, as well as inEngland, Germany, Argentina and Central America. His projects have been featured in professional publications.
Professor Maldonado played an important role in obtaining landmark designation for the Tudor City Historic District. He continues to work with this community in Manhattan.He also spearheaded the design of a new waterfront park for the Village of Greenwood Lake and is currently developing a master plan study for the town.
For over six years he has provided pro-bono design services to Medical Mission International, a Nobel Peace Prize nominated group of doctors and surgeons.A forty-acre site in El Salvador is currently being developed under his direction to house a surgical center, accompanying housing, a school, workshops and support facilities.
Prof. Maldonado servedas President of the New York Council of the Society of American Registered Architects and as Interim Dean of the School of Technology and Design at our college. He is currently the chair of the Celebration of Architecture and Design awards program for SARA/NY.
Esteban Beita, Ph.D. – Assistant Professor – ebeitasolano@citytech.cuny.edu – V207
Bachelor of Architecture – New York Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Architecture – University of Costa Rica
Master of Architecture – University of Tokyo
Doctorate of Architecture – University of Tokyo
Licensed Architect: Federal College of Engineers and Architects of Costa Rica
Dr. Esteban Beita is an assistant professor at the New York City College of Technology in the department of Architecture Technology. His research focuses in the application of traditional Japanese design principles for improving contemporary architecture, the applications of Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) for experiencing architecture, and the creation of photo-realistic renderings. Before returning to New York he spent six years in Japan documenting over 200 traditional buildings, while also conducting research at the University of Tokyo and working for Kengo Kuma and Toyo Ito.
