Joaquín Tobar provides innovative solutions for each project, intersecting art, landscape architecture, design, politics, and culture. He is currently developing commissions in New York, and the coastal town of La Libertad, El Salvador.
Experience:
Curtis and Ginsberg Architects LLP
Fletcher Studio Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning
Ricardo Doñán, Arquitecto
Collaboration:
Innerspace AD
My path has been quite different than that of the traditional designer, and it has made my experience all the richer. I’ve studied architecture in my home country of El Salvador. In 2011, I took a long break to become a top international competitor in fencing, representing my country at the Pan-American Games and missing my place in the Olympics by one spot. Afterwards, I resumed my architecture studies and graduated at California College of the Arts in San Francisco.
Competitions and Results:
National Championships, 1st place, 2010-12
Bronze medal Olympic Qualifier. Santiago, Chile 2012
Gold Medal at Central American Games, 2010 & 2013
Medalla de Bronce x equipos, Juegos C.A. y del Caribe. Mayaguez, Puerto Rico 2010
Awards:
Rookie of the year, 2007
Pan-American Games:
Rio de Janeiro 2007
World Championships:
Torino, Italy. 2006
Catania, Italy. 2011
Budapest, Hungary. 2013