ABOUT

As a Design Lead, Architect and Creative Thinker with over 20 years of experience, I am committed to creating and delivering innovative award-winning large-scale Architectural projects that are aspirational, inclusive, sustainable and practical. 

Currently, I am an Associate at DIALOG successfully leading multiple institutional projects. I specialized in design process in addition to Mass Timber structures, High-Performance Envelope design and Modular design.

I focus on mentoring and building enthusiastic and collaborative high-performing teams that work together to successfully to achieve our desired goals. 

Ongoing Projects:

Centennial A-Block Expansion project, Scarborough, ON-Canada

Selected Project list:

Calgary Cancer Centre, Calgary, AB-Canada
Mina Rashid Master Plan, Dubai, UAE
Hybrid Timber Tower
Burnaby Hospital Phase 2, Burnaby, BC-Canada
RCMP facilities, Faro, Carcross, Fort St. James – Canada.Calgary Cancer Centre, Calgary, AB-Canada

University of Toronto Mississauga Maanjiwe Nendamowinan Building, Mississauga, ON-Canada
Western University Amit Chakma Engineering Building, London, ON-Canada
Oak Ridges Library, Richmond Hill, ON-Canada
Park 459 Master Plan, Mississauga, ON-Canada
Madinah Hajj City Hotels, Madinah-Saudi Arabia

 San Jose State University Student Union, San Jose, CA-USA
Pitt River Middle School, Port Coquitlam, BC-Canada
Northwest Elementary, Burton, CA-USA
FIU Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work, Miami, FL-USA
Zonamerica Cali Campus Phase 1 Concept design, Cali-Colombia
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Master Plan, Torrance, CA-USA
Jeddah Orthopaedic Specialty Hospital, Jeddah-Saudi Arabia
Kaiser Permanente Diamond Bar Medical Center, Diamond Bar, CA-USA
Kaiser Permanente Small Hospital Competition (Finalist)
UHS University Hospital, San Antonio, TX-USA
Vedanta University Teaching Hospital, Orissa-India
Shanghai Jiao Tong University of Medicine Affiliated Hospital Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai-China
Tata Consultancy Services Sahyadri Park, Pune-India

https://www.linkedin.com/in/juan-carlos-portuese-17070487/

http://www.dialogdesign.ca/about-us/associate/juan-carlos-portuese/

CONTACT

contact@jcportuese.com

Photograph by Betty Laura Zapata