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Personal profile
Architect with an emphasis on architectural design, with solid experience in the design, visualization, coordination, and execution of projects and competitions. He possesses knowledge in budgeting, regulations, and construction supervision. His professional practice is complemented by a strong interest in theory, drawing, photography, research, and pedagogical innovation in architectural education.
His academic, research, and creative work focuses on the comprehensive analysis of the architectural object, further developing this general approach through research and production related to school architecture, housing, and the domestic habitat. He has also undertaken a critical reflection on the duality between the universal and the specific in architecture through the focused study of educational architectural prototypes built in Colombia during the last decade, in order to understand their feasibility, impact, and level of appropriation by the communities that inhabit them. Additionally, he has explored new forms of architectural representation and understanding through the use of immersive digital visualization platforms such as virtual reality. He has also incorporated gamification strategies into research processes and the teaching of architectural history and design through the transmedia board game G.A.U.D.I. (Universal Architectural Guide for Discovery and Investigation).
He began his teaching career in 2014. Since 2018, he has served as a full-time Assistant Professor and researcher (2024) in the POIESIS research group at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Cali. He has taught several courses in the areas of Architectural Design Studio, Urbanism, and History, Theory, and Criticism. He has been the tutor of the Habitat Studies research seedbed since 2018 and supported the development of the inter-semester workshop “More Urban, More Rural, More Social” between 2018 and 2022.
Education
Master, Master in Architecture
Award Date: 02 Oct 2012
Bachelor, Architect
Award Date: 26 Mar 2009
Associated academic programs - Cali
- Architecture
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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SDG 4 Quality Education
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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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G.A.U.D.I Guia Arquitectonica Universal para el Descubrimiento y la Investigación
Quintana Vargas, A. A., 01 Sep 2025Research output: Teaching outputs › Educational innovation - Teaching resources
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Educational Strength: Building a Resilient School for the Future
Londoño-Venegas, S., Quintana Vargas, A. A., Guardiola, C., Revelo, J. C. (Other), Flamini, M. L., Novarino, M., Jendras, M., Facciolo, M., Lacancellera, M., Risafi, S., Savio, L., Muñoz Veloza, M. A. & Ramirez Gaitan, F. A., 18 Jul 2024Research output: Creation › Creative works
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El taller mas urbano mas rural mas social y su impacto en la consolidación de las competencias adquiridas en la carrera de arquitectura de la PUJ Cali.
Quintana Vargas, A. A., 15 Mar 2023, Pedagogía y Educación CIPED 2022-2. Arboleda Aparicio, J. C. (ed.). Cali, México, Madrid, New York: Editorial REDIPE, p. 329-346 17 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Apropiación de la arquitectura. El caso de Aranya low-cost housing y pasajes residenciales
Quintana Vargas (Tutor), A. A., Llorca Franco (Tutor), J. E., Medina Garzon (Tutor), H., López Ortiz, M. J., Ossa Terán, C., Ruiz Ruiz, S. & Salazar, A. M., Nov 2022, Catálogo Académico de la XXIII Bienal Panamericana de Arquitectura de Quito: BAQ2022. XXIII ed. Ecuador: Bienal Panamericana de Arquitectura de Quito , p. 444-453 10 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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El carácter de la biblioteca de la ilustración al presente
Quintana Vargas (Tutor), A. A., Llorca Franco (Tutor), J. E., Medina Garzon (Tutor), H., Calderón, D. S., Rodriguez González, L. D., Rojas Daza, L. M. & Morales Guzmán, L., Nov 2022, Catálogo Académico de la XXIII Bienal Panamericana de Quito: BAQ 2022. XXIII ed. Ecuador: Bienal Panamericana de Arquitectura de Quito , p. 345-352Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
Projects
- 2 Finished
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Transformaciones socio-espaciales del hábitat doméstico desde una perspectiva histórica. La cocina abierta.
Llorca, J. (PI), Chujfi Mejia, N. (CoI), Quintana Vargas, A. A. (CoI) & Rios Mejia, I. (Estud)
01/02/24 → 01/06/25
Project: Research
Activities
- 5 Oral presentation
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Escuela adaptable-Escuela Revelada: lecciones y desafíos de los prototipos BAEP en Colombia en los últimos 10 años.
Quintana Vargas, A. A. (Speaker)
14 Nov 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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De la cocina cerrada a la cocina integrada: genealogía del espacio en la vivienda moderna del siglo XX.
Quintana Vargas, A. A. (Speaker) & Llorca, J. (Speaker)
14 Nov 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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G.A.U.D.I. (Guía Arquitectónica Universal para el Descubrimiento y la Investigación) Una herramienta lúdica para la enseñanza de la arquitectura.
Quintana Vargas, A. A. (Speaker)
25 Oct 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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La historia de la arquitectura en el presente. Transformación del hábitat a partir de la salubridad, las enfermedades y las pandemias.
Quintana Vargas, A. A. (Speaker) & Llorca Franco, J. E. (Speaker)
19 Oct 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Experiencias interdisciplinares del Taller Mas Urbano Mas Rural Mas Social en la ciudad de Cali
Quintana Vargas, A. A. (Speaker) & Jaramillo Botero, A. (Speaker)
14 Aug 2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
Prizes
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Beca completa de posgrado Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Quintana Vargas, A. A. (Recipient), 13 Aug 2010
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Primer Premio. Concurso Buena Arquitectura Excelente Pedagogía. Región Amazonas
Quintana Vargas, A. A. (Recipient), Martinez Valencia, C. A. (Recipient), Balen Urrutia, C. (Recipient), Mendoza, F. (Recipient), Velasquez, F. (Recipient), Guerra Arjona, F. (Recipient), Aparicio, P. (Recipient) & Manrique, A. (Recipient), 01 Nov 2011
Prize
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Primer Premio. Concurso Buena Arquitectura Excelente Pedagogía. Región Andina.
Quintana Vargas, A. A. (Recipient), Balen Urrutia, C. (Recipient), Martinez Valencia, C. A. (Recipient), Mendoza, F. (Recipient), Velasquez, F. (Recipient), Guerra Arjona, F. (Recipient), Aparicio, P. (Recipient) & Manrique, A. (Recipient), 01 Nov 2011
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