Amparo Vollert

Amparo was born in Bogotá, Colombia, and currently lives and works in New York, USA. As an undergraduate, she studied in Paris and New York, exploring her interests in philosophy, literature and physics as they related to space. She graduated as an Honors Scholar from Gallatin School of Individualized Study at New York University with a BA in Philosophy of Space. After working at an architecture office in Barcelona, Spain, she returned to New York to attend the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation at Columbia University, where she attained a Masters in Architecture. She started her own design studio in 2000 and then founded Future Project with partner and husband Pedro Pachano in 2006.

Pedro Pachano

After spending three years in the early 90's as a journalist and writer of fiction, Pedro began exhibiting photographs of what he called "the psychic myth of progress". These works were to be the catalyst of exhibitions at the Atlanta Contemporary Arts Center, Fay Gold Gallery, Solomon Projects, Georgia State University, Bronx River Arts Center, White Columns and other art spaces. In 1997 he began teaching and researching with students the interests he was developing in his work: architecture, urbanism, economics. It was while teaching at Alfred University (2000-2002) that Pedro's interest in design began to grow. By the end of his tenure at Alfred he had decided to suspend his art practice and attend Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation where he received an Masters in Architecture. Since then he has designed and drawn for Acconci Studio, Eisenman Architects, Diller, Scofidio and Renfro and FXFowle Architects. In 2006 he founded Future Project with his partner and wife Amparo Vollert, where he has designed and completed projects in New York, Miami and Bogotá, Colombia.