Paulina Avilez

Urban Designer

Paulina Avilez

Urban Designer

BArch, MUD

T 416-593-6499
pavilez@svn-ap.com

Paulina is an Urban Designer at SvN. She obtained her Masters in Urban Design from the University of Toronto, where she received the Jeffrey A. Stinson Urban Design Award in 2019 and two outstanding student scholarships. Paulina also has a Professional Bachelor of Architecture from from the University of Azuay in Ecuador.

Her work experience ranges from large scale urban design projects such as the Markham Center and Vaughan Metropolitan Center Secondary Plans, and the Mississauga Complete Streets, to a Botanical Garden and two Mega Parks, part of the Green Belt Master Plan in the city of Cuenca-Ecuador.

Paulina has experience working with an international team at the National University of Education, where the Reggio Emilia method was implemented to design a public school.

She has an interest in creating sustainable urban and architectural projects to shape cities that are safe for their inhabitants, friendly to the environment, and flexible to adapt to the rapid growth they face.