Enol Vallina

About

Multidisciplinary designer with 13+ years of experience across architecture, urbanism, computational design, and interactive systems. Background spans buildings and urban masterplans to parametric tools, data visualizations, and public installations — developed at globally recognized practices including Heatherwick Studio, SOM, and LMN Architects. Combines research-driven methods with cross-scale design thinking to shape outcomes that are technically rigorous, context-aware, and communicatively precise.

Practice Categories

Computational Design — Building computational tools, parametric systems, and analytical workflows that extend design intelligence. Urban analysis platforms, parametric envelope systems, data pipelines, and feasibility tools.

Artifacts & Interfaces — Tangible, experiential outputs at the intersection of physical and digital. Installations, interactive prototypes, and sensory systems that bridge materiality and computation.

Public Realm — Improving shared urban environments through interventions across scales. Campus masterplans, highway lid parks, streetscape redesigns, and public space frameworks.

Architecture — Building-scale projects from concept through construction. Convention centers, university buildings, residential renovations, and transit stations.

Futures — Forward-looking work that defines direction before delivery. Competition entries, feasibility visions, organizational proposals, and speculative conceptualizations.

Professional Experience

LMN Architects — Architect, Urban Designer & Researcher · Seattle, WA · 2017–2025

Led design across project phases on buildings, transit infrastructure, and urban masterplans ranging from 30,000 to 240,000+ sqm. Founded and led research initiatives within the in-house Tech Studio, developing data-driven urban analysis frameworks, interactive prototypes, and public engagement tools. Authored parametric design tools and computational workflows applied across multiple project types.

Thomas Heatherwick Studio — Architect, Urban Designer · London, UK · 2014–2015

Developed urban strategies and stakeholder engagement visuals for district-scale campus projects. Conducted comprehensive design research on commuting experience and mobility systems.

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) — Urban Designer · London, UK · 2010–2014

Led regional-scale analysis, masterplan coordination, and design development across urban regeneration, campus planning, and environmental conservation projects. Coordinated multidisciplinary consultant teams and managed feasibility studies.

Freelance Architect — UK & Spain · 2006–2014

Designed and constructed residential and commercial projects. Conducted feasibility studies and proposed designs for prefabricated hotel units.

Education

Harvard University, Graduate School of Design — Master in Design Studies, Technology · 2015–2017

University College London, Bartlett School of Architecture — MArch Urban Design · 2009–2010

Universitat Ramon Llull, ETSALS Barcelona — BA + MArch Architecture · 2003–2009

Teaching & Research

Thornton Tomasetti AECtech Seattle — Lecturer, Masterclass on Computational Urban Analysis · 2023

University of Washington, Architecture School — Studio Instructor & Visiting Lecturer · 2017–2023

Harvard GSD — Teaching Assistant, Landscape Design Studio · 2017

Technical Skills

Computational & Data: Grasshopper (advanced), Python, Web Development (Next.js, TypeScript, Three.js, WebGL), Unity3D

Design & Visualization: Rhino 3D, Revit, QGIS/ArcGIS, Adobe Suite, After Effects, Premiere Pro, Cinema 4D, Figma

Fabrication: 3D Printing (SLS, FDM, SLA), Laser Cutting, CNC/Rhino CAM, Woodworking

Other: UAV Remote Pilot Certification, PointCloud Scanning, Photography

Awards & Recognition

Amsterdam Light Festival Installation — Selected (2020)

Real Colegio Complutense in Harvard Fellow — Graduate Scholarship (2016)

AIA Award for Regional & Urban Design — Son Tra Peninsula, SOM (2014)

Professional Registrations

Architect License, Spain — COAAs

Architect License, UK — ARB

Contact

Email: hello@enolvallina.com

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/enolvallina

Portfolio: enolvallina.com