Bernardo Fort-Brescia is a US-based Peruvian businessman and architect. He is the co-founder of the architectural firm Arquitectonica. He is a fellow of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). He won the AIA Silver Medal. He is also an heir to Grupo Breca. Early life Bernardo Fort-Brescia was born in Lima, Peru on November 19, 1951 into the Brescia family. His Italian-born grandfather, Fortunato Brescia Tassano, founded Grupo Breca, a real estate company-turned-conglomerate. His mother, Rosa Brescia Cafferata, is a billionaire heiress. His brother Alex Fort Brescia, is a businessman. Fort-Brescia studied architecture and urban planning at Princeton University and obtained his master's degree in architecture from Harvard University. With his brother, Fort-Brescia manages his mother's investments in Grupo Breca, their family conglomerate. Selected projects Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, New York Atlantis Condominium, Miami, Florida Brickell City Centre, Miami, Florida Grand Hyatt San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas The Infinity, San Francisco, California Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia City of Dreams (casino) Resort, Macau, China TaiKoo Hui, Guangzhou International Finance Center, Seoul, South Korea SMX Convention Center, Pasay, Manila Festival Walk, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon Icon Brickell, Miami, Florida PortMiami Tunnel, Miami, Florida Jorge Chavez International Airport, Lima, Peru Port of Xiamen Cruise Ship Terminals and Mixed-use Development, Xiamen, China Microsoft European Headquarters, Paris, France University of Miami School of Architecture Design Studio, Coral Gables, Florida University of Miami Donna E. Shalala Student Center, Coral Gables, Florida University of Miami Student Housing Village, Coral Gables, Florida Florida International University School of International and Public Affairs, Miami, Florida United States Embassy, Lima, Peru Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Shanghai, China Whirlpool U.S. Headquarters, Benton, Michigan Cyberport Technology Campus and Le Meridien Hotel, Hong Kong, China Miami City Ballet, Miami Beach, Florida American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida High School for Construction Trades, Engineering and Architecture, New York, New York Westin New York at Times Square, New York, New York SLS Lux Brickell Hotel and Residences, Miami, Florida Lake Nona Town Center Hotel, Orlando, Florida South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center, Miami, Florida Gulfshore Playhouse, Naples, Florida Banco de Credito del Peru Headquarters, Lima, Peru Exhibitions City of Culture: New Architecture for the Arts, New York, New York Pratt Institute 50 Years of Record Houses, New York, New York Exposition Cité de l'Architecture, Paris, France Municipal Art Society, New York, New York The Skyscraper Museum, New York, New York The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design,