▁is ▁an ▁Argent ine - American ▁architect ▁and ▁partner ▁at ▁Holz man ▁M oss ▁B ott ino ▁Architecture ( H M BA ). ▁Born ▁in ▁Argentina ▁and ▁educated ▁in ▁Texas , ▁B ott ino ▁is ▁based ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁career ▁B ott ino ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁La ▁Pl ata , ▁Argentina ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁Texas . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁B ott ino ▁received ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Environment al ▁Design ▁degree ▁from ▁Texas ▁A & M ▁University . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁he ▁served ▁an ▁intern ship ▁in ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁architect ▁Bruce ▁G off . ▁He ▁received ▁a ▁Masters ▁of ▁Architecture ▁degree ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Texas ▁at ▁Austin ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁Michael ▁Bened ikt ▁Arch itect ▁( 1 9 8 4 - 1 9 8 6 ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁he ▁worked ▁at ▁Archite kt urb ü ro ▁Sz ysz kow itz ▁+ ▁K ow al ski ▁in ▁Gra z , ▁Austria . ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁office ▁of ▁Hard y ▁Holz man ▁P fe iffer ▁Associ ates ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁Princi pal ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁B ott ino ▁founded ▁B ott ino ▁Grund ▁Arch itect s ▁with ▁offices ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁and ▁Austin ,