Designer & Researcher

Valery Kate Perez is an architectural designer and researcher whose work bridges architecture, material experimentation, and biodesign. She holds a BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) and a Master of Architecture from Columbia University. Her work explores how craft, sustainability, and emerging technologies can inform new architectural systems and constructions. Through fabrication and research-based design, her work investigates the relationship between material behavior, environmental responsibility , and the built world, emphasizing hands-on making as a critical design tool

About

About

Valery Kate Perez is an architectural designer and researcher whose work bridges architecture, material experimentation, and biodesign. She holds a BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) and a Master of Architecture from Columbia University. Her work explores how craft, sustainability, and emerging technologies can inform new architectural systems and constructions. Through fabrication and research-based design, her work investigates the relationship between material behavior, environmental responsibility , and the built world, emphasizing hands-on making as a critical design tool