Rubén García Rubio, holds a Ph.D. in Architecture from the University of Valladolid (Outstanding Ph.D. Thesis Award); and a Ph.D. in Architecture from the University of Roma Tre. He has been “Visiting Scholar” in the American Academy in Rome. Currently, he is Assistant Professor of Architecture and Urbanism at Tulane University (New Orleans, USA) and, previously, has taught in several schools of architecture and international institutions in Europe and the Middle East, where he was able to work on several university-projects that combined his teaching objectives, research interests, and professional work. Ruben is co-founder of studioVRA and his work has been distinguished with several architectural awards, both design and built, and published in international architectural magazines. He is also the Editor-in-Chief of the architectural weblog CajondeArquitecto.com