Interview





This week in our section "Celebrities" we have invited Maria Daniela Ceballo, an important architect in our country and internationally recognized. Graduated in architecture at the Universidad Simón Bolívar in 2012, now she has her own company and is right here with me to talk about her wonderful career.

- Hello Maria Daniela, how are you today? You look great! Thaks for coming, I know your schedule is very busy. -Hi Adriana! I fine, how are you? it's a pleasure been here. - Tell me a little about how you come up with the idea of creating MDCG - Architecture and Design? -This idea came at the end of one of my clases in Palermo University talkin with some friends about design. We were thinking about create a shop where everything was design all arround even the stands of clothes, then I said "Maybe starting with a design firm we can sold our designs to a classmate who turns into a fashion designer or something like that!!" - What type of projects you develop MDCG? Only architectural projects or you have diversified? -We have diversified. As I said before, the firm cames from an idea of design so we do furniture and home accesories as well. - You always have work here in Venezuela, have you ever thought about experimenting with your designs in other countries? - - Your company maintains some contact with the USB? Do you give any support to students of architecture or give them employment opportunities? -Yes, I try to offer some interships to the USB students and after that maybe some of them continue working in the company. - Tell me about the master degree you made three years ago. -It's a design master and it's based on the tools that designers need to develop an own firm, image and identity. I started this master thinking about create my own firm and I had ever been interested in design. - In what projects are you working currently? -I have some projects here in Venezuela right now; one is a big hotel in Margarita island and the other is a hotel too but in Coro. We have another one in Dubai it's a restaurante under the sea. - What are the plans for the future? -I plan to continue working with projects related with submarine architecture because it is so interesting to me. - Have you ever thought in working with professional urban planners? -No, i didn't ever thought about that but it is also a posibility. - Thank you very much for your time Maria Daniela, have been a pleasure talking to you. I wish you success in all your projects, hope to see you soon. -Thank you very much Adriana. It's a pleasure for me too. Good bye!

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