Roberto Belette

Roberto Requejo is Lecturer in the Department of Architecture at Hong Kong University.

He studied Architecture at Cornell University’s School of Architecture Art and Planning (AAP) and at Columbia’s Graduate School of Architecture Planning and Preservation (GSAPP).

He practiced at Steven Holl Architects (SHA) in New York and Beijing as Architect and at Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) in Hong Kong as Senior Architect, Project Architect and Team Leader.

He has taught Architecture at Cornell, NYIT, INDA, HKDI and HKU.

Roberto is Co-founder and Design Director at Imaginary Objects, a design studio. His teaching explores the potential of montage and assemblage as part of the design process.

Education

• Master of Science Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation (2003 — 2004)
• Bachelor of Cornell University (1998 — 2003)

Companies

• Design Director Imaginary Objects (2018)
• Lecturer Architecture The University of Hong Kong (2018)
• Senior Architect OMA (2012 — 2017)
• Assistant Professor Architecture (Adjunct) The University of Hong Kong (2016 — 2017)
• Hong Kong Design Institute Architecture Studio Instructor (Part-time) Hong Kong Design Institute (HKDI) (2015 — 2017)
• Visiting Design Instructor Chulalongkorn University (2008 — 2013)
• Architect OMA (2009 — 2012)
• Project Executive LWK & Partners (HK) Ltd. (2009 — 2009)
• Architect ICE HK (2009 — 2009)