Mutuo Employee Directory

Mutuo, a Spanish and Portuguese word, implies relationship and change, and in architecture the two go hand in hand as disparate ideas come together into a novel arrangement. A successful architecture project is born of mutual curiosity and openness for embracing new views to solve problems in innovative ways. This is how we make contemporary archit... ecture: a process of exchange, learning and experimentation that results in unique solutions. We have a multi-cultural background. We see value in different perspectives. We are Mutuo: a Los Angeles-based architectural design firm with diverse cultural background. We share common grounds in our passion for design; in finding extraordinary uses for ordinary materials and methods; in discovering new perspectives; and in creating outstanding built environments. Mutuo was honored with the 2019 AIA LA Presidential Emerging Practice Award. Jose graduated with a Master in Science in Advanced Architectural Design from Columbia University, New York in 1997 and Bachelors of Architecture from Universidad Cristobal Colon, Veracruz, Mexico in 1993. Jose was a visiting professor at the School of Architecture - Cal Poly Pomona. He is the co-chair of the AIA LA Political Outreach Committee, is on the Board of Directors of L.A. Forum for Architecture and Urban Design, and is on the Board of NAHR (Nature Art & Habitat Residency). Jose is a registered architect in Mexico, California and Texas. Fernanda graduated with a Master in Architecture from the University of Southern California in 2005 and Bachelors of Architecture and Urban Design from Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil in 2000. Fernanda is a USC Ross Minority Program in Real Estate alumni, participated in the 2018 GROW Mentorship Program led by the Womens Leadership Initiative at ULI - LA and is a member of AIA - LA, and ULI - LA. Fernanda is an architect in Brazil and a registered architect in the State of Minnesota in the US.Read More