Gabriella Vaz de Freitas

FORA Fellow & Intern / FORAship Awardee / (she/her)

bio coming soon…!

"I don't want to be interesting, I want to be good."

- Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

  • / Best of Show Honorable Mention - 3rd Year Project at Cal Poly.

  • Grace Village is my favorite FORA project so far because of its supportive program for women in vulnerable situations. It represents what I envisioned regarding the power architecture can have in people’s lives.

    Betty Anne Gardens is a project I admire for being ahead of its time. Completed in 2003, it was designed with a focus on families and community, which sets it apart from many other projects of that era that treated housing merely as a commodity.

  • What makes you excited to come to work?

    What makes you excited to come to work?

  • What's your happy place?

    Where Family is (family include actual family, friends, and boyfriend).

  • If you could go anywhere (real or fictional, at no cost), where would you go?

    Disney Tokyo

  • What's the best meal you've ever had?

    Poke!!!

  • Coffee or tea?

    Coffee

  • What's something that made you smile recently?

    My dog sleeping on my arm while I work.

  • What are some things your bucket list?

    Surf in Bali, Visit Italy and Greece during the Summer, Learn how to speak French.