Olaia Chivite Amigo

Architecture Fellow
Teaching Areas
Architectural Design
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Olaia Chivite Amigo is a Spanish-Venezuelan architect, researcher, and educator. Her work uses graphic representation and mixed media techniques to develop spatial narratives that highlight how regulatory frameworks, intentions, or formal procedures shift or adapt through the continuous negotiation between public and private stakeholders, citizens, and users.

Olaia is a co-founder of Mocha Studio and a recurring collaborator for MAde Studio. She has also worked as a practicing architect at PLY+ Architecture and Urbanism and INFORM. Olaia is a registered architect and holds a Master of Architecture from the University of Michigan.

Courses

ARCH 509, Section 8
Fall 2024
Instructors: Olaia Chivite Amigo
ARCH 432, Section 1
Fall 2024
Instructors: Jacob Comerci, Craig Borum, Olaia Chivite Amigo, Dawn Gilpin, Malcolm McCullough, Keith Mitnick, Cyrus Peñarroyo, Angela Cho, Francesca Mavaracchio
ARCH 528, Section 1
Winter 2024
Instructors: Lars Junghans, Olaia Chivite Amigo
ARCH 442, Section 1
Winter 2024
Instructors: Anya Sirota, Zain Abuseir, Olaia Chivite Amigo, Stratton Coffman, Dawn Gilpin, Gina Reichert
ARCH 322
Winter 2022
Instructors: Neal Robinson, Peter Halquist, Christina Hansen, Yojairo Lomeli, Olaia Chivite Amigo
ARCH 432, Section 1
Fall 2023
Instructors: Jacob Comerci, Craig Borum, Keith Mitnick, Olaia Chivite Amigo, Athar Mufreh, Ryan Ball