Flavia Curvelo Magdaniel

I’ve always loved to analyse and illustrate! Representing the world around me is my best way of understanding and communicating such understanding.

I am a graphic designer, researcher and consultant, educated as an architect and inspired by the cities and cultures I have experienced around the world.

I was born and grew up in La Guajira, a Caribbean region in Colombia. I moved to Bogotá to study Architecture within an outstanding Faculty of Arts, where I developed a passion for urban development and illustration. After working for four years as an architect and urban designer I moved to the Netherlands in 2008 to pursue a masters education in Real Estate & Housing. In 2010, I obtained the degree of MSc at TU Delft and soon after my graduation I joined the department of Management of the Built Environment (MBE) as a PhD candidate and later as a postdoctoral researcher and docent of the MSc course Real Estate Management.

Before and while working on my PhD research, I performed graphic design works for the department of MBE, including the design of the dissertation Managing the university campus, posters, research reports and marketing brochures for education and research.

For years, TU Delft featured one of my original designs in the coffee cups and vending machines of the campus. Besides my current appointment as an advisor for urban development, I still design in my free time.