Architecture begins with intention:
with what we do, what we value,
and why it matters.
Action
To transform reality through design.
Values
To create spaces for a better way of life.
Purpose
To give meaning to the places we shape.
The NMD Team
The NMD Team
A collective practice driven by shared values, creative discipline, and the pursuit of architecture that matters.
Our team engages each project with rigor and imagination, turning challenges into opportunities to shape better places and lasting relationships.
Farid Chacón
CEO / Intl. Founder / Creative Thinker
Claudia Urdaneta Guédez
COO / Intl. Founder / Senior Designer
Cristóbal Arria
Managing Principal / Senior Project Manager
Carmen Griborio
Director of Operations
Andreina Gil
Director of Culture and Engagement / Contract Management
Mariela Piña
Director of Finance
Strategic Alliances
Strategic Alliances
At NMD Nomadas, collaboration is not an extension of our practice;
it is part of how we think.
Through strategic alliances, architecture, interiors, urban design, and development come together as a shared field of vision, allowing each project to be approached with greater depth, clarity, and purpose.
Fanny Haim & Associates
Through years of shared work, trust, and friendship, our collaboration explores architecture and interiors as one cohesive vision, shaping spaces with depth, character, and atmosphere.
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Prime Design Associates
A trusted ally, partner, and friend across complex and large-scale projects, bringing complementary expertise in urban development, hospitality, and technically demanding work.
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Active Across Cities
Active Across Cities
NMD Nomadas maintains an active presence in 5 countries and 14 cities, engaging diverse cultural, urban, and geographic contexts.
This distributed condition enriches our work, allowing each project to be shaped by broader perspectives, local realities, and a global understanding of place.
- Miami
- Fort Lauderdale
- Boston
- Houston
- Oklahoma City
- Panama City
- Madrid
- Barcelona
- Valencia
- Bogota
- Caracas
- Maracaibo
- Puerto La Cruz
- Buenos Aires
- Miami
- Fort Lauderdale
- Boston
- Houston
- Oklahoma City
- Panama City
- Madrid
- Barcelona
- Valencia
- Bogota
- Caracas
- Maracaibo
- Puerto La Cruz
- Buenos Aires
The NMD Timeline
2026
World Architecture Festival (WAF)
Finalist in the Completed Buildings: House and Villa (Urban)
2023
BUILD Architecture Awards
Best Urban Architecture & Design Firm - USA
2022
BUILD Architecture Awards
Best Urban Architecture & Design Firm - USA
2020
VII International Architecture Biennial of Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Special Mention: Casa Guaparo
Prize Oscar Niemeyer, Sao Paulo, Brasil
Casa Guaparo project in Valencia, Venezuela, was nominated for the final phase of the Oscar Niemeyer prize.
2019
XII National Biennial of Architecture of Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela
National prize for Architectural design. Single family Home: Casa Guaparo.
German Design Award 2019, Frankfurt, Germany
Special Mention: Casa Guaparo.
2018
Mies Crown Hall Award Americas, Chicago, USA
College of Architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology, Nominated Project: Casa Guaparo.
Prize Oscar Niemeyer, Sao Paulo, Brasil
Benedetti Commercial Center project in Caracas, Venezuela, was nominated for the final phase of the Oscar Niemeyer prize.
2017
XII National Biennial of Architecture of Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela
National prize for Building Rehabilitation: Benedetti Commercial Center.
XII National Biennial of Architecture of Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela
National prize for Project under construction: Concepto Paraiso.
XII National Biennial of Architecture of Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela
Mention for Project under construction: Casa Guaparo.
Prize Rogelio Salmona Foundation, Bogota, Colombia
Ateneo de San Francisco project was selected amongst 20 chosen projects, and 62 preselected, for the final phase of the prize.
2016
X Biennial Malaussena for Architecture and Urbanism, Valencia, Venezuela
Special Mention for Project Abroad: Woodlands Gate, Houston, USA.
Prize Oscar Niemeyer, Sao Paulo, Brasil
De Candido Express supermarket project in Maracaibo, Venezuela, was nominated for the final phase of the Oscar Niemeyer prize.
2015
Architizer.com: USA
Selected project 2073 Office Building.
Architizer.com: USA
Selected Project Virginia Residential Park.
Architizer.com: USA
Selected Project Ateneo de San Francisco.
IX Biennial Malaussena for Architecture and Urbanism, Valencia, Venezuela
National prize for Interior and Industrial Design, for Apartment 10-A Grand Europa project.
IX Biennial Malaussena for Architecture and Urbanism, Valencia, Venezuela
Special Mention for Architectural Design, De Candido Express supermarket project.
IX Malaussena Biennial for Architecture and Urbanism, Valencia, Venezuela
Special Mention: Under construction, for the project Concepto Paraiso.
2014
XIV International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia.
Official participant in the Collateral Events curated by Pritzker Prize Laureate Rem Koolhaas.
Architizer.com: USA
Selected project as Project of The Day: De Candido Express Supermarket.
Archilovers.com: Italy
Selected project Apartment 10A Grand Europa.
XI National Biennial of Architecture of Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela
National Prize for Commercial Architecture, to the project De Candido Express supermarket.
XI National Biennial of Architecture of Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela
Honorable Mention Architectural Design for Multifamily building, to the project Virginia Residential Park.
XI National Biennial of Architecture of Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela
Honorable Mention Architectural Design Interior Architecture, to the project Apartment 10A Grand Europa.
XI National Biennial of Architecture of Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela
Honorable Mention for Unbuilt projects, to the project Centro de Accion Social para la Musica Wayuu Taya.
Prize for Architecture and Urbanism of Maracaibo 2014, Maracaibo, Venezuela
Honorable Mention to the project De Candido Express supermarket.
IX Iberoamerican Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism, Rosario, Argentina
Selected project for Venezuela: De Candido Express supermarket.
Archilovers.com: Italy
Selected Project De Candido Express supermarket.
2013
XIV International Biennial of Architecture of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Biennial Prize for Architecture International Young Generation.
IV Biennial of Architecture of Maracaibo, Venezuela
Special Mention to the Project Virginia Residential Park.
2012
III Iberoamerican Biennial of Design, Madrid, Spain
Selected Project for Venezuela: Musa Restaurant.
2011
Pratt Institute, Breaking Borders: New Latin American Architecture, New York, USA.
Selected among the 200 Most Influential Architecture Firms in Latin America.
2010
III Biennial of Architecture of Maracaibo, Maracaibo, Venezuela
Honorable Mention for Built Project: MUSA Lounge Restaurant.
II Iberoamerican Biennial of Design, Madrid, Spain
Selected Project for Venezuela: Mombo Restaurant.
VII Iberoamerican Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism, Medellin, Colombia
Selected Project for Venezuela: Ateneo de San Francisco.
VII Malaussena Biennial for Architecture and Urbanism, Valencia, Venezuela
Honorable Mention to the project Basketball Stadium.
2009
Arquine Magazine, Mexico.
Selected among the 50 Emerging Architecture Firms in the Americas.
IV BTICINO Competition, Caracas, Venezuela
Honorable Mention for Unbuilt Project: INTECA Headquarters.
2008
1000x ARCHITECTURE OF THE AMERICAS by BRAUN Publishing. Berlin, Germany.
Selected among the 1,000 Most Outstanding Architecture Firms in the Americas.
II Biennial of Architecture of Maracaibo, Maracaibo, Venezuela
Honorable Mention for Unbuilt Project: INTECA Headquarters.
VI Malaussena Biennial for Architecture and Urbanism, Valencia, Venezuela
Honorable Mention to the project INTECA Headquarters.
III BTICINO Competition, Caracas, Venezuela
Prize in Residential Category: House of 5 patios.
2007
IV Malaussena Biennial for Architecture and Urbanism, Valencia, Venezuela
National prize for Unbuilt Project: Metropolitan Theater of Barcelona.
National Competition of Housing for IPASME, Caracas, Venezuela
Honorable Mention. 40 projects presented, 3 finalists, and 1 honorable mention.
National Housing Competition, Punto Fijo, Venezuela
Honorable Mention, Punto Fijo House. 25 projects were presented, 3 finalists chosen, and 1 honorable mention.
2003
International Memphis Riverfront Competition, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Honorable Mention to the project Musical Sources for a New Meeting. 171 projects submitted, of which 5 finalists were chosen, and 7 honorable mentions given.
National Competition for the Great Barcelona Theater, Barcelona, Venezuela
First place to the Project Metropolitan Theater of Barcelona. 19 projects submitted, 1st place, 2nd place and other honorable mentions given.
2002
International Competition for the Development of Sustainable Housing in Guanajuato, Mexico
3rd place to the project Morar la Escala. 156 projects submitted, 3 winners and some honorable mentions.
2001
X National Biennial of Architecture, Caracas, Venezuela
First Prize to Best Published in Newspaper about Architecture and Urbanism, BISAGRA. Architects responsible for the publication: F. Mustieles, L. Penaranda, F. Chacon y C. Urdaneta.
International Competition of Ideas for the Historic Center Waterfront, Maracaibo, Venezuela
Special Mention. Competition sponsored by Center Rafael Urdaneta, the Modern Art Center and Alcaldia de Maracaibo.
Competition of Ideas for the landscape and architecture of the Prados del Este Highway, Caracas, Venezuela
Second prize. Sponsored by Alcaldia de Baruta.
1999
Competition of Ideas for the Physical Habilitation of barrio Las Torres de La Vega, Caracas, Venezuela
Winning proposal and National Special Mention. Sponsored by FUNDACOMUN, FONDUR and CONAVI. Financed by World Bank.
Competition of Ideas for the Physical Habilitation of barrio Agricultura-Petare, Caracas, Venezuela
Special National Mention. Sponsored by FUNDACOMUN, FONDUR and CONAVI. Financed by World Bank.