Fabio Tuchiya
Renfro Design Group, Inc.
Architectural Lighting Design
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Fabio Tuchiya
Renfro Design Group, Inc.
Architectural Lighting Design
Fabio joined Renfro Design Group in 2007, following 7 years of professional lighting design experience with Cline Bettridge Bernstein Lighting Design. His recent RDG projects include the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC; the renovation of the Sterling and Francine Clark Institute in Williamstown, MA; as well as several high-end residential projects.
Fabio graduated in 1987 from the Universidade Mackenzie, Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo in São Paulo, Brazil with a Bachelor of Architecture degree; followed by a Master of Architecture degree from the University of California at Los Angeles, where he focused his research on daylighting simulations and energy conservation.
Fabio brings lighting calculation and computer simulation expertise to Renfro Design Group. In 2005, he taught classes and helped develop curriculum focusing on lighting analysis software used for lighting calculations, renderings and the design of electric lighting and daylighting systems at Parsons School of Design.
Prior to his career in lighting design, Fabio had his own architectural practice in Brazil. His prior work experience also includes production of professional architectural renderings, as well as 3 years at the design department of Shimizu Construction in Los Angeles.