Carlos Prio-Touzet is a prominent architect in Miami, Florida

Florida

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He received a Bachelor of Arts from Princeton University

Princeton University

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 and a Bachelor of Architecture

Bachelor of Architecture

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 from the University of Miami

University of Miami

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. He has been a top designer and vice president for such firms as ADD Inc, Arquitectonica

Arquitectonica

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, Sasaki

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, and Spillis Candela. He has designed buildings in Europe

Europe

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, Asia

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 and the United States

United States

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. He is presently one of the founding principals of Touzet Studio.

Prio-Touzet has received the Florida (American Institute of Architects

American Institute of Architects

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) AIA Unbuilt Award of Merit 2006 and the Miami-American Institute of Architects Award of Excellence 2005. Some of his more notable projects are the Setei Condominium/Hotel, a 37 story building completed in 2004 located on Miami Beach, Florida, the Vitri, a mix use development on Miami Beach scheduled to be completed in 2007; Lime Tree Bay Development, a luxury residential development in the Florida Keys; and the NE 11 Street project, a 44 story residential building to be built in 2008 in Miami, Florida.

He is the son of former President of Cuba

President of Cuba

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, Carlos Prio Socarras

Carlos Prío Socarrás

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and his mistress, Celia Touzet.