Raúl de Armas

Who is Raúl de Armas?

Raúl de Armas is a Cuban-born architect who has designed and completed many major buildings in the United States, Europe, Canada, and the Middle East in his career of more than 35 years, winning numerous design awards.

De Armas came to New York in 1958 at the age of 17. He studied architecture at Cornell University.

Until he resigned in 1991, he was a partner at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill in charge of interior design for their New York office. Since 1992, he has been a partner in the firm of Moed, de Armas & Shannon Architects, which he helped found, in New York, NY.