Adjunct

Headshot of Elsa Ponce, smiling at the camera.

Elsa Ponce

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Email: eponcevargas@ccny.cuny.edu

https://elsaponce.com/
https://wip-designcollective.com/
https://www.instagram.com/studioelsaponce/

Educational Credentials :

  • M.P.S., Design Management, Pratt Institute, 2017
  • B.A., Architecture and Urbanism, Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City, 2008

Teaching Experience :

  • Adjunct Assistant Professor, City College of New York, CUNY, 2022-present

Professional Experience :

  • Principal, Studio Elsa Ponce, 2019-present
  • Co-founder, WIP Collaborative, 2020-present
  • Managing Director, Open Architecture Collaborative, 2020-present
  • Design Director, Standard Issue Design, 2021-2023
  • Consultant and Design Lead, Tatiana Bilbao Studio, 2020-2021
  • Associate Design Director, 2X4, 2015-2019
  • Architect, Ten Arquitectos New York City, 2012-2015
  • Architect, Ten Arquitectos Mexico City, 2009-2012

Licenses/Registration :

  • Licensed Architect: State of New York, 2021

Selected Publications and Recent Research :

  • “Community and Collaborative: An Experimental, Shared Approach to Working and Rising Together,” by WIP Collaborative. Design Studio vol. 7: Collaborative Design and Practice: A New Future for Architecture Together. ed. Robert Fiehn, Kyle Buchanan, Mellis Haward. London: RIBA, 2023.
  • Shared Space--Collective Practice Exhibition. Art Omi. Ghent, NY. Jan 21 - May 7 2023.
  • Impermanencias. Creación en Movimiento FONCA Young Creators Exhibition. Casa Miguel Alemán. Mexico City. Dec 26 - Mar 30 2023
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