JUAN CARLOS LEAL ROJAS
Architecture · City · Art · Writing
Caracas / Toronto

Architecture
participates in
the city.

An evolving archive of buildings, urban studies, drawings and writing about the boundary between private development and public life.

01 / Selected work

From building
to city.

A trajectory from architectural education and early work in Caracas to mixed-use development, redevelopment and master planning in Canada.

Caracas · UCV

The Mall

Private space / public life. An academic investigation into the mall as a hybrid urban condition, developed under professor Ana Lasala.

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Caracas

In-Out

Culture / landscape / permeability. Competition work exploring connection, visual continuity and architecture's relationship with landscape.

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Toronto

Atrium on Bay

Inside / outside. Urban-design and redevelopment studies examining an inward-facing commercial complex, its perimeter and street activation.

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02 / Writing

Notes on
the city.

01When the Mall Became the Street
02From the Inside Out: Caracas, Toronto and the Inward-Facing Building
03The Private Building and the Public City
04Two Cities: Caracas / Toronto
05Drawing the City Before Designing the Building
03 / Archive

Documents,
drawings, record.

A chronological archive of selected drawings, publications, competition material, project credits and research.

04 / About

Juan Carlos
Leal Rojas

Juan Carlos Leal Rojas is a Venezuelan architectural designer based in Canada. Educated in architecture at Universidad Central de Venezuela, his professional experience spans architectural design, mixed-use development, urban studies and master planning.