Jamie Guzman
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Jamie Guzman is a Dominican-born American architect, blogger and creator of The Pompomist: an online magazine about design, Architecture
, Independent music and other assorted items. She was born in San Francisco de Macorís
, Dominican Republic
from a middle class family of Spanish and Chinese background. At age 7, she attended the Colegio del Apostolado private school, which was an all-girls board school at the time, located in Santo Domingo
.
She graduated from high school in 1997 and a month later, moved to the United States
with her mother to meet with the rest of her family and relatives who have lived in the U.S. for years. She attended Florida International University in 1998 starting with an undecided major. Jamie went through several schools in college (School of Music, Engineering and Business) trying to define what she really wanted to pursue in her career. In 2005, she got an architecture degree and was already working for a construction firm.
Back in April 2007, she created a weblog called The Pompomist, where the author writes about design and art in general, independent music and thoughts. Her writing has become popular due to her hints of humor on every article. She has interviewed many artists like Tokyo Police Club
, Milosh
, illustrator Liz Adams, The Bird and the Bee
, among others.
Jamie Guzman now resides in Miami, Florida and works for the Permastelisa Group on famous projects designed by the most famous and respected architects like Frank Gehry
, Richard Meier
and Arquitectonica
, as well as real estate developers like Donald Trump
and Andre Balazs
.
Her work has been featured on:
Architecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
, Independent music and other assorted items. She was born in San Francisco de Macorís
San Francisco de Macorís
San Francisco de Macorís is a city in the Dominican Republic. It is also the capital of the Duarte Province. It has had a very active role in the shaping of Dominican history, as it is known as one of, if not the most, politically active cities in the country. It is located in the northeast portion...
, Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
from a middle class family of Spanish and Chinese background. At age 7, she attended the Colegio del Apostolado private school, which was an all-girls board school at the time, located in Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River...
.
She graduated from high school in 1997 and a month later, moved to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
with her mother to meet with the rest of her family and relatives who have lived in the U.S. for years. She attended Florida International University in 1998 starting with an undecided major. Jamie went through several schools in college (School of Music, Engineering and Business) trying to define what she really wanted to pursue in her career. In 2005, she got an architecture degree and was already working for a construction firm.
Back in April 2007, she created a weblog called The Pompomist, where the author writes about design and art in general, independent music and thoughts. Her writing has become popular due to her hints of humor on every article. She has interviewed many artists like Tokyo Police Club
Tokyo Police Club
Tokyo Police Club is an indie rock band from Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. It consists of vocalist and bassist David Monks , keyboardist Graham Wright, guitarist Josh Hook , and drummer Greg Alsop ....
, Milosh
Milosh
Michael Milosh, known professionally as Milosh, is a Canadian electronic musician. As well as being an electronic musician, he is a classically trained cellist starting from age three, as well as a jazz aficionado...
, illustrator Liz Adams, The Bird and the Bee
The Bird and the Bee
The Bird and the Bee is an American indie pop musical duo from Los Angeles, California, consisting of musicians Inara George and Greg Kurstin...
, among others.
Jamie Guzman now resides in Miami, Florida and works for the Permastelisa Group on famous projects designed by the most famous and respected architects like Frank Gehry
Frank Gehry
Frank Owen Gehry, is a Canadian American Pritzker Prize-winning architect based in Los Angeles, California.His buildings, including his private residence, have become tourist attractions...
, Richard Meier
Richard Meier
Richard Meier is an American architect, whose rationalist buildings make prominent use of the color white.- Biography :Meier is Jewish and was born in Newark, New Jersey...
and Arquitectonica
Arquitectonica
Arquitectonica is an international architecture, landscape architecture, interior design and urban planning corporation headquartered in Miami, Florida, United States in the Coconut Grove neighborhood, with offices in ten other cities throughout the world...
, as well as real estate developers like Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Donald John Trump, Sr. is an American business magnate, television personality and author. He is the chairman and president of The Trump Organization and the founder of Trump Entertainment Resorts. Trump's extravagant lifestyle, outspoken manner and role on the NBC reality show The Apprentice have...
and Andre Balazs
Andre Balazs
Andre Balázs is an American hotelier and residential developer. He created the Standard Hotels line of hotels and operates many hotels and residences in New York and other U.S...
.
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