Expression of interest in teaching

The Bartlett Development Planning Unit

Name: Mr Francisco Vergara Perucich / francisco.vergara.12@ucl.ac.uk / 07745968713
Teaching that I like to be involved

There is four modules that I feel I could be useful as part of the staff:

BENVGBU8 Critical Urbanism Studio I: I attended this module with high grades. My experience
as practitioner, student and academic may be helpful to share with master students.

BENVGBU3: Building and Urban Design Practice: I attended this module with high grades, and
understanding the deep process beneath the way how BUDD staff tries to deliver the knowledge.
The mixture between unlearning, theoretical exploration, understanding the richness of conflict,
and assuming an empirical positioning make me grow as practitioner. My experience in the
module and as practitioner might be important to share as part of the staff.

BENVGBU1: Transforming Local Areas: Urban Design for Development: I attended this module
and it was difficult to me due to it was my first term studying in english. However, from this first
term I got many tools and new questions that pushed me into apply to do a PhD in DPU. Firstly
the module was a complication, but then it become a motivation to question my discipline.

Relevant professional experience

I started very young in 1998 as volunteer in the NGO "Un Techo para Chile", whose work was
build basic shelter for poor families in central area of Chile. There I was chief of team, and
participated in 10 different process of building.
In 2001 I worked doing community development and social engagement in a partnership with the
"Parroquia Italiana" of Santiago (Italian Church) of the Scalabrinian congregation. I had the
opportunity to lead 3 summer misions at:
2002: Curianco, Valdivia, Chile
2003: Ancud, Chiloe, Chile
2004: Apalta, Colchagua, Chile
In 2006, I started doing urban consultancy, in the Urban Management Plan of Quinta Normal in
Santiago, Chile.
In 2009, I was hired to be part of a team working in Heritage, developing a project of Town
Preservation in Las Cruces, Chile and a Refurbishment of a social centre in Lo Vicua, Chile.
In 2009, with two partners I founded the architecture and urban design studio "Plural Arquitectos".
In 2010, The Director of Metropolitan Roads hired me as his personal advisor, leading his staff
and working closely with the other departments related with the urban development such as
Transport, Housing and Architecture.
Since February of 2014 I am part of the Graphic Team of the DPU.

Relevant academic experience

I was researcher associated in the Central University of Chile between 2009 - 2012. In this period
I particiapted in three different research:
1. AUCA Magazine in three scopes: Prefabrication, Politics and Architectural Industrialization.
2. Las Cruces Heritage Town
3. Recovering the social richness of Lo Vicua

Studies

BA in Architecture Central University of Chile, 2007
Professional Degree of Architect, 2009, ICA 10000
Master in Architecture Catholic University of Chile, 2011
MSc Building and Urban Design in Development, 2013
MPhill/PhD Student at The Bartlett Development Planning Unit, 2013-2017


Relevant teaching experience

2006-2009: Assitant Professor in "Architecture Design Practice Module V". This module was an
undergraduate credit for third year students of the BA in Architecture programme in the Central
University of Chile.
2010-2011: Assistant Professor in "Theory of Architecture IV". This module was an
undergraduate credit for third year students of the BA in Architecture programme in the Central
University of Chile.

Availability during the next academic year

Since July 2015 onwards.