Daniela Coppola

Born  and brought up in Sao Paulo - Brazil, Daniela Coppola graduated in  Architecture and Urbanism at Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie in  1999, continuing her education in Post-Occupancy Evaluation of  Architecture at Universidade de São Paulo as well as in Engineer  Evaluation and Expertise at Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado.

She  moved to the United States of America in 2016, where she earned a  Master’s in Architecture from the University of Florida being laureated  with the Design Honor Award as well as the Research Prize for Original  Research and Academic Writing with the Master's Research/Thesis Project:  “Diagramming and Mapping: The Underlying System of Architecture”.

The  notion that architecture has the power to influence people in the short  and long term even affecting their behavior and health intrigues her to  understand the practice of meaningful architecture, which inspires and  promotes the well-being of those who engage with it.

Daniela’s  work was always defined by a thoughtful, creative approach grounded in  art and human experience that places value on formal simplicity. Her  comprehensive design dialogues with all scales, spanning architecture,  interior design, and product design to enhance well-being and well  living. With over twenty-five years of experience leading her  architectural firm in Brazil, Daniela Coppola and her partner, Cesar  Coppola, were recipients of national and international design awards and  had their work published in more than 25 countries on all continents.  In 2015, their firm Coletivo Arquitetos was recognized as one of the  five best young architectural companies in Brazil by Casa Vogue in their  40th anniversary celebratory magazine. In 2017, they were awarded the  best apartment interior design of The American Master Prize.

In  2020, Daniela officially immigrated to the USA as an Allie of  Extraordinary Ability in Architecture further strengthening her  commitment to the future of architecture and to positively influence new  generations.