Inspired by the industrial architecture of his hometown of Buffalo, from the iconic grain elevators to the vast steel mills where his father worked, Mr. Valgora pursued his passion for architecture. Receiving degrees from Cornell University, Harvard University GSD, and a Fulbright Fellow to the United Kingdom, he gained valuable experience in firms from Boston to London. Finally arriving in New York City, he founded STUDIO V, a practice dedicated to the reinvention of the city.
Mr. Valgora’s work is defined by an extraordinary range of projects and scales, encompassing innovative new construction to creative adaptive re-use, dramatic interiors to new urban networks and neighborhoods. His designs have been recognized internationally for engaging history, culture and context with innovative contemporary design: creating inspirational public spaces, encouraging diversity, restoring historic artifacts, and bringing new life to the edges and interstices of our city while reconnecting communities.