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Cordero Pardee LLC [CoPa] is a design studio creating thoughtful spaces to elevate moments in our day to day.
Each project comes with its own unique restraints. We pride ourselves in our ability to overcome these restraints through rigorous research into the surrounding community, experimentation with new building practices, and imaginative uses of materials.
Manuel Cordero AIA, NCARB, AIBC
Principal
Manuel Cordero is a native of Queens, New York.
He began developing his construction expertise as an architect working on complex projects ranging from interior renovations for major corporate headquarters to luxury residential designs throughout the United States. He has worked for Conant Architects, Leroy Street Studio, Kohn Pedersen Fox, WeWork, Artifact Development and Brandon Haw Architecture.
Manuel holds a Masters in Architecture from Columbia University GSAPP and received a Bachelor of Arts from Columbia University.
Galen Pardee Assoc. AIA
Principal
Galen Pardee teaches at Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation, as well as Sarah Lawrence College where he is the Andrew Mellon Chair for Sustainable Design and Environmental Architecture.
Previously, he was the 2019-2021 LeFevre Emerging Practitioner Fellow at The Ohio State University’s Knowlton School of Architecture, and has taught architecture and landscape architecture studios at Barnard University and the University of Tennessee. Galen holds a Masters in Architecture from Columbia University GSAPP where he received the Alpha Rho Chi Medal, and a BA in Politics cum laude from Brandeis University.