Fernando Rial Ponce. Born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife in 1977. He graduated in Architecture from the ESARQ (Escola Superior d’Arquitectura of the International University of Catalonia), Barcelona 2002. He has a Master's in Advanced Design and Digital Architecture (ADDA) from the ELISAVA School of Design and is currently developing his PhD research in the digital architectural process field.
He has been an assistant teacher at the ESARQ and has collaborated with Diez-Cascón Arquitectes, Swab International Contemporary Art Fair and IDOM-ACXT.
Since December 2010 he´s been collaborating with FUKSAS Studio in Rome.
Fernando Rial Ponce is the Head of Studio Design at KEO International Consultants, where he drives innovative projects from the KEO Doha Studio. With over 22 years of experience, Fernando’s current work focusses on leading the design of high-rise projects in the Middle East, including the U View mixed-use tower in Jeddah, the new headquarters for Kuwait Finance House in Kuwait, the DIFC2 Master Plan and the Onyx Tharwa development in Dammam.
