Uribe Schwarzkopf

Uribe Schwarzkopf is a family-owned architecture and development company founded in Quito in 1973 by the architect Tommy Schwarzkopf, and led today with Joseph Schwarzkopf as general manager. Over five decades it has completed more than 200 projects, and the company presents itself as more than a real-estate developer: design is used as a catalyst for positive change and for a healthy urbanism in the city.

Its towers have redefined the Quito skyline through collaborations with international practices including Bjarke Ingels Group, Kengo Kuma, MVRDV, MAD Architects and Ateliers Jean Nouvel — IQON, Qapital, Qondesa, Aquarela, The Hills and Epiq — alongside residential, office and retail projects developed in-house such as Casole, Plazole and LaPlaza Magnolia. The company also supports social and cultural programmes and has expanded to Miami with WOMA.