About Gisele Taranto : She graduated as Architect and Urban Planner in 1989 at Universidade Santa Úrsula Univerity in Rio de Janeiro. She did additional studies at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Hudson Valley Community College, both in Troy, NY, USA between 1991 and 1995. After years of experience working in an American office and in renowned offices in Rio, in 2000 she founded Progetto Arquitetura e Interiores. In 2011, she started Gisele Taranto Arquitetura, an architecture and interiors company that operates strongly in high-end residential areas, such as corporate projects. "Her essence is an unceasing search for what is being done now. The challenges are always great motivators for new projects, projects that do not have formulas ready for repetition. The" DNA "of the materials used, the transparency of the spaces, the balance between natural lighting and and the integration of the interior with the exterior. Her architecture arises from the attentive and questioning look at the present, whether in artistic, political or technological movements. " by Vanda Klabin Her works are selected in national and international competitions.