About Sofia:
Sofia Castell joined Utile in 2023 after graduating from Harvard University with a Master in Design Studies in Ecologies degree. There, she dedicated her academic research and design projects to sustainability at multiple scales and disciplines. She also served as co-chair of LatinGSD, a student organization focused on design topics relevant to Latin America, and focused her thesis project on discourse on green energy resource extraction in Bolivia. She remains passionate about impact-driven design and its intersection with the environment through the medium of research.
Sofia also holds a Master of Architecture degree from Florida International University, where she actively participated in design charette competitions and produced publications for the school’s exhibitions. Prior to Utile, she spent time interning at Arquitectonica in Miami, where she is from, contributing briefly to the urban design of the city’s prominent Brickell skyline. Sofia enjoys living in Boston for its walkable scale, tranquility, and the experience of changing seasons – it’s the little things.