About

Valiente Architect LLC was established in the belief that design and construction are inseparable. We know design and building are important, but customer satisfaction is a priority in the delivery of architectural services.

Our 35 years of experience includes master planning, multi-family residential, single-family residential, ICF (insulated concrete forms) homes, medical offices, research facilities, historic renovation and preservation, assisted living facilities, office, retail, shipping container residential and commercial, churches, tenant improvements and public/private sector schools. We also provide all supplementary architectural services including zoning representation, BOMA documents and all engineering disciplines.

We strive to create interesting architecture that responds to climate, place and time. Design excellence is of prime concern and our studio is based on the principle that our clients' needs are of paramount importance. Our entire professional team is committed to meeting those requirements. Design solutions can be essentially simple, innovative and budget conscious.

Eduardo R. Valiente, AIA, Architect
Florida Architect License: AR92358
Georgia Architect License: RA017466
North Carolina Architect License: 16857
South Carolina Architect License: AR.11535

Edward’s early architecture education started with Juan Carlos Calderon, a Bolivian architect teaching in the United States. Calderon, a disciple of E. Fay Jones at the University of Arkansas, was a Pritzker Architecture Prize nominee. Fay Jones met Frank Lloyd Wright after World War II and became a Taliesin fellow.

Ed received a Master’s degree in Architecture and has over 35 years of experience and volunteers as program advisor and student project juror for the Architecture Academy at Tampa Bay Vocational Technical High School. He has been a guest juror at the School of Architecture and Community Design, University of South Florida; a guest lecturer at Shorecrest Preparatory School, Saint Petersburg, Florida and is a frequent participant in the Great American Teach-In.

American Institute of Architects
National Council of Architecture Registration Boards
Accessible Buildings Consultant

Awards:
Orlando Parade of Homes, Merit Award for Multi-Family Homes
Aurora Design Award, Condominium, Naples, Florida
Collier County Design Award, Condominium, Naples, Florida
Grand Aurora Design Award, Historic Renovations, Tampa, Florida
Three design projects published in Resumé, A Publication Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the School of Architecture at Florida A&M University

Valiente Architect LLC
Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina