Bernardo Fort Brescia


Bernardo Fort-Brescia is a US-based Peruvian businessman and architect. He is the co-founder of the architectural firm Arquitectonica. He is a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. He won the AIA Silver Medal.. He is also an heir to Grupo Breca.

Early life

Bernardo Fort-Brescia was born in Lima, Peru on November 19, 1951 into the Brescia family. His Italian-born grandfather, Fortunato Brescia Tassano, founded Grupo Breca, a real estate company-turned-conglomerate. His mother, Rosa Brescia Cafferata, is a billionaire heiress. His brother Alex Fort Brescia, is a businessman.
Fort-Brescia studied architecture and urban planning at Princeton University and obtained his masters in architecture from Harvard University.
With his brother, Fort-Brescia manages his mother's investments in Grupo Breca, their family conglomerate.

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