Lecturer for the Strategic Urban Planning Course. The course explores the integration of modern urban economic theories into the practice of urban planning, equipping students with the theoretical knowledge and practical skills necessary to develop and critically assess city plans. With a planning approach grounded in the evolving understanding of cities as markets, coupled with new observations of urban growth dynamics, the course examines these empirically proven theories and their implications for the practice of urban planning.

Fitted Projects is the leading market-focused urban planning firm offering large-scale master planning, urban extensions, research, urban legalization, and tactical urbanism services – designing boutique solutions for unique existing areas. -Planners of ZEDE Morazan, a charter city now under construction in Honduras with innovative new low-income housing designs, street network layouts that maximize mobility across all modes, zoning that promotes flexibility of use and the incremental development of rich and integrated streetscapes, and simple and clear regulations.

- Led the design, construction, purchasing, schedule & budget of all new retail construction on the US West Coast and Mexico. - Managed, coordinated, and executed a project portfolio of over $60 million. - Partnered with CFO, real estate partners, and legal advisers on providing feasibility studies for all new prospective locations in the regions. - Led multi-disciplinary teams for the successful execution of projects on budget and schedule.

- Led the Store Planning, Construction and Facilities team for North America. Key member of the Health & Safety taskforce. Reported to VP of Retail.- Owned the Capex & Opex budgets for Store planning, Construction & Facilitiesmanagement, managing over $4 million at a time. - Supervised and managed the design, construction, schedule & budget of all new points of sale & facility enhancements in North America. Coordinated with landlords, vendors, contractors and field teams. - Executed procurement strategies to fulfill the capital assets demands of the department’s portfolio. - Supervised daily facility maintenance operations, insurance claims and code compliance issues- Launched and led the retail sustainability plan strategy.- Analyzed company data, identifying opportunities for savings, best practicesand method improvements. Delivered actionable conclusions.- Worked closely with CFO, VPs and Real Estate partners for review and negotiation of commercial leases, providing feasibility and budgetary studies.

- Worked on multiple retail projects at a time overseeing project schedules and documents, bidding processes, and budgets. Experience includes estimating project costs, controlling project timing, and financial reporting.- Prepared and coordinated internal design with external consultants and vendors from schematic design through construction. Applied interpersonal and communication skills to build positive relationships.- Analyzed lease contracts for building & systems-specific clauses for construction feasibility. Analysed consultant, vendor, and contractor’s proposals and contracts.- Reported to the Director of Planning on project progress and proactively anticipated future issues and needs. Learned from experience and challenges, grown with the team.

- Managed pre-construction phases, from idea to execution, with focus on quality, time and budget needs- Prepared, developed and coordinated schematic design sets and construction documents, including construction drawings, building schedules and project specifications- Analyzed and implemented building ADA and zoning code, successfully obtaining over 30 construction permits on residential and commercial projects- Performed progress and special inspections on site, coordinated construction detail changes

- Wrote articles with focus on NYC housing history, present and future- Link to articles: http://www.improvistos.org/es/category/reportajesurbanos/nuria-forques-es/

- Wrote articles with focus on topics related to architecture and urban planning- Link to articles: http://revistamito.com/author/nuriaforques/

- Developed the design on several stages of 7 school libraries in NYC. Performed site visits and produced punch lists. Worked closely with NYC SCA.- Developed DDs & CDs of a college library in Byblos, Lebanon (135,000sf); including facade, furnituredesign and consultant coordination.

Critic analysis and evaluation of the different projects presented for the region of: Europe and Others.

Translation of official documents of the Academic Advisor Office from Spanish into English.

- Team member in the project for the penitentiary Architecture Competition:La Brenaz 2. (Obtained 3rd Prize)- Assisted in several projects in design and construction detail phases. Attended job site observations.