Ralph Gutierrez is an architectural designer and artist, who has studied architecture at the University of Santo Tomas College of Architecture, in Manila. He is a recent graduate from the B. Environmental Design program from the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Manitoba. His academic work intends to reify identity and define experiential spaces through envisioned interventions in the urban landscape of Winnipeg. He is investigating the niche between art and architecture as a practice through the creation of rich and immersive built environments. He is a recipient of the James Palmer Lewis Award for two consecutive years, the Boe D. Wong Award, both from the University of Manitoba, and the University Gold Medal for Architecture for having the highest standing for Environmental Design.