A Richly Illustrated Lecture by Pedro Joaquin Mendoza Miranda

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The Lay Committee on Contemporary Spiritual-&-Public Concerns (the “CSPC Committee”) of St. Paul Parish, Cambridge, in Harvard Square, will hold the eleventh lecture of its current series on Friday, February 6, 2009, 7:30-9:00 p.m. Architect and St. Paul parishioner Pedro Joaquin Mendoza Miranda will speak on “Light in Architecture: Preliminary Thoughts on 21st-Century Churches.” The event will be held at St. Paul Parish, 29 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge, MA. A reception will follow.

Mr. Mendoza, an expert on contemporary architecture, studied at Monterrey Tech (Tecnológico de Monterrey), Monterrey, Mexico, where he earned a five-year Professional degree in Architecture (1998-2003) and a Specialty degree in Construction Management (2002-2003). He has been honored with two awards at Monterrey Tech: the Drama Festival Award given by the Department of Cultural Events (2003) and an office building design award given by the Department of Architecture, in which he was named a finalist (2002). Mr. Mendoza has worked in several capacities in the field of architecture: most recently with McManus Architects, Cambridge, MA, where he built a model for the renovation project at the New England Aquarium (Summer 2008); as Autocad Assistant at Harvard School of Design, Harvard University (2007-2008), where he continues to work part-time; as Account Manager for Archpartners Corporation, Boston, MA (2007); as Assistant Designer for Littlewolf Architecture, Great Barrington, MA (2006-2007); and in Project Consulting, Design and Management, Managua, Nicaragua (2003-2006). Mr. Mendoza’s current independent projects include a house he is building in Portland, OR (www.14parcels.com, Parcel #14) and a land development in Nicaragua, which he is planning to start this year.

Please join the CSPC Committee and Mr. Mendoza for this richly illustrated lecture. Please see the press release for more information.