Danniely Staback Rodríguez, RA, is a Puerto Rican architect and academic. She obtained her bachelor's degree in Environmental Design from the University of Puerto Rico School of Architecture (‘13), where she graduated Summa Cum Laude. At STUDIO ENÉE, she has led the design for La CASA and the Parkland 17 Memorial projects.
She was admitted to MIT SA+P for a master’s in architecture as a Graduate Fellow, and served as fabrication and teaching assistant for multiple courses. After graduating (‘18), she was a Teaching Fellow for graduate and undergraduate studios and workshops in Architecture. She has been involved in various design-build projects, including a post-hurricane reconstruction effort in Puerto Rico that she continues to develop. She received the Pierce / Emerson Fellowship, the Schlossman Research Travel Award for her thesis, the Alpha Rho Chi medal for leadership and merit, and also obtained a Kaufman Teaching Certificate.
She has accrued a broad range of experience through her work at Muuaaa Design Studio, Díaz Paunetto Arquitectos, Block Research Group, Snøhetta, MIT, and Kennedy & Violich Architecture, where she worked on the MIT Hayden Library renovation and courtyard. She is currently an adjunct lecturer at the Rhode Island School of Design, and has taught at the University of Illinois, the Cooper Union, the BAC and most recently, MIT. She is also part of ResilientSEE-PR, the Voluntariado de Ingenieros y Profesionales de Puerto Rico, and sits on the advisory board of PRoTECHOS.