About me
Andrés Santana-Miranda is an architectural conservator from Puerto Rico. Currently working as the Project Coordinator of the Historic Buildings and Sites Division at the Centro de Conservación y Restauración de Puerto Rico (CENCOR), Andrés specializes in architectural history, Puerto Rican heritage conservation policy, and climate issues related to built heritage. He graduated with his Bachelor of Environmental Design at the University of Puerto Rico, where he successfully defended an undergraduate thesis on Puerto Rican and Cuban conservation policy. Furthermore, he completed a Master of Science in Historic Preservation from Columbia University. His thesis focused on proposing alternative climate-related vulnerability assessment methods for built heritage in Puerto Rico through the case study of the Central Aguirre Historic District. Other interests in Andrés’ research include the Puerto Rican diaspora and their impact on the architectural history of New York City, LGBT-related sites and their preservation, the conservation of historic wooden architecture in Puerto Rico, and overall heritage conservation policy issues in the Puerto Rican archipelago, leading him to collaborate with the NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project and World Monuments Fund.
