PROFESSIONAL
ARCHITECT
ch_studio
Arlington, Texas
2025 - present
ASSISTANT ADJUNCT PROFESSOR
University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, Texas
2025 - present
DESIGNER
Far + Dang
Dallas, Texas
2022 - 2024
ARCHITECTURAL INTERN
Far + Dang
Dallas, Texas
Summer 2021
DESIGN ASSISTANT
Beyond Interior Design
Dallas, Texas
2018 - 2021
ARCHITECTURAL INTERN
Mel/Arch
Fort Worth, Texas
Summer 2020
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON Arlington, Texas
Master of Architecture
2019-2022
Donald F. Gatzke FAIA Book Award
LUND UNIVERSITY Lund, Sweden
Student Exchange Program
Fall 2021
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN Austin, Texas
Bachelor of Journalism
2009-2014
Dean's Honors List
PRESENTATIONS + PUBLISHED WORKS
Chastain, A., Chiessa, D., Morales, L., Uribe, A. (upcoming). "Re-Stitching Main Street: Design Guidelines for Preservation, Walkability, and Equity." Peer-Reviewed Oral Presentation, Texas Society of Architects TxA26 Annual Conference, San Antonio, Texas, Scheduled October 2026.
Chastain, A., Chiessa, D., Morales, L., Uribe, A. (2026). "Community-Based Urban Design Guidelines for Fort Worth’s Historic Northside." Oral Presentation, CAPPA Forum: Research + Creative Works Symposium, Arlington, Texas, Scheduled October 2026.
Nason, J. M., Melton, M. A., & Leon, R. A. (Eds.). (2026). An Architecture of Representation: Essays and Drawings Across 50 Years of the Ken Roberts Memorial Delineation Competition. (246, 280).
"The Future of Texas Spaces." Texas Architect, vol. 73, no. 6, Nov./Dec. 2023, pp. 24–28.
AWARDS
TSA UNBUILT DESIGN AWARD
Project: Sonata, The Sansusi Forest Food Court
Team: Far + Dang
2023
AIA DALLAS UNBUILT DESIGN AWARD
Project: Sonata, The Sansusi Forest Food Court
Team: Far + Dang
2023
SANSUSI FOREST FOOD COURT COMPETITION
Honorable Mention
Project: Sonata
Team: Far + Dang
2023
AIA DALLAS STUDENT DESIGN AWARDS
People's Choice Award
Project: Manhattan Aquarium and Academy
2022
KROB ARCHITECTURAL DELINEATION COMPETITION
Finalist, People's Choice Award
2022
KROB ARCHITECTURAL DELINEATION COMPETITION
Finalist, People's Choice Award
2021
EXHIBITIONS
FAR+DANG: ACT I
Location: University of Texas at Arlington
Team: Far + Dang
October 2023
SNEAKY DENSITY
Location: Architecture and Design Exchange (ADEX), Dallas
Team: Dennis Chiessa, Julia Lindgren, Lizzie MacWillie
Spring 2022