Miguel Rosales (born 1961 in

Guatemala Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by H ...

) is president and principal designer of Rosales + Partners, an architecture firm based in

Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...

, Massachusetts. He specializes in bridge

aesthetics Aesthetics, or esthetics, is a branch of philosophy that deals with the nature of beauty and taste, as well as the philosophy of art (its own area of philosophy that comes out of aesthetics). It examines aesthetic values, often expressed thr ...

and design. Some examples of these bridges include;

Phyllis J. Tilley Memorial Bridge The Phyllis J. Tilley Memorial Bridge is a pedestrian bridge in Fort Worth, Texas, Fort Worth, Texas. Description The Phyllis J. Tilley Memorial Bridge crosses over the Trinity River (Texas), Trinity River connecting Trinity Park to a new trail ...

, Christina and John Markey Memorial Pedestrian Bridge, and Liberty Bridge at Falls Park on the Reedy River.

Early life and education

Rosales was born in

Guatemala City Guatemala City ( es, Ciudad de Guatemala), known locally as Guatemala or Guate, is the capital and largest city of Guatemala, and the most populous urban area in Central America. The city is located in the south-central part of the country, nest ...

, where he received a degree in architecture at the Universidad Francisco Marroquin. In 1985, he enrolled at the

Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a key role in the development of modern technology and science, and is one of the ...

(MIT) to study Urban and Environmental Design, obtaining a SMArchS (Master of Science in Architecture Studies) degree in 1987.

Career

Rosales initially worked with Swiss engineer and bridge designer

Christian Menn Christian Menn (March 3, 1927 – July 16, 2018) was a renowned Swiss civil engineer and bridge designer. He was involved in the construction of around 100 bridges worldwide, but the focus of his work was in eastern Switzerland, especially in can ...

, and from 1988 to 1996, Rosales served as the lead architect and urban designer for the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge over the Charles River. This structure is part of the Central Artery/Tunnel Project, informally called "The Big Dig". During his tenure at this project, he mainly focused in improving the appearance of the highways and bridges as part of the project that helped transformed downtown Boston by removing an elevated highway and by opening access to the harbor. In 1997, he started his own independent architecture and engineering professional practice, Rosales + Partners, in Boston. He was involved in the design of three bridge projects:

Liberty Bridge at Falls Park on the Reedy The Liberty Bridge is a pedestrian bridge in Greenville, South Carolina. It is located at Falls Park on the Reedy, where it crosses the Reedy River above the Reedy River Falls. Description Downtown Greenville is bisected by a wooded valley park ...

Greenville, South Carolina Greenville (; locally ) is a city in and the seat of Greenville County, South Carolina, United States. With a population of 70,720 at the 2020 census, it is the sixth-largest city in the state. Greenville is located approximately halfway be ...

, completed in 2004, Puente Centenario, over the Panama Canal, Panama, completed in 2004 and

Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge The Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge (also known as the Woodrow Wilson Bridge or the Wilson Bridge) is a bascule bridge that spans the Potomac River between the independent city of Alexandria, Virginia, and Oxon Hill in Prince George's County, ...

over the Potomac River in Washington DC, completed in 2008. This latter bridge received an award. Other projects include the

over the Trinity River in Fort Worth, Texas, completed in 2012, the Christina and John Markey Memorial Pedestrian Bridge, completed in 2013, the Moody Pedestrian Bridge, completed in 2016 in Austin Texas and the Frances Appleton Pedestrian Bridge and

Longfellow Bridge The Longfellow Bridge is a steel rib arch bridge spanning the Charles River to connect Boston's Beacon Hill neighborhood with the Kendall Square area of Cambridge, Massachusetts. The bridge carries Massachusetts Route 3, US Route 3, the MBTA R ...

Restoration completed in 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. Rosales lives on Mount Vernon Street in the historic Beacon Hill neighborhood of Boston.

Completed projects

* Puente Centenario,

Panama Canal The Panama Canal ( es, Canal de Panamá, link=no) is an artificial waterway in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean and divides North and South America. The canal cuts across the Isthmus of Panama and is a conduit ...

, Panama * Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge, Boston, MA * Liberty Bridge at Falls Park on the Reedy River, Greenville, SC *

George Washington Carver Bridge Description The George Washington Carver Bridge is located in Des Moines, Iowa over the Raccoon River. Part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway, the bridge provides three roadway lanes in one direction and two roadway lanes and one bikeway/pe ...

, Des Moines, IA * I-235 Pedestrian Bridges, Des Moines, IA **Edna M. Griffin Memorial Bridge **40th Street Pedestrian Bridge **44th Street Pedestrian Bridge *East Locust Street Streetscape Improvements, Des Moines, IA *

and Maryland Interchange, Washington, DC * Port Columbus Airport Crossover Taxiway Bridge, Columbus, OH *

, Fort Worth, TX * Christina and John Markey Memorial Pedestrian Bridge, Revere, MA *

Moody Pedestrian Bridge The Moody Pedestrian Bridge is a pedestrian bridge in Austin, Texas on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin. It connects two buildings within the Moody College of Communication across a street. Design The Moody Pedestrian Bridge is ...

, Austin, TX *

Frances Appleton Bridge The Frances Appleton Pedestrian Bridge is a pedestrian bridge in Boston, Massachusetts that opened on August 31, 2018. The bridge, which crosses Storrow Drive, is named in recognition of the celebrated courtship and marriage of Frances “Fanny� ...

, Boston, MA *

Fore River Bridge The Fore River Bridge spans the Weymouth Fore River between Quincy and Weymouth, Massachusetts. The total length of the bridge including the approaches is . History A bascule bridge was built in 1936, replacing an earlier span. The bascule bri ...

, Quincy and Weymouth, MA * Como Park Pedestrian Bridge, St. Paul, MN

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rosales, Miguel 1961 births Living people Bridge engineers American architects Guatemalan emigrants to the United States Universidad Francisco Marroquín alumni Urban designers MIT School of Architecture and Planning alumni People from Beacon Hill, Boston