Born is the lush province of Misiones, Argentina, Teo demonstrated a
passion for designing and building from very early on. <>
He graduated in Architecture and Urban Studies from the
"Universidad Nacional del Litoral" in Santa Fe, Argentina, Besides this
six-year course, Teo's additional academic and post-graduate studies include:
Urban Landscape and Architecture, Madrid, Spain.
Human Resources and Research, Institute of Urban History,
Santa Fe, Argentina.
Advanced Morphology, Universidad del Litoral, Argentina
Interior Acoustics, Universidad del Litoral, Argentina.
Urban Landscaping, Universidad del Litoral, Argentina.
Urban and Architectural Development of Santa Fe. Institute
of Hispanic Culture, Santa Fe, Argentina.
Seminar on Building Environments (" El Ambiente construido").
Universidad del Litoral, Argentina.
As a young graduate, Teo suddenly found himself in a country in the midst of an
economic implosion and the political instability that accompanied it. Undaunted,
he launched his career and had a prolific start with a number of residential,
commercial and urban projects in Argentina and Brazil
In 2000 he moved to Spain, where he worked at the Vicente Olmedilla studio, in Madrid.
With this group he acquired a deeper appreciation for simple, minimalist design and
was exposed to the newest methods and techniques for green (sustainable) construction.
Among his projects in Spain are several multi-family dwellings, participation in the
Cesine University project as well as in the design of
the building of Fundacion Metropoli,
an award-winning bio-climactic building in Madrid.
Teo moved to the United States in 2003, where he leads the architectural design projects
for Tayo Design Studio.
Monica Berndt
Teo's sister, Monica is a veteran marketing executive whose interest lies interior
design and land development. Among other functions, she is focused on bringing to
market a line of architectural products.
Monica's academic background includes a degree in Journalism from the university of La Plata
in Buenos Aires, Argentina and courses in marketing and communications. She's currently
pursuing a design degree at UCLA.
Monica has always been passionate about the arts -and considers architecture one of its
greatest expressions. Besides a busy and fulfilling career in technology, she has been
active in the promotion of local art and during the 90's held regular salons for poets,
writers and painters at her Eagle Rock home. Now, after launching software products in
the US, Latin America and Europe she looks forward to applying this experience to the
promotion of "objects of beauty".
Richard Puz
A veteran public affairs specialist, Richard Puz serves as TDS' governmental/regulatory
liaison, working to secure official approvals and community support for projects as needed.
His role is to address and resolve community and neighborhood issues that may surface in the
design and review stages of a project.
Richard's holds a degree in Political Sciences from Stony Brook University, in New York
and has held senior public relations positions for academic institutions such as University
of Carnegie Mellon in Pittsburgh and the Claremont Colleges in California as well as large
corporations, among them Pacific Enterprises in Los Angeles.
Since the late '90s Richard has worked as a public affairs consultant for several
urban development projects.
