Background
Salles, Jaime Carlos was born on October 12, 1930 in Havana, Cuba. Son of Vicente Jose and Mercedes (Buigas) Salles. came to the United States, 1961.
Salles, Jaime Carlos was born on October 12, 1930 in Havana, Cuba. Son of Vicente Jose and Mercedes (Buigas) Salles. came to the United States, 1961.
Master of Architecture, University Havana, Cuba, 1953.
Private practice architect, Cuba, 1953-1961;
designer, supervisor, Ministry of Education, Marianao, Nueva Paz, Los Palos, Havana, Cuba, 1955-1957;
resident architect, Rader Associations/Agency for International Development, Miami, Florida and Santiago, Chile, 1963;
architect, local firms, 1964-1967, 71-73;
office director, chief operations officer, Interam. Development Bank, Washington, 1968-1970;
office director, chief operations officer, Federal Sindical de Trabajadores del Norte de Honduras, 1968-1970;
resident architect, MG Investment/Dara Construction, Coral Gables, Florida, 1974-1975;
technical director, Neo-Floridian Development Company, Coral Gables, 1975-1977;
consultant special projects, C.A.D.A. Cisneros Group, Caracas, Venezuela., 1977;
chief architect, Cmty. Design Corporation, Miami, 1978-1979;
architect, project manager design/construction, Isaac Sklar Architect, Miami Beach, 1979-1985;
senior architect, project manager design/construction, Cano Sotolongo Architects, Miami, 1985-1990;
architect, CIMC, Coral Gables, 1990-1991;
architect, CRA-Strategic Medical Alliances Joint Venture, Miami Beach, 1992-1993.
Assistant professor School Architecture U. Havana, 1954-1960. Consultant department professional regulation State of Florida, 1983-1984. President United States of America permanent committee World DayUrbanism/City Planning, Argentina, since 1978.
Co-founder, vice president Institute Hispanic Culture, Florida, 1973, consultant, since 1988.
Fellow Society American Registered Architects (National award highest services to profession 1988, founder Gregson's award 1988, delegate Dallas convention 1988, Phoenix 1989, Boston 1990, San Francisco 1993, speaker Dallas convention, International award 1994), National Association Cuban Architects (Executive Board directors 1961-1987, president 1974, 82-83, chairman international affairs committee since 1961, counsel to president 1988-1989, national historian since 1990, delegate Panam. Federation Architects convention Washington 1965, delegate Executive Board meeting Dominican Republic 1985, Gold Medal award 1991, 92, delegate various conversations), National Association Cuban Educators United States of America. Member South Florida Builders Association (Merit diploma 1974), Florida State Board Architecture (educational committee 1983, Special award for years of service 1987), Cuban National Board Archaeology and Ethnology.
Married Marta Diaz, July 28, 1957. Children: Marisabel, Jaime Carlos Junior, Fernando Javier, Ernesto Jose.