ABOUT US

FOUNDED IN 2024 BY FRIENDS ALEX BARTHEL AND TALIA CAPISTRANO, CULTIVO IS A MINORITY-OWNED ARCHITECTURE & PRESERVATION FIRM COMMITTED TO DEVELOPING AND UPLIFTING THE LOCAL ARCHITECTURE COMMUNITY THROUGH DESIGN. TOGETHER, THEY SHARED A VISION OF EMPOWERING UNDERREPRESENTED VOICES BY ESTABLISHING A FIRM THAT FOCUSES ON CREATING OPPORTUNITIES AND FOSTERING LASTING RELATIONSHIPS WITH CLIENTS AND PROFESSIONAL IN THE GREAT NEW ORLEANS AREA.

TALIA, AS THE BUSINESS DEVELOPER, BRINGS HER EXPERTISE IN BUILDING AUTHENTIC CONNECTIONS, INTERIOR SELECTIONS, AND NAVIGATING CITY PERMITTING PROCESSES. IN ADDITION TO HER ROLE AT CULTIVO, TALIA ALSO SERVES AS A SELECTIONS MANAGER AT SWEENEY RESTORATION.

ALEX, AS THE ARCHITECT, OFFERS OVER A DECADE OF EXPERIENCE IN ARCHITECTURE AND PRESERVATION, CONTRIBUTING THIS KNOWLEDGE AND PASSION TO THE WORK CULTIVO PRODUCES. IN ADDITION TO HIS ROLE AT CULTIVO, ALEX IS AN ADJUNCT LECTURER IN THE PRESERVATION PROGRAM AT TULANE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT.

TOGETHER, THEIR MISSION IS TO COLLABORATE WITH CLIENTS AND INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS TO CREATE MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS, LASTING RELATIONSHIPS, AND DESIGN THAT IMPROVES PEOPLE’S RELATION WITH ARCHITECTURE AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.