Building the Future on Mars & Lunar Research Facilities

Daniel Inocente

Principal Architect | Founder

DIA

Daniel Inocente, AIA, NCARB is a licensed architect and the Principal and Founder of Daniel Inocente Architecture (DIA). He leads the practice’s work across residential, commercial, and urban development projects, with a focus on complex buildings that require close coordination between design, engineering, and construction. Daniel is licensed in multiple U.S. states and brings experience working across the full lifecycle of a project, from early feasibility and entitlement through construction and delivery.

Daniel’s professional background spans architecture, engineering, and construction at both boutique studios and large international firms. Early in his career, he worked at Frank Gehry Partners on major cultural and mixed-use developments, including the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi and the Battersea Power Station redevelopment. He later worked at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill in New York, contributing to high-rise, airport, and large-scale mixed-use projects, many of which are built or currently under construction.

In addition to his terrestrial work, Daniel has served as a Space Architect at Blue Origin, where he worked at the intersection of architectural design and aerospace engineering on government and commercial space programs. His work focused on habitation systems, mobility, and the integration of architecture into complex technical systems. He has also collaborated with NASA, the European Space Agency, aerospace companies, and research institutions on space and extreme-environment design. Today, Daniel applies this interdisciplinary experience to his architectural practice.

Sessions

• 29-Jan-2026

  12:00 PM – 12:30 PM

  Exhibit Floor, Booth #7961

  Building the Future on Mars: Lessons from Cities and Extreme Environments

• 29-Jan-2026

  2:30 PM – 3:30 PM

  W340A

  The Case for a U.S.-Led Lunar Research Facility