Claudio Breda has been promoted to director of architecture in Ware Malcomb’s Newark, New Jersey office. In this role, he will lead the architecture team, while also providing support to the interiors group.

Breda has more than 23 years of industry experience, with a resume that includes a variety of healthcare, hospitality, workplace, industrial, office, institutional, technology and manufacturing projects. He has been instrumental in expanding the reach of Ware Malcomb’s architecture studio particularly to the healthcare industry, and this represents his second promotion since joining the firm’s Newark team in 2021.
Breda earned his Bachelor of Architecture degree from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York and is a licensed architect in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Virginia. He has earned professional certificates and designations from The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, American Institute of Architects, and US Green Building Council.