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Ricardo de Castro was born in Barranquilla, Colombia on 1978. After living in Cambridge, England where he acquired a big interest in learning about the history of Architecture, he moved to Florence, Italy. He then began his first courses in Contemporary Art and Industrial Design. On 2001 he graduated from Universitat Internacional de Catalunya with a degree in Architecture. He would then work with Argos Management , ( Barcelona ) where he actively participated in projects such as TORRE AGBAR DE AGUAS BARCELONA. His passion and dedication to architecture and design took him to Milan, Italy where he earned his Master Degree on Interior Design. The big influence of contemporary furniture captured his attention and he then decides to engage on a Master's Degree in Industrial Design. On 2003 Ricardo participates as an aid teacher at the Politecnica de Milano. He would then work at Studio Piero Lissoni as an architect and interior designer for several years. Throughout his experience on this prestigious firm, he participated on several projects such as: 

- Showroom Porro Mobili / Milan, ITA
- Elie Talari Times Square Tower Headquarter / Nueva York, USA 
- Private House / Moscow, RUS 
- Giorgio Armani Corner's (1st place in a competition) / Milan, ITA 

On the early 2005, he begins his first individual work participating on a design contest to design a five star hotel of 140 rooms on Varese, Italy where he earns a third place. At the end of 2005, while searching for new challenges and horizons he relocates to Miami, USA to work as an Interior Designer in the prestigious retail store LUMINAIRE. 

- Sales center Park Lane Towers / Miami, USA
- Park Lane Towers / Miami, USA
- Byblos / Miami, USA
- Nexus Sales Center / Miami, USA
- Ten Museum Park Sales Center / Miami, USA

On 2007 he opened his own design firm "XVA Group" on Miami, FL. He had the opportunity to work on many different projects such as:

- Banco Santander Tower – Arquitectonica / Miami, USA
- Pink Sands - Touzet Studio / Nassau, BAH
- Marquis - Museotec / Miami, USA
- Hawks Cay Island Resort Marina & Village / Duck Key, USA
- Mint – Reyes Group / Barranquilla, COL
- Jade Ocean – Hinojosa Design / Miami, USA
- Snaidero Catalog – Snaidero USA / Los Angeles, USA
- Icon Brickell – YOO Interiors / Miami, USA
- Westminster – UD Group / North Carolina, USA
- Diageo Store – Bloom Design / Miami, USA
- Kalasalada – UD Group / Cartagena, COL
- Bancolombia – A&E / Bogota, COL
- Soccer Town – Omega Alpha / Miami, USA
- Cook Life – Handcrafted Catering / Nueva York, USA
- Get Ready – SEOB / Barcelona, ESP
- Acamdemir – MIR Schools / Miami, USA
- Blue River – Florida Home Lands / Colorado, USA
- e depadova – 4141 Design / Miami, USA
- Vitra – 4141 Design / Miami, USA
- 101 Paitilla – Hausscape / Ciudad de Panamá, PAN
- Billy's Creek – FHL / Fort Mayer, USA
- Isaias Building – Form Group Architecture / Miami, USA