# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/simon-velez
# Generated: 2026-08-12T18:44:20.024Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/simon-velez"
name: "Simón Vélez"
slug: "simon-velez"
description: "Simón Vélez is a prize-winning architect and thinker from Colombia, most famous for his innovative use of Guadua bamboo as an essential building component. Vélez was born in Manizales, Colombia, in 1949. His father and grandfather were also architects. He has designed buildings in over 11 countries."
tagline: "Colombian architect"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Tropical_home.jpg/330px-Tropical_home.jpg"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Architects"
  slug: "architects"
profileType:
  name: "Architect"
  slug: "architect"
birthDate: "1949-02-02"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           43.03
  momentum:             0
  historical:           6.558641333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     39.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sim%C3%B3n_V%C3%A9lez"
    title: "Simón Vélez"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%88%D9%86_%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%B2"
    title: "سيمون فيليز"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%88%D9%86_%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%B2"
    title: "سيمون فيليز"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sim%C3%B3n_V%C3%A9lez"
    title: "Simón Vélez"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sim%C3%B3n_V%C3%A9lez"
    title: "Simón Vélez"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sim%C3%B3n_V%C3%A9lez"
    title: "Simón Vélez"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sim%C3%B3n_V%C3%A9lez"
    title: "Simón Vélez"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q350006"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump