Businesswoman and architect Yermys Peña received the prestigious Quisqueyanos para el Mundo “Women of the 21st Century” award from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, headed by Minister Roberto Álvarez. This award honors eight Dominican women who are breaking traditional patterns, redefining the role of women and projecting the Dominican Republic internationally.
Peña is CEO of Construger and CEO of Studio YP, which have brought the name of the Dominican Republic to an international level. Among her achievements are the design and construction of the Vista 311 corporate building, with LEED Gold certification, Eco 23 Residences, a mixed-use building, she was selected to lead the sustainability project and LEED certification at Visions Brickell Station, Miami, Florida, by the Urban Network Capital Group, as well as the Edgewaters Building and Aventura Harbor projects in Miami.
“I celebrate an achievement that is beyond me! From being the first female commercial airline pilot to climbing Mount Everest, each of us has shown that courage and talent have no limits. As an architect and entrepreneur in the construction sector, I am deeply proud to be part of this brave generation of women leading the way towards a sustainable future full of possibilities,” said the architect.
This award not only celebrates her personal achievements, but also inspires future generations of Dominican women to follow in her footsteps. Among the honorees are Azilde Lissett Nuñez, the first Dominican woman to pilot a large-capacity commercial aircraft; Betzaida Ubri Mateo, Physical Education teacher and first coach of the national U-17 women’s soccer team; Dayanny De La Cruz, Chef, the first Dominican and Latina to lead food and beverage operations for the Super Bowl in 2019; Mónika Infante Henríquez, the first CEO of Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI (AERODOM), a subsidiary of Vinci Airports; Thais Herrera, an outstanding mountaineer, the first Dominican woman to climb Mount Everest; Onfalia Morillo Messina, the first sports journalist; and Yissel Infante, the first manager of a professional baseball team in the Dominican Baseball League (LIDOM)/Los Gigantes del Cibao.
Peña is also a person with a strong influence on social media, well-known for her work in disseminating topics related to finance and real estate investments, facilitating through her projects models for purchasing ideal plans to obtain high profitability. She is a frequent guest on Univision, Despierta América, La Mesa Caliente de Telemundo, HOLA! USA, VIX, Imagen Magazine, and collaborates with other media outlets in the United States and the Dominican Republic.
Known as the celebrity architect of South Florida, Yermys is designing and building vacation homes for celebrities such as María Celeste Arrarás, Julián Gil and Clarissa Molina.
About Yermys Peña : Yermys Peña is a prominent Dominican businesswoman and architect with extensive experience in sustainable design, bioclimatic architecture and urban planning. She graduated as an architect at the age of 20 and has been working in the sector since she was 19. She is recognized for her free and independent spirit, creating innovative, functional, sustainable, harmonious, stable and happy spaces. She is CEO Partner of the Constructora Construger, with more than 60 years of existence and is the founder of Studio YP, the first architectural design firm in the Dominican Republic. She created, designed and built the first sustainable building with Leed Gold certification in Santo Domingo. She has designed and built projects such as Corporativo Vista 311, Urban Houses, Paseo Isleño, Eco 23 Residences, Edificio Residencial BH, Centro de Salud y Formación NJSD and more. Winner of the “Mujeres que Brillan 2023” award in Sustainability from Shine Magazine, the “Mujer Sostenible 2024” award given by “TheLatinaPro®” in Miami and was selected to lead the sustainability project and LEED certification at Visions Brickell Station by the Urban Network Capital Group in 2024. She is constantly invited as a businesswoman and expert in national media in the United States such as VIX, Univisión, Telemundo, Al rojo vivo, People en español, Hola USA, Imagen Magazine, Despierta América, La Mesa Caliente de Telemundo, Somos la revista, RCN and among others. She is a member of the Forbes Business Council and also stands out as an editorial columnist for more than 30 Latin news media in the United States and Latin America, which total more than 5 million readers, among which stand out El Diario de NY, La Opinión de Los Ángeles and El Nuevo Herald de Miami. More information at https://arquitecturayp.com/projects-by-studio-yp/
