Valéry Augustin is the founding principal of DNA Architecture +Design, Inc. He received his Master of Architecture from the UCLA Department of Architecture and Urban Design and a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Miami.

Prior to launching DNA Architecture + Design, Valery associated professionally with Frederick Fisher and Partners Architects in Los Angeles, Swanke Hayden Connell Architects in London, and Oppenheim Architecture and Design in Miami. His design experience covers a wide range of project types including museums, airports, art galleries, restaurants, multi-family housing, and private residences.

Actively engaged in the design profession as a practitioner and educator, he is an Associate Professor of Practice at the University of Southern California School of Architecture. Valéry's work has been exhibited at the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art in North Carolina, the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., and galleries in Los Angeles and Miami. He has served as a symposium panelist, lecturer, and competition juror in Los Angeles and at institutions across the U.S. He has been featured on CNN, Architectural Digest and additional publications and media outlets. Valery is a licensed architect in California, Florida and Texas.