We're helping build the future we want to live in

ABOUT US

We’re an independent firm without plans to sell out or get acquired. We’ll be here for our clients and our teammates for decades to come.

Our focus is Community, Places & Mobility

Founded in 2020, Urbe Studio brings 20+ years of experience integrating placemaking and mobility with broader land use, urban design, community engagement, and comprehensive planning goals.

At Urbe Studio, we're doing things a little different. We're a remote-first team, inspired by the desire for a more balanced, fulfilling way to work and live. We’re living proof that this way of working is the future, not a fad.

We're watching the trend - take a peek at The State of Remote Work 2023

THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF OUR IDENTITY

Inclusivity, open-mindedness, and diversity

We're a small but dynamic team that thrives on collaboration, partnering with diverse professionals across backgrounds, identities, and perspectives. Our remote-first approach tries to be borderless in every way - we believe that this way of working is the future—one that fosters inclusivity, flexibility, and innovation.

Taking care of ourselves and each other

We're team players and operate on an audaciously ambitious level. But we recognize that ambition without balance isn't sustainable. If we achieve our goals, but we've burned ourselves out in the process, then we've failed. That's why we endeavor to create a workplace that both challenges and supports us - one that lets us live extraordinary lives.

Empowering people to live fulfilling lives

We strive to support teams and initiatives that align with our values of ambition and balance. Our mission is to help build the future we want to live in. One where people can work without distractions on things they're passionate about, and then unplug at the end of the day with the peace-of-mind that their tasks and teamwork are accounted for.

Making long-term decisions, even if they're harder

At Urbe Studio we're running a marathon, not a sprint. This means that we often choose the hard solution that will get us where we want to go in years from now, rather than the easy, short-term option. We embrace this challenge and push ourselves to take risks when thinking in the long-term.

PEOPLE

Fabian De La Espriella
Principal

Fabian grew up in Cartagena, Colombia, where the city's Spanish colonial architecture and traditional urban layout left a lasting impression on him from an early age. His love for travel and exploring new places fueled his appreciation for walkable, bike-friendly, and transit-rich cities—a passion that ultimately shaped his career. But urban planning isn’t his only creative outlet. Beyond his work in urban planning, Fabian is also passionate about the arts and music. He recently took on a new adventure as a singer-songwriter, recording and releasing his own music.

I think of myself as a change agent, and what I do in my profession often results in bringing change to cities. People are shifting to favor community over congestion, urban living over sprawl, and making choices to improve quality of life. As a professional with a design and planning background, I am interested in advancing initiatives to make cities better places to live.

Fabian De La Espriella, AICP

Fabian De La Espriella is the founding principal of Urbe Studio, bringing over 20 years of experience in the public and private sectors with a focus on livable transportation, urban design, and multimodal planning. His work is rooted in delivering community-supported, context-sensitive design solutions, ensuring that transportation and land-use planning integrate seamlessly with policy and market dynamics.

Throughout his career, Fabian has successfully led or collaborated on projects across Florida and the nation, providing tailored solutions for transportation planning agencies, regional organizations, and municipalities that balance land use, urban design, and transportation interventions. His approach prioritizes context-sensitive solutions, integrating stakeholder and community engagement as a fundamental component of every project. With a background in architecture, urban design, and transportation planning, he is particularly passionate about advancing initiatives that make cities better places to live, focusing on walkability, placemaking, street design, connectivity, speed management, and transit station area planning.

Before launching Urbe Studio, Fabian worked as a consultant for Glatting Jackson and Kittelson & Associates. Between 2012 and 2017, he also served in the public sector, contributing to planning and urban development efforts at both the City of Orlando and the Miami Downtown Development Authority (DDA).

His leadership extends beyond his firm, as he currently serves in APA Florida as the Past Chair of the Gold Coast Section (Miami Dade and Monroe Counties) and Co-Chair of the conference committee for the 2026 Florida Planning Conference (FPC26) which will be hosted in Miami.

Fabian holds a professional degree in Architecture from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana and a Masters in Urban & Regional Planning with an emphasis in urban design from the University of Florida.

Email: fdelaespriella@urbe-studio.com