Mishou Sanchez has a Masters in Architecture from the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCIARC) in Los Angeles, CA, (2007). She also has a Bachelors Degree Fine Arts in Interior Design from the Ringling School of Art + Design (RSAD) in Sarasota, FL. (2001). Before graduating from Ringling, she was selected by Steelcase Student Design Exchange (2000) as one of the top 20 Interior Design + Architecture Students in North America. After Ringling, she moved to Portland, OR, where she worked as the sole Interior Designer under Michael Czysz at Architropolis. There, she worked for clients such as Lenny Kravitz, Cindy Crawford, Rande Gerber, The Midnight Oil Company, + The Green Valley Ranch Resort + Casino. Prior to her entering into graduate school, she worked at SJvD Design under Sybil vanDjis in Belmont Shore, CA. While working for SJvD, she designed for clients such as Michael Jackson, The Hotel Bel-Air, + the renovation of "Miramonte," a residence originally designed by Walter Gropius. During her final semester at SCIARC, she attended the Desert Studio (Cal-Earth) taught by Nadar Khalili + Illiona Outram. While at Cal-Earth in Hysperia, CA, she designed a sustainable permaculture living system to be utilized by The American Sudanese Partnerships in Darfur, Sudan, to assist in the survival of the refugees. It has been said that if the system is successful, it will be mass-produced by UNICEF for humanitarian relief in African deserts. After graduation from SCIARC, Mishou moved back to Tampa, FL to be closer to her family + briefly worked for Architecture Plus International in Tampa, FL. During her time there she developed avant garde concepts for a Walmart in Mexico City + a hotel in Florida.

Architect, artist + designer, Mishou Sanchez was born in 1976, in Tampa, Florida, to ethnically diverse parents + raised by her mother + grandparents. Mishou was born artistic + her mechanical inclinations were catalyzed by her beloved grandfather, Emilio Gonzalez. He would spend hours in his woodshop + garden, teaching her how to use tools, experimenting with splicing citrus trees + growing vegetables. During her childhood, she lived in Jamaica, Venezuela + spent many summers in her mother's country, Costa Rica. It’s because of this early influence in knowing the importance + influence of cultural diversity, Mishou has traveled to over 18 countries + 139 cities. Due to her diverse cultural roots, she seamlessly melds many influences harmoniously.

Living in her hometown, she branched off on her own + started her own architecture/design consulting  firm named Evolve Form Inc. where she  is developing green cargotecture housing made from recycled shipping containers. She is also is planning a trip to Darfur, Sudan, to consult on the construction of her hospital design. Mishou can be found in her quiet home hidden in the suburban forest named “El Laboratorio.” She maintains an active painting studio + woodshop and occasionally shows her paintings at local galleries.