the Team

paulo vicente, a.i.a.

Paulo earned his Bachelors of Architecture degree at Roger Williams University, where he won the prestigious thesis award.  An architect for over 25 years, he has been a partner in Vicente-Burin Architects since 2002.  Paulo is a member of the American Institute of Architects and is certified by the National Council of Architectural Registration Board.  He holds an active license in CT, NY, MI, MA, VT, FL, RI and is also is a registered architect in the country of Portugal.

martina burin, r.a.

Martina founded the practice in 1999.  She earned her Bachelors of Architecture from Roger Williams University.  She has practiced Architecture for over 25 years, and is licensed in the state of Connecticut.  Martina is certified by the National Council of Architectural Registration Board.  

benjamin junuzovic, project manager

Ben joined the practice in 2005. He works on a wide variety of projects as a designer and project manager. Originally from Bosnia, he earned his Bachelors of Architecture degree at Sarajevo University. Following his graduation he went on to practice architecture in Bosnia and Germany before moving to the United States where he has lived for over 25 years. He currently resides in Milford, CT. with his family.

robin pirulli, project manager

Robin attended Wentworth Institute of Technology, graduating cum laude with her BS in Architecture in 2019, and with her master’s degree in architecture in 2020. Designing homes has always been a passion of hers. Even as a child, she was always building houses in the Sims. She is proud to be working at VBA, learning the ins and outs of the entire design and building process. One day she hopes take what she has learned and get her architecture license and then build her dream house with her husband Jake.