[3] In Buenos Aires, he apprenticed in the offices of Horacio Baliero, Carmen Córdova Iturburu, Francisco Bullrich and later in the United States with Donald Olsen, AIA in Berkeley, California.

[2] Their firm's work has been hailed for its, "conceptual clarity and visual intensity", and "the outstanding quality of their architectural principles.

"[5] Architectural critic Michael Wise of the Los Angeles Times described Machado Silvetti as having, "a reputation for tasteful refinement, a keen sense of texture, and the ability to remain mindful of tradition while producing forms that are remarkably fresh.

"[6] In 2008, with the objective of developing projects in Argentina and Latin America, the firm established an office in Buenos Aires.

In 2015, Silvetti and Machado's firm expanded the partnership to include Stephanie Randazzo Dwyer and Jeffry Burchard.

"[12] Jorge Silvetti began his academic career in 1965 at Universidad de La Plata, Argentina as Teaching Assistant of the Taller of Profs.

Mario Soto and Marcos Winograd and continued at the Universidad de Buenos Aires in the Taller of Prof. Juan Manuel Borthagaray until the violent episode of "The Night of the Long Batons" (July 29, 1966) with the dismantling of the University under the military regime.