Dr. Manuel Shvartzberg Carrió

Biography

Manuel Shvartzberg Carrió is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning at the University of California, San Diego. He co-directs the Transitions Initiative, is a member of the Indigenous Futures Institute, and is part of the faculty at the Design Lab. His research focuses on architectural urban history and modernism in the Americas, with a particular emphasis on technology, law, geopolitics, labor, and capitalism during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. He holds a PhD in Architecture from Columbia University, a Master’s in Aesthetics and Politics from California Institute of the Arts, and a Bachelor’s degree in MArch from University College London. His previous positions include assistant professor at Cornell University, where he taught the history of architecture and urban development, as well as design at the California Institute of the Arts and the University of Southern California. As a practicing architect, he has collaborated with renowned firms such as OMA and David Chipperfield. His research has been supported by prestigious institutions like the Graham Foundation and the Getty Research Institute, and he has showcased his work internationally, including participation in the Venice Architecture Biennial. He is an active contributor to architectural discourse through books, essays, and articles in well-regarded publications.

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