Dr. Victoria Behner

Biography

Victoria Behner is a trained architect and architectural historian with expertise in exhibition design and the intersection of architecture and contemporary art. She serves as the Assistant Director of Exhibition Design Production at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, where she oversees exhibition design and gallery construction. Victoria obtained her Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Southern California in 1995 and both her Master of Science and Ph.D. in Architecture with a concentration in History and Theory from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, in 1996 and 2003, respectively. Her research focuses on the architecture of contemporary art institutions in Los Angeles and the practices surrounding exhibition design. She is dedicated to educating students about the evolution of the built environment and aims to develop visual literacy among non-majors through her intensive course that examines the representation of symbolic, economic, political, and physical ideals from prehistory to the present within architectural contexts. Victoria's teaching emphasizes the interrelationships of global cultures and the social considerations that influence architectural form.

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