Pedro Gadanho VOL 2 - Architecture, Arts, Cities & Society - Former MoMA & MAAT Curator, Architect

Pedro Gadanho is an architect, curator, and writer. PhD in architecture and mass media, Gadanho led a recognized architecture renovation practice until 2012, when he became the curator of contemporary architecture at the Museum of Modern Art, MoMA, New York. In 2015, Pedro Gadanho became the founding director of MAAT, the new Museum of Art Architecture and Technology, in Lisbon, working on projects with major multi-media artists such as Apichapong  Weerasethakul, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, Gary Hill, and others.

Pedro Gadanho Interview Topics

1. Cities - The Pinnacle of Civilization
1.1 How do you see cities?
1.2 Ecological cities
1.3 Architecture and Arts in Cities
2. As a curator of MoMA and MAAT
2.1 Major achievements and takeaways
2.2 Challenges and Lessons
2.3 The role of the curators
3. About your book


Pedro Gadanho Biography

Pedro Gadanho has kept a high profile in the architectural field at large, with a regular presence  in international conferences, juries and other consulting bodies. He was a consultant for the Rolex  Mentor-Protegé Arts Initiative 2013, the MacArthurs Fellows Program, and the Pew Fellowship Programs for 2014, among others.

Profiles on his work and curatorial projects have been published in magazines and online sites such as  New York Times, New York; Architecture d’Aujourd’Hui, Paris; ICON, London; DAMNo, Brussels; IndabaDesign, Cape Town, etc.

He is a Loeb Fellow from Harvard University. Currently, Gadanho is leading the Candidacy to European Capital of Culture 2027, for 19 towns in Portugal and Spain, at the border territory of Raia Central.

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