INFORMATION
Alexander Auris (he/him) is a Peruvian architect and researcher based in Brussels since 2018. In 2015 he received his bachelor’s degree at Pontificia Universidadl Catolica del Peru (PUCP), and he completed his master’s degree in architecture at KU Leuven, Belgium in 2020. His academic background is complemented by practical experiences in Denmark, Japan, and Cambodia. His research objectives have an intersectional approach, while his interests are the relations between social movements, performance, and space. He has developed restoration and museography projects in Lima and he currently works as an independent architect in Brussels.
His work deals with the preexistence and heritage, such as his ongoing research on archeological sites in Peru and its relationship with the contemporary city, the museography for the Pinacoteca Municipal Ignacio Merino in Lima, and Symbiosis coworking space.
Recently he has contributed in the exhibition Institution Building at CIVA Brussels, and Oslo Architecture Triennale. His work unfolds from an intimate exploration of his intersectionality in relation to space and it is presented in different types of media such as video, writing, performance, and spatial design.
Alexander is always eager to connect with people so do not hesitate to contact him!
EDUCATION
2020
Master of Architecture, KU Leuven.
Graduated Magna Cum Laude
2019
Erasmus exchange at Aarhus School of Architecture. Fall Semester.
2019
Cooperation development project in Cambodia organized by KU LEUVEN.
2016
AA Visiting School Tokyo - Koshirakura. Landscape Workshop organized by the Architectural Association.
2015
Bachelor’s Degree in Urbanism and Architecture, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú.
ACADEMIC
2022
Research and teching position at Faculty of Architecture at KU Leuven, Campus Brussels. Elective course: Altering Practices for Urban Inclusion
2021
Kosovo Architecture Festival: Lecture and Workshop
LECTURES
2022
Seminar: Commons, Wilds, and Infrastructure. University of London, Institute in Paris. France.
2022
ELIA Academy 2022.
2021
Dialogue Series: Mother of all Arts - Run the World. Berlinische Galerie. Berlin-Germany.
2021
Opening of the chapter Emancipation of the exhibition Institution Building at CIVA. Brussels-Belgium.
2021
NAF/NAAR Symposium: Concepts of Transformation. Aarhus School of Architecture, Denmark.
2021
Kosovo Architecture Festival. Pristina-Kosovo.
2021
Gothenburg City Triennial. Sweden.
2020
Annual meeting of the Institute of Andean Studies. Berkeley-USA.
2021
Conversatorio Proyectar en el Centro Histórico. Urban Hall, Lima-Peru.
EXHIBITIONS
2022
Insitu: Open school on Situated Creative Practices. Brussels-Belgium.
2021
Neighborhood Stories Oslo Architecture Triennale. Norway.
2020
We are the next Generation. Kortrijk Creativity Festival. Belgium.
2019
Sonic Urbanism. BNA-BBOT Gallery, Brussels. Belgium.
PUBLICATIONS
2022
Sagitario in Queer Spaces: An Atlas of LGBTQIA+ Places and Stories. Edited by Adam Nathaniel Furman and Joshua Mardell. Published by Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Publishing. London-England.
2022
Future Architecture book. Edited by: Milan Dinevski and Damjan Kokalevski. Published by Museum of Architecture and Design. Ljubljana-Slovenia.
2022
Queer Spheres in Forest, Body, City, Flow. Landscapes of Care. Editors: Yue Mao, Naomi van Dijck, Radha Smith – NOMAOS (eds.). Publisher: dpr-barcelona. Spain.
2021
Trauma of Space. KÅRK Magazine. Denmark
RECOGNITIONS
2022
Artistic Grant Kunstendecreeet 2022. Given by the Ministry of Culture of the Flemish Government.
2021
Future Architecture Platform Fellow 2021
2020
Second place in POTY 2020: Photo of the year competition. Organized by Aarhus School of Architecture
2020
KU Leuven travel grant. Participation in Cooperation Project in Cambodia
2017
Honorable mention at National Competition “Construye para crecer”. Organized by the Ministry of Housing of Perú
Photo by Veerle Vercauteren
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