Fernando Lara

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Fernando Lara
Born
Fernando Luiz Lara

Brazil
NationalityBrazilian-American
Alma mater Federal University of Minas Gerais
University of Michigan
Occupations
  • Architect
  • Academic
  • Author
Notable workThe Rise of Popular Modernist Architecture in Brazil (2008)
Latitudes II (2014)
Modern Architecture in Latin America: Art, Technology and Utopia (2015)
Excepcionalidade do Modernismo Brasileiro (2018)
Street Matters: A Critical History of Twentieth-Century Urban Policy in Brazil (2022)
Website www.fernandoluizlara.com

Fernando Luiz Lara is a Brazilian-born architect, academic, and author. [1] [2]

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Biography

Born in Brazil, [1] Lara studied at Federal University of Minas Gerais and graduated with Bachelor of Architecture in 1993. [3] [4] He continued his education at Federal University of Minas Gerais and completed Master of Science in 1996. [3] He completed his PhD from the University of Michigan in 2001. [3]

In 2008, his book, The Rise of Popular Modernist Architecture in Brazil, was published. [5] The book was reviewed by Adrian Forty in the Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians . [5]

In 2015, he published, Modern Architecture in Latin America, the first survey to address the region. [6] The book was reviewed in multiple journals, including The Hispanic American Historical Review , [7] Bitacora, [8] Architectural Record , and others. [9] [10]

Between 2012 and 2015, Lara was chair of the Brazil Center at the Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies. [3]

In 2018, Lara became the director of University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture's doctoral program in architecture. [3] He is currently the Potter Rose Professor in Urban Planning at the University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture. [3] [11]

His work was exhibited at the São Paulo Bienalle of Architecture and the Kubitschek Museum. [12]

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