Biography

Nuno Grande (Luanda, 1966) Obtained his degree in Architecture at the University of Oporto in 1992. Obtained his PhD degree in Architecture at the University of Coimbra in 2009, based on his academic thesis: Architectures of Culture: Politics, Debate and Space. Associated Professor at the Department of Architecture of the University of Coimbra (DARQ/FCTUC) since 1993. Lecturer at the Master on Curatorial Studies of Colégio das Artes, University of Coimbra. As a curator and a cultural programmer he organised exhibitions on Portuguese Architecture at: Porto 2001, European Capital of Culture; 2007 Lisbon Architectural Triennale; 2007 São Paulo Architecture Biennale; Guimarães 2012, European Capital of Culture; 15th Venice Architecture Biennale, 2016; Cité de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine, Paris, 2016; Serralves Museum of Contemporay Art, Porto, in 2019. As a critic he writes occasionally for architectural reviews published in Portugal, Spain, France, Switzerland, Netherlands, Croatia, Corea and Japan. He is author or editor of different publications on Portuguese Architectural and Urban Culture.