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Jose Antonio Lara-Hernandez

Senior Researcher in Architecture, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau

J. Antonio Lara-Hernandez is an architect and urban researcher with more than 15 years of experience. He was a distinguished member of the curatorial team of the Italian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale 2021. His research and professional experience include works in Mexico, Italy, Switzerland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. He focuses on research topics related to informality in the urban landscape, as well as studies on urban resilience and architectural exaptation. Antonio is a prolific academic scientist focused on the impact of the transformation of the built environment at the streetscape level towards the diversity and inclusion city centres.

Experience

  • –present
    Lecturer in Architecture, University of Portsmouth
  • 2022–present
    Senior research associate, University of Porto

Education

  • 2019 
    University of Portsmouth, PhD