Ana María León Crespo

Ana María León Crespo is an Associate Professor of Architecture at Harvard University's Graduate School of Design (GSD). She holds a PhD from MIT and teaches courses on architectural history, theory, and critical pedagogy.

• Education: PhD in History, Theory, and Criticism from MIT; M.Des.S from GSD; M.Arch from Georgia Tech; Diploma in Architecture from UCSG Ecuador

Her research examines spatial practices and transnational power dynamics shaping the Americas' colonial legacies. She emphasizes marginalized populations' agency and structural biases in built environments. León co-founded collectives like the Feminist Art and Architecture Collaborative and the Settler Colonial City Project.

Publications include *Modernity for the Masses* (2021) and articles in *Thresholds*, *The Architectural Theory Review*, and *e-flux Architecture*. She edits academic journals and organizes interdisciplinary workshops on antiracism and feminist pedagogy in architectural education.

León serves on editorial boards for *Thresholds* and *post(s)*, and previously held roles at the University of Michigan and multiple professional organizations.