Gabriel Fuentes

Gabriel Fuentes serves as Assistant Professor at Kean University's School of Public Architecture within Michael Graves College, where he leads the development of the new Master of Architecture program. His academic foundation includes an M.S. in Architecture + Urban Design from Columbia University GSAPP (2010) and an M.Arch from Florida International University (2005).

His educational background:

• M.S. Architecture + Urban Design, Columbia University GSAPP, 2010
• M.Arch, Florida International University, 2005

Professor Fuentes' research explores architecture's role in world-making projects through the lens of aesthetics and politics, examining how spatial practices reconfigure power, identity, and cultural territories. His scholarship investigates heritage-architecture-urbanism relationships in UNESCO Havana and environmental aesthetics in the Anthropocene, drawing from political philosophy, cultural theory, and science and technology studies. Teaching encompasses graduate design studios, theory seminars, and professional practice courses that integrate historical analysis with contemporary design challenges.

His scholarly contributions appear in leading architecture journals including Thresholds, Future Anterior, Log, The Journal of Space Syntax, and e-flux Architecture, focusing on critical preservation, political aesthetics, and architectural theory. Current academic leadership centers on establishing Kean University's Master of Architecture program with emphasis on public interest design practices and theoretical rigor.