Lidia Klein

Lidia Klein is an Assistant Professor in Architectural History at the School of Architecture, University of North Carolina – Charlotte. Her research focuses on the political dimensions of postmodern architecture in South America and Eastern Europe, particularly examining its role under dictatorships (Chile) and late socialism (Poland). She holds dual PhDs from Duke University (2018) and the University of Warsaw (2013).

• Education:
  • PhD in Art, Art History, and Visual Studies, Duke University (2018)
  • PhD in Art History, University of Warsaw (2013)
• Key Projects:
  • Book: Political Postmodernisms: Architecture in Chile and Poland, 1970–1990 (Routledge, 2023)
  • Research on postmodernism’s entanglement with political power in transnational contexts

Her work challenges traditional narratives of postmodernism as apolitical, highlighting its role in propaganda and dissent. Current projects include a book on the crisis of modernist urban planning in Eastern Bloc countries.

Grants & Positions:

• Fulbright Junior Advanced Research Grant, Duke University (2010–2011)
• Visiting Assistant in Research, Yale School of Architecture (2016)