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Patricio del Real is an Associate Professor of History of Art and Architecture at Harvard University. His expertise lies in modern architecture, transnational architectural exchanges, and the intersection of politics, race, and cultural identity in Latin American architecture. He has held curatorial roles at MoMA and currently leads the seminar Architecture in the Archive, emphasizing hands-on archival research.
- PhD in Architecture History and Theory, Columbia University
- Master of Architecture, Harvard Graduate School of Design
His research interrogates how global institutions like MoMA shaped Latin American architectural narratives, focusing on exhibitions as tools for disseminating modernist ideologies. Key themes include racialized aesthetics, transnational flows, and curatorial practices. His upcoming book Tropical Whiteness rethinks modernism through the lens of racialized spatial discourses.
Recent publications explore trends such as postwar cultural diplomacy, decolonizing architectural historiography, and pedagogical innovations like the Valparaíso School's travesías. Del Real co-edited Latin American Modern Architectures: Ambiguous Territories (Routledge, 2012) and authored the award-winning Constructing Latin America.
- Recipient of the Ann and Lee Tannenbaum Award for Curatorial Excellence (2015)
- Philip Johnson Exhibition Catalogue Award (2017) for co-curating 'Latin America in Construction'
He chairs the Society of Architectural Historians' Latin American Architectural Histories Affiliate Group and directs the ongoing program Curating Architecture Across the Americas, fostering cross-border scholarly collaboration.
