UCLA Department of Architecture and Urban Design appoints Mariana Ibañez as new chair

2021-01-18T13:36:00-05:00

Architect, educator, and researcher Mariana Ibañez joins as the new chair and associate professor at UCLA Department of Architecture and Urban Design. She is taking over from Heather Roberge who has served as chair of the department since July 2017.

She is a graduate of the University of Buenos Aires, where she received her BA in architecture and a Master's of Architecture and Urbanism from the Architectural Association in London. Her experiences in academia and professional practice will add to UCLA's passion for research and "critical engagement with the history and theory of architecture and the future contingencies of contemporary culture."

Strange Weather, 2017 Seoul Biennale of Art and Architecture, Seoul, Korea. Image courtesy of UCLA School of Architecture and Urban Design

Before her new position as chair, Ibañez taught at Harvard GSD for over a decade and most recently taught at MIT as Associate Professor of Architecture. She has also held teaching positions at the Daniels F...

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UCLA Department of Architecture and Urban Design appoints Mariana Ibañez as new chair