Bruno Alves de Almeida
Bruno Alves de Almeida (87, BR/ PT) is a curator and architect, currently the curator and resident liaison of the Jan van Eyck Academie, Maastricht. His practice explores the co-defining relation between social and spatial dynamics and their influence in the shaping of our urban and natural environments, resulting in context-specific and transdisciplinary projects which foster intersections between art, architecture, urban theory, and the social and natural sciences. Bruno has collaborated with institutions such as: Harvard Graduate School of Design, Cambridge; Storefront for Art and Architecture, New York; De Appel, Amsterdam; Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; PACT Zollverein, Essen; São Paulo Architecture Biennial; Pivô Art and Research, São Paulo, among others. He is an alumnus of De Appel’s Curatorial Programme, Amsterdam. He holds a Master’s degree from the Mendrisio Academy of Architecture, Switzerland, and a Bachelor from the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Oporto, Portugal.