Eva Franch Gilabert

Eva Franch i Gilabert (Delta de l’Ebre, 1978) is an architect, curator, researcher, and educator based in Barcelona, Prague, and New York. Franch is a professor at UMPRUM, the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague, has served as Director of the AA Architectural Association in London, Storefront for Art and Architecture in New York, and has taught at Cooper Union, Princeton University, GSAPP Columbia University, Rice University, SUNY Buffalo and IUAV Venice. Her work as a thinker, community activator and director of institutions and projects from pioneering perspectives has made her one of the most influential voices in the international architecture community.

Franch has curated over 30 exhibitions worldwide, from Taipei to Buenos Aires and Berlin. Most recently, she curated and designed the exhibition “Picasso: Untitled” at La Casa Encendida in Madrid and co-founded and served as artistic director of Model. Festival of Architectures of Barcelona, founded by the Barcelona City Council and the Architects’ Association of Catalonia (COAC). In 2014, Franch directed and co-curated the United States Pavilion at the Venice Biennale with the project OfficeUS, which included three publications: “Manual”, “Atlas” and “Agenda” (Lars Müller Publishers), and the film “The Architects” (Amie Siegel), recently acquired by MoMA, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, as part of its permanent collection.