Joana Rafael
Joana Trigueiros Rafael
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Architectural Studies Group
Joana Rafael is an architect and researcher. Her work focuses on (issues of) ecology, human geography and the natural sciences, encompassing contemporary culture, media studies, art and technology. It combines architecture as a discipline of thought and design practice, reflecting on the limits of infrastructure in relation to the functioning of the earth system. Joana completed a PhD in Visual Cultures and a Masters in Research Architecture at Goldsmith, University of London, and a Masters in Architecture and Urban Culture Metropolis, from the Consortium between the Polytechnic University of Catalonia and the Center for Contemporary Culture in Barcelona. She is a consultant for architecture offices and teaches in the Postgraduate Curating, Urban Culture and Spatial Practices programme, at the Escola Superior Artística do Porto.