Alfredo Thiermann

Alfredo Thiermann is an architect and Professor for History and Theory of Architecture at the École polytechnique fédérale in Lausanne. He has taught and lectured at Harvard University, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, and other institutions. Thiermann’s work has been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Santiago, the Istanbul Design Biennial, gta exhibitions in Zurich, HKW in Berlin, and the Venice Art Biennale among other institutions. He has been the recipient of the Rome Prize of the German Academy in Rome. He is the author of Radio-Activities: Architecture and Broadcasting in Cold War Berlin published by MIT Press in 2024. He lives, works, and takes care of Pedro Tristán and Juan Nataniel between Lausanne and Berlin.