
S. (Stefan) Gzyl
S. (Stefan) Gzyl
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Biography
Stefan Gzyl holds a professional degree in architecture from Universidad Central de Venezuela and a Master in Architecture from Harvard University.
He is a doctoral candidate with Borders & Territories. His research focuses on the impact of emigration on the urban transformations and social dynamics of present-day Caracas. Stefan is Assistant Professor of Design at FAU/UCV, where he was director of a design unit between 2016 and 2019. He is also co-director of Incursiones, an architectural practice working on public space installations, infrastructure, and education programs. His work has been presented at the Rotterdam Biennale, London Festival of Architecture, BIAU XII in Mexico City, Deutsches Architekturmuseum and the InterAmerican Design Biennial in Madrid, among others.
Awards
2022: XII Bienal Iberoamericana de Arquitectura y Urbanismo (Mexico). Premio Panorama de Obras
2020: Interamerican Design Biennale (Madrid). Finalist
2020: Latin American Design Awards (Ecuador). Silver medal
2019: National Architecture Biennale (Venezuela). First prize. Category: Ephemeral architecture
2012: La Carlota Metropolitan Park international competition. Honorable mention
Expertise
Latin America Architecture and development Migration Public Space Informality
Expertise
Publications
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2024
Caracas, Departure City
Urban planning after emigration and collapse
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2024
Caracas, ciudad de secuelas
Prácticas de cuidado después de la emigración y el colapso
Stefan Gzyl -
2023
Caracas, Departure City
Ethnography of Caretaking
Stefan Gzyl -
2023
Introducing Tolerance
Strategies for Operating on the ‘As Found’ in Self-Built Settlements of Caracas
Josymar Rodriguez Alfonzo / Stefan Gzyl -
2023
Managing migrants’ spaces after emigration
Caracas, Departure City
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