Clarisse F. de Queiroz is a Ph.D. student and Presidential Fellow in the History and Theory of Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania, which she joined in Fall 2024. Her work involves uncovering overlooked histories from institutional archives and examining the role of architecture in shaping landscapes of extraction, particularly in the Northeast and North regions of Brazil. She conducts interdisciplinary research to explore ways of interpreting and shaping spatial economies in the Global South from the mid-20th century to the present day. Her interests extend to discovering new aspects of sensitivity through spatial production and engaging with the expanded field of architecture, including Latin American studies, economic and labor theories, and decolonial approaches to art and aesthetics.
Before pursuing her Ph.D., Clarisse worked in the domains of land rights, land regularization, rural archives, and community advocacy. She also practiced as an architect in Brazil. Most recently, she served as a Graduate Research Assistant at the Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture from 2022 to 2023. During this time, she contributed to the book "Architecture and Land in and out of the Americas," which was launched during the 5th Chicago Architecture Biennial as part of the installation titled "100 Links."
Education
M.S. in Critical, Curatorial, and Conceptual Practices in Architecture (CCCP), Columbia University, USA, 2024
Bachelor of Architecture and Urbanism, Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC), Brazil, 2018
Exchange Program in the International Master of Architecture entitled “Architecture: Resilient and Sustainable Strategies,” KU Leuven University, Belgium, 2014
