Chicago Architecture Biennial Curator Florencia Rodriguez on Making Architecture Public and Accessible
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Ben Dreith
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Summary
Argentinian architect and educator Florencia Rodriguez, former director of University of Illinois Chicago School of Architecture, discusses the unique public and free nature of the Chicago Architecture Biennial in an exclusive interview. She emphasizes how this approach distinguishes the event from other global architecture biennials and aligns with her belief in making architecture accessible to everyone.
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"The free and public nature of the Chicago Architecture Biennial sets it apart from other global architecture events"
"the free and public nature of the American biennial aligns with making architecture accessible to everyone"
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