Sovereignty Inside Out: An Antidote to The Overdose of Spatial Abstraction

Fernando Luiz Lara is Professor of Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design. He works on theorizing spaces of the Americas with an emphasis on the dissemination of design ideas beyond the traditional disciplinary boundaries. His recent and notable publications include Street Matters: A Critical History of 20th Century Urban Policy in Brazil (with Ana Paula Koury, 2022); Excepcionalidad del Modernismo Brasileño (2019); Modern Architecture in Latin America (2015); and Quid Novi?: Architectural Education Dilemmas in the 21st Century (with Sonia Marques, 2015).