Bárbara Barreda

Bárbara Barreda is a visiting scholar in technology and culture. She cofounded BASE studio in Santiago de Chile as an architectural systems design research practice. Together with BASE, her work has been exhibited at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2021 as a participant of the main exhibition. Also, she was finalist for YAP Constructo 8 and 9 (from MoMA's Young Architects Program) and codirector of the Architectural Association's "Ring of Fire'' Visiting School Program. Her main architectural research interest is focused on the design of complex geometries using unconventional construction materials and processes.

Barreda has been codirector at Ciudad Emergente and has collaborated with diverse architecture practices in Santiago and London, working on projects for Latin America, USA, Europe, and Asia. She has been a professor at UAI Design Lab, Finis Terrae, UDP, UNAB, and UDD Universities in Chile. Her work and collaborations has been published and exhibited at several venues such as the Chilean Architecture Biennale, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Royal Academy of Arts in London.