Ciro Miguel is an architect, photographer, and curator based in Zurich. He obtained a professional diploma from the University of São Paulo FAU USP, a master’s degree from Columbia University GSAPP, and a doctorate from ETH Zurich / Institute for History and Theory of Architecture. His PhD focused on alternative stories of modern architecture through photography.

At ETH Zurich, Ciro has taught architectural design under the guidance of Angelo Bucci (2013) and Marc Angélil (2014-19). As a practitioner, he was a partner of SPBR Arquitetos for many years. Ciro also worked as a design architect at Bernard Tschumi Architects New York (2008-2010).

Ciro's work has been exhibited at Biennials in Venice and São Paulo, as well as in museums such as Architekturmuseum der TU München, S AM Basel, Center for Architecture New York, Pavillon de l’Arsenal, the Het Nieuwe Instituut, and casa da Arquitectura. He was also a co-curator of Todo Dia/Everyday, the 12th International Architecture Biennale of São Paulo (2019).

In 2019, Ciro was awarded a Graham Foundation Grant to co-edit the book "Everyday Matters: Contemporary Approaches to Architecture" (Ruby Press, 2021). In 2022, he was awarded first place in the annual writing prize organized by Drawing Matter and the Architecture Foundation. In 2024, he co-edited the gta papers amazônía (gta Verlag, 2024), and contributed with articles to constructed geographies: the Work of Paulo Mendes da Rocha (Casa da Arquitectura, 2024) and cover me softly (Walther König, 2024).

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