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Alejandro Zaera PoloAlejandro Zaera Polo
[Broadcast 23rd June]

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Polo studied at the E.T.S. of Architecture in Madrid and received a masters (MARCHII) degree from Harvard Graduate school of Design in 1991.

Together with Farshid Moussavi he founded in London Foreign Office Architects in 1992.

FOA is an international practice of architecture and urban design, dedicated to the exploration of contemporary urban conditions, lifestyles and construction technologies.

Projects realised are among others the Yokohama International Port Terminal in Japan, and the Barcelona Forum Park in Spain. Besides his architectural work Alejandro Zaera Polo is currently the Dean of Berlage Institute and lectures at several architectural schools around the world.

His critical and theoretical work has been published in international magazines and a recent monograph on the work of the practice has appeared as part of the 2G series, a major publication on the Yokohama Terminal has been published by Actar.
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