Giovanna Borasi
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Giovanna Borasi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1971 (age 53–54) Milan, Italy |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Practice | Canadian Centre for Architecture |
Giovanna Borasi (born 1971 in Milan, Italy) is Director of the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) in Montreal, Quebec, Canada since 2020.[1][2] She first joined the CCA as Curator for Contemporary Architecture in 2005. Borasi was educated in architecture, and has worked as a writer and editor in addition to her curatorial activities.[3]
Giovanna Borasi’s exhibitions and related books explore contemporary issues and reflect her interest in alternative ways of practicing architecture. Exhibitions curated and co-curated by Borasi at the Canadian Centre for Architecture specifically address how environmental, political and social issues are influencing today’s built environment:
- Imperfect Health: The Medicalization of Architecture (2011, with Mirko Zardini)[4]
- Journeys: How Travelling Fruit, Ideas and Buildings Rearrange our Environment (2010)[5]
- Other Space Odysseys: Greg Lynn, Michael Maltzan, Alessandro Poli (2010, with Mirko Zardini)[6]
- Actions: What You Can Do With the City (2008, with Mirko Zardini)[7]
- Some Ideas on Living in London and Tokyo by Stephen Taylor and Ryue Nishizawa (2008)[8]
- 1973: Sorry, Out of Gas (2007, with Mirko Zardini)[9]
- Environment: Approaches for Tomorrow - Gilles Clément and Philippe Rahm (2006)[10]
Borasi’s exhibitions are recognized internationally: "Imperfect Health: The Medicalization of Architecture" was also presented at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh[11] and was named the best exhibition of 2012 by Design Observer.[12] "Actions: What You Can Do With the City" was also presented at the Graham Foundation, Chicago,[13] and in an abbreviated form at the International Architecture Biennial in São Paulo, Brazil.[14]
Prior to her appointment at the CCA, Borasi co-curated an exhibition about asphalt with Mirko Zardini for a 2003 exhibition at the Triennale di Milano:
