Alejandro Aravena
Architect
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Cersaie 2026: Conferences and Seminars
Keynote Lecture: Alejandro Aravena
THU 24 September - 10.30 a.m.
Europauditorium - Palazzo dei Congressi
Alejandro Aravena graduated in architecture from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile in 1992, before founding his own practice, Alejandro Aravena Architects, in 1994. He was awarded the prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2016.
In recent years, his practice has been at the forefront of tackling climate-induced housing crises by developing rapid reconstruction plans using modular prefabrication—as demonstrated following the 2024 Viña del Mar wildfires.
At the 2025 Venice Biennale, his practice pioneering sustainable designs incorporating Net-Zero Biochar Concrete, reinforcing a design philosophy that seamlessly blends economy, functionality, social participation, and environmental sustainability.
Conference organised in collaboration with Interni
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Alejandro Aravena Moreclose
Gilda Bojardi
Editor-in-chief of the magazine Interni
Biographical notes
Since 1994, the editor-in-chief of the magazine Interni (Mondadori) and all the publications
of the Interni system: the monographic Annuals (Cucina, Bagno, Contract); Interni Panorama;
the Design Index; the FuoriSalone Guides; KingSize and the website www.internimagazine.it.
As a curator, she creates and organizes events and exhibitions in various countries.
In 1990 she invented the FuoriSalone, the Design Week that enlivens the city of Milan each year in the month of April, with over 1000 events. In 2007 she received the Ambrogino d’Oro from
the City of Milan for the creation of the FuoriSalone, and in 2014 she was assigned the
Premio ITA Italian Talent Award by the Chamber of Deputies in Rome.
Opening Remarks
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