Christian Hermansen Cordua

Christian Hermansen Cordua, Professor of Architecture, The Oslo School of Architecture and Design and Tianjin University. Dip.Arch., Master in Architecture and Urban Design, Registered Architect (NAL & CAC) Contact: christian@hermansen.co.uk Studied and practiced architecture in Chile, the USA and Britain. From 1984 to 2002 he worked in the Mackintosh School of Architecture, where he was Director of Post Graduate Studies, and with Elder and Cannon Architects, where the work won numerous awards. In 2002 he moved to Oslo, Norway where he was appointed Professor and Head of the Institute of Architecture. He has lectured in America, Europe and Asia, has been Visiting Professor at The Central European University, Prague; Washington University, USA; University of Dundee, GB; and Universidad del Desarrollo, Chile; visiting researcher at the LSE, Cities Programme. He has published several books, the last of which is Manifestoes and Transformations, Ashgate, 2010, and contributed to journals, books and exhibitions in Europe and America. Recent research projects include: HERA, Scarcity and Creativity in the Built Environment (2010-1013) and Erasmus Mundus Latin America Project (2012-2015). Forthcoming books: The Louna Architect’s Bookshop project (Beijing, UED, 2020), and Design Build and The Scarcity and Creativity Studio (London, Routledge 2021).