Jia Yi Gu appointed new director of MAK Center for Art and Architecture

An active member of LA's architecture and design scene, Jia Yi Gu is appointed as the MAK Center for Art and Architecture director. After a long search by the Center, she will take on directorial and curatorial responsibilities with her wide-ranging expertise in architectural curation, history, research, and design leadership. Currently a Ph.D. candidate at UCLA for Critical Studies in Architecture, she graduated with honors from the University of California San Diego with a B.A. in Visual Arts and a Master of Architecture degree from UCLA Architecture and Urban Design. She explains that her Ph.D. work focuses on "the instrumentality of models in the postwar architecture office as a site of demonstration for architectural expertise." Archinect Feature: Spinagu Exemplifies a Contemporary Practice with Academia, Profession & Experimentation all Running at Full Steam. Image Thick, the exhibition. SCI-Arc Gallery, 2017She brings her vast knowledge in curatorial practice and institution ...