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Eduardo Kairuz

Eduardo Kairuz

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Dr. Eduardo Kairuz ist Architekt, Künstler und Wissenschaftler und Co-Direktor des Global Extraction Observatory (GEO). Seine Arbeit untersucht, wie Krisen Räume verändern und Wege für soziale und klimatische Gerechtigkeit eröffnen. Seine praxisorientierte Forschung wurde auf bedeutenden internationalen Veranstaltungen präsentiert, darunter die Architekturbiennale in Venedig und die Designbiennale in Gwangju. Zu seinen Einzelausstellungen zählen „Variations" in The Substation, Melbourne, und „Dismantled" im Centro Cultural Chacao, Caracas.

Seine aktuelle Forschung konzentriert sich auf Repräsentation im neuen Klimaregime und darauf, wie undisziplinierte Formen der Raumpraxis eine Ästhetik des Widerstands prägen können. Bevor er 2011 an die Fakultät für Kunst, Design und Architektur der Monash University kam, war er Gastdozent an der University of Technology Sydney und Assistenzprofessor an der Universidad Central de Venezuela. Zuvor war er in Venezuela tätig, wo er preisgekrönte Projekte zur Sanierung von Slums entworfen hat.

Publikationen vor der Tätigkeit am RIFS

BOOKS Kairuz, E. Undisciplined: Of Architectural Nomadism and the Rebellious Practice. London: Anthem Press, (forthcoming) 2025. Kairuz, E., Spurr, S. (GEO) w/Therese Keogh (Ed.). Fossil Fables. Sydney: Tin Sheds Gallery/The University of Sydney, 2023. Kairuz, E., De Rogatis, C., Kaji-O'Grady, S., Sainz Borgo, K. and S. Spurr. Eduardo Kairuz: Dismantled. Melbourne: Uro Publications, 2016.

BOOK CHAPTERS Kairuz, E., and S. Spurr (GEO). "Energy Sites (Yallourn)." In Repair Stories, ed. by Benjamin, L., Frichot, H., and V. Mannerin. Melbourne: Perimeter Books, (forthcoming) 2026. Kairuz, E. "Fuitives and Nomads: Practice as Escape." In Artistic Research in Practice, ed. by Haylock, B., Wilkinson, J., and C. Anderson. Amsterdam: Valiz, (forthcoming) 2025. Kairuz, E., and S. Spurr (GEO). "Mining Mining [sic]: Ideology, Representation, and Critical Spatial Practice." In Critical Practices in Architecture: The Unexamined, ed. by Bean, J., Dickinson, S., and A. Ida, 97-118. Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2020.

JOURNAL ARTICLES Kairuz, E., and S. Spurr (GEO). "Notes Toward the Construction of a Typology of Protest." arq: Architecture Research Quarterly 26, no. 4 (forthcoming, 2025). Kairuz, E., and S. Spurr (GEO). "CO2 interiors." IDEA Journal 18, no. 1 (2021): 87-112.

NON-TRADITIONAL RESEARCH OUTPUTS Kairuz E., & S. Spurr (GEO, Sandscapes. Copenhagen Architecture Festival: Commission on Circularity. Copenhagen, Denmark. Kairuz E., & S. Spurr (GEO, Ground Melbourne/Biik Naarm. National Gallery of Victoria. Melbourne, 2024. Kairuz E., & S. Spurr (GEO), Fossil Fables. Tin Sheds Gallery, The University of Sydney. Sydney, 2023. Kairuz E., & S. Spurr (GEO), Ground Melbourne, Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism 2023. Seoul, South Korea, 2023.

  • 2025, Resistance Aesthetics. Borders & Territories. TU Delft. Delft, Netherlands.
  • 2025, Lithium Unearthed. Research Institute of Sustainability - Helmholtz Centre. Potsdam, Germany.
  • 2025, Resistance Aesthetics. Melbourne School of Design. The University of Melbourne. Melbourne, Australia.
  • 2024, Resistance Aesthetics. Process: Architecture: Settler Colonialism and Violence, Melbourne, Australia.
  • 2023, Ravaged Ground: Terminal Void (Lignite). Common Ground: Seoul & Melbourne in Dialogue, Seoul, South Korea.
  • 2023, Minefields. Tin Sheds Gallery. The University of Sydney. Sydney, Australia.
  • 2022, Side Effects. MPavilion. Melbourne, Australia.
  • 2022, Minefields. MPavilion. Melbourne, Australia.
  • 2021, Minefields. School of Architecture, Umeå University. Umeå, Sweden.
  • 2021, Undisciplined. Zürcher Hochschule der Künste. Zurich, Switzerland.
  • 2019, Minefields. Centre for 21st Century Humanities, University of Newcastle. Australia.
  • 2019, Minefields. The 2019 Architecture & Design Research Conference. Monash University. Melbourne, Australia.
  • 2019, Minefields. Artforum Lecture Series, Monash University. Melbourne.
  • 2019, Undisciplined: Of Architectural Nomadism and the Rebellious Practice. RMIT Design Hub. Melbourne, Australia.
  • 2018, Minefields. Centre for Research Architecture, Goldsmiths. London, UK.
  • 2018, Minefields. Architecture Guest Lecture Series. Royal College of Art. London, UK.

  • 2025 Planetary Transitions: Arts Residency in Potsdam. Project: "Lithium Unearthed: Navigating the Hope and Hazards for a Green Future." Funding: Research Institute for Sustainability - Helmholtz Centre Potsdam, City of Potsdam, & DAAD
  • 2024 Gold Winner (Installation Design). Australian Good Design Awards. Sydney.
  • 2018 MADA Education Award for Teaching Excellence. Faculty of Art Design & Architecture, Monash University. Melbourne.
  • 2012 Honourable Mention. La Carlota: A Green Metropolitan Park (international competition). Caracas.
  • 2008 1st Prize. Competition for Assistant Professor in Architectural Design. Universidad Central de Venezuela. Caracas.
  • 2007 Honourable Mention. 1st Salón Caroní of Young Visual Artists. Museo Alejandro Otero. Caracas.
  • 2004 3rd Prize. In Real Time: VI Salón Pirelli of Young Contemporary Artists. Museo de Arte Contemporáneo. Caracas