Lisbon Architecture Triennale 2025 seeks Chief Curator(s)

Application deadline: October 15, 2022, 11:59pm

The Lisbon Architecture Triennale 2025 (seventh edition) will be held in Lisbon, Portugal from September to December 2025, and this request is for applications for Chief Curator(s). Professionals with a demonstrated expertise in curating or large-scale event management, relevant education and experience, and the capacity to gather remarkable visitors are encouraged to apply individually or collectively. A strong dedication to diversity, fair opportunity, and sustainability is also a valued asset.

The Triennale 2025 is a private non-profit event whose purpose is to explore, foster, and promote architectural ideas and practice. It is an important cross-disciplinary and geographic venue for debate, discussion, and diffusion of architecture. It is one of the world’s most well-known architecture festivals and is part of an international professional network. It has evolved into a ground-breaking and widely recognized architecture event that attracts both specialists and the general public from around the world during the last six editions.

About
The chief curator determines the concept, content, and theme or title of the Triennale 2025 for a two-month programme that encompasses:
–Three major exhibitions aiming to unveil original and complementary perspectives, co-organised with leading cultural institutions in Lisbon.
–Three books expanding the curatorial perspectives of the major exhibitions.
–Three-day conference series gathering 12 to 16 speakers.
–Three awards: Universities, Début and Lifetime Achievement.
–10 to 15 independent projects selected through an open call to amplify the debate by disclosing a broader creative and cultural view.

How to apply
Applications written in English must be submitted using an online form. The selection criteria will consider aspects such as relevance of the theme, originality of the proposal, suitability for the Triennale’s goals, structure and nature of the curatorial team and candidate’s experience.

Deadline for applications: October 15, 2022, 11:59 pm WEST

Please find the full guidelines for this call here.