Loreto Lyon (born in Santiago in 1979) is a Chilean architect, academic, and co-curator of the Chilean pavilion at the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale.[1]

Loreto Lyon
Born
Santiago
NationalityChile
Alma materPontifical Catholic University of Chile
Occupationarchitect
Years active2005–present
Notable workCity Hall of Nancagua, Plaza de Armas Station building

Education

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Lyon graduated with a degree in architecture from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile in 2005 and obtained a master's degree in Environmental Design and Engineering from University College London in 2011.[2]

Career

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Lyon worked with Chilean architect Smiljan Radic between 2005 and 2010. In 2012, she co-founded Beals Lyon Arquitectos with Alejandro Beals, winning design projects such as the YAP_Constructo 2012 installation, the City Hall of Nancagua,[3] and the new building over the Plaza de Armas Station on Line 3 of the Santiago Metro.[4][5]

In the academic field, Lyon has been invited as a professor for WAVE, the summer workshop of the Instituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia in Italy, and workshops at Cornell University in the United States. Moreover, she has been a faculty member at the School of Architecture of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile since 2012.

In 2022, Lyon became the director of the School of Architecture in Santiago at San Sebastián University. That same year, she was appointed director of the Chile Architecture Biennial, alongside Cristobal Molina.[6]

In 2023, she was chosen as co-curator of the Chilean pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale that same year, alongside Gonzalo Carrasco and Alejandro Beals.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Valencia, Nicolas (2023-03-22). ""Moving Ecologies": Chile Announces Pavilion for the 2023 Venice Biennale". ArchDaily. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
  2. ^ "Magíster Arquitectura UC | Loreto Lyon" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-06-02.
  3. ^ "New City Hall in Nancagua / Beals Lyon Arquitectos". ArchDaily. 2019-07-12. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
  4. ^ "PUBLIC-BUILDINGS BEALS LYON". web.beals-lyon.cl. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
  5. ^ "Plaza de Armas Metro Station Building / Beals Lyon Arquitectos". ArchDaily. 2023-07-07. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
  6. ^ Dejtiar, Fabian (2023-03-09). "Exploring Vulnerable Habitats in the XXII Chile Architecture Biennial". ArchDaily. Retrieved 2024-06-06.