His practice dwells at the frontiers between architecture, visual cultures and advocacy.

Paulo Tavares is an architect. His practice dwells at the frontiers between architecture, visual cultures and advocacy.

Operating through multiple media, Tavares’s projects have been featured in exhibitions and publications worldwide, including the São Paulo Art Biennial and the Venice Architecture Biennale.

He is the author of various books that question the colonial legacies of modernity, including Des-Habitat (2019), Lucio Costa era Racista? (2022), Derechos No-Humanos (2022) and La Naturaleza Política de la Selva (2024). The curatorial project Terra, in collaboration with Gabriela de Matos, was awarded the Golden Lion for best national participation at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2023.

Tavares lives in Brasília, where he teaches at the University of Brasília and leads studio autônoma.

studio autônoma

Is a multidisciplinary agency working across architecture, art and advocacy.