Humans in their habitat.
Fiona Cuypers-Stanienda (*1992) is an architectural designer, photographer and consultant based in Hamburg and Eindhoven. She trained as an architect at the ETH, UdK Berlin and the Architectural Association, where she gained her M.Arch and AA Diploma.
Fiona has participated and collaborated in publications and exhibitions such as at the Architectural Association, the AA Bookshop, the British School at Rome, Wallpaper and REAL. In 2020, her thesis got published in the Architect’s Journal.
She has worked for international architecture offices, such as Johnston Marklee, Studio JK, Valter Scelsi, and pritzker prize laureate Francis Kéré and is since 2022 partner at Radical Research & Re-storying Agency (RRA).
Her work focuses on the perception and psychological impacts of architecture.
Fiona has participated and collaborated in publications and exhibitions such as at the Architectural Association, the AA Bookshop, the British School at Rome, Wallpaper and REAL. In 2020, her thesis got published in the Architect’s Journal.
She has worked for international architecture offices, such as Johnston Marklee, Studio JK, Valter Scelsi, and pritzker prize laureate Francis Kéré and is since 2022 partner at Radical Research & Re-storying Agency (RRA).
Her work focuses on the perception and psychological impacts of architecture.
Selected Exhibitions
2020 “Reporting from Rome”, AA Bookshop, London, UK
2019 “Portico”, British School at Rome, Rome, Italy
2016 “Lugo Land”, Lugo, Italy
Awards and Residencies
2019 Nicholas Boas Travel Scholarship, British School at Rome, Rome, Italy
2017 AAF Travel Award, Architectural Association, London, UK
Publications and Features
2021 “As New Architecture Writers calls for 2022 applications, we celebrate alumnu Afterparti”,
New Architecture Writers (NAW), Wallpaper, Digital (Cover Photo)
2020 “Influences: Aoi Phillips and Fiona Cuypers-Stanienda’s ‘Permesso’”,
Aoi Phillips, Architect ́s Journal, Digital
2020 “Who holds the power to shape our cities? – by Afterparti”,
Afterparti, Wallpaper, Print (Cover Photo)
2019 “Summer and art at the BSR”,
Martina Caruso, Life at the BSR, Digital
2019 “A Home Truth on Contemplation and Resistance”,
Fiona Cuypers-Stanienda, REAL, ISBN: 978-1-916406888-2-7, Print
2018 “2018: The Year According to: Jack Self”,
Jack Self, Walker Art Center, Digital (Cover Photo)
2020 “Reporting from Rome”, AA Bookshop, London, UK
2019 “Portico”, British School at Rome, Rome, Italy
2016 “Lugo Land”, Lugo, Italy
Awards and Residencies
2019 Nicholas Boas Travel Scholarship, British School at Rome, Rome, Italy
2017 AAF Travel Award, Architectural Association, London, UK
Publications and Features
2021 “As New Architecture Writers calls for 2022 applications, we celebrate alumnu Afterparti”,
New Architecture Writers (NAW), Wallpaper, Digital (Cover Photo)
2020 “Influences: Aoi Phillips and Fiona Cuypers-Stanienda’s ‘Permesso’”,
Aoi Phillips, Architect ́s Journal, Digital
2020 “Who holds the power to shape our cities? – by Afterparti”,
Afterparti, Wallpaper, Print (Cover Photo)
2019 “Summer and art at the BSR”,
Martina Caruso, Life at the BSR, Digital
2019 “A Home Truth on Contemplation and Resistance”,
Fiona Cuypers-Stanienda, REAL, ISBN: 978-1-916406888-2-7, Print
2018 “2018: The Year According to: Jack Self”,
Jack Self, Walker Art Center, Digital (Cover Photo)