Humans in their habitat.
Fiona Cuypers-Stanienda is an architectural designer, consultant and photographer currently based in Hamburg and Eindhoven. She trained as an architect at the ETH, UdK Berlin and Architectural Association, where she gained her M.Arch and AA Diploma.
Her international experience in Art Direction, Strategic Design and Management has shaped many successful projects in Exhibition Design, Architectural Design, Photography and Corporate Identity. A recent highlight of her career was working on the Corporate Image of Francis Kéré, who won the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2022 for his social architecture.
Her influence extends to notable publications and exhibitions, including those at the Architectural Association, AA Bookshop, British School at Rome, Wallpaper, and REAL. In 2020, her thesis was published in the Architect's Journal.
Fiona's professional journey includes collaborations with international architecture offices such as Johnston Marklee, Studio JK, Valter Scelsi, and Pritzker Prize laureate Francis Kéré. Since 2022, she has served as a partner at Radical Research & Re-storying Agency (RRA).
Her international experience in Art Direction, Strategic Design and Management has shaped many successful projects in Exhibition Design, Architectural Design, Photography and Corporate Identity. A recent highlight of her career was working on the Corporate Image of Francis Kéré, who won the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2022 for his social architecture.
Her influence extends to notable publications and exhibitions, including those at the Architectural Association, AA Bookshop, British School at Rome, Wallpaper, and REAL. In 2020, her thesis was published in the Architect's Journal.
Fiona's professional journey includes collaborations with international architecture offices such as Johnston Marklee, Studio JK, Valter Scelsi, and Pritzker Prize laureate Francis Kéré. Since 2022, she has served as a partner at Radical Research & Re-storying Agency (RRA).
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)