Fiona Cuypers-Stanienda (b. 1992) is a Swiss, German, and American Social Documentary Photographer. She studied architecture at ETH Zurich, the University of the Arts Berlin, and the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London, where she earned her M.Arch and AA Diploma. Her extensive educational and professional background profoundly influences her work, focusing on the personal and intimate interactions within architectural spaces. Fiona's work is marked by its authenticity and narrative depth, capturing images and emotional stories that connect people to their environments. She exclusively practices analog photography, capturing her images solely on film.

Fiona's work has been featured in renowned publications and exhibitions, including the Architect's Journal, Wallpaper*, REAL, AA Bookshop, and the British School at Rome. She has collaborated with notable architects and firms worldwide, such as Johnston Marklee in Los Angeles, Valter Scelsi in Genoa, Studio JK in Hamburg, and Kéré Architecture in Berlin—a Pritzker Prize-winning firm.

In addition to her photography, Fiona co-founded the Terrace Collective, a group of Architectural Association alumni dedicated to bridging the gap between architecture and art through interdisciplinary exhibitions and events. Since 2022, she has also run an architectural research agency called RRA, Radical Research & Re-storying Agency. This agency, informed by the question, 'How can the pre-colonial past inform a decolonial future?' represents Fiona's unwavering commitment to exploring and redefining stories through architecture.


Fiona is available for commissions worldwide.


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