Elena
Gonzalez

Graduated from the Urban Planning faculty of the Moscow Institute of Architecture

Architectural criticism:
From 2001 to 2012 – Editor and Director of special projects for Project Russia, the urban planning, architecture and design magazine. Author of numerous publications – critical articles, essays, analytical texts in AD, the Art Newspaper Russia, Wallpaper, etc.

Curatorial, expositional activities:
A curator of more than 60 Russian and international architectural exhibitions, including:
- the international biennale of architecture in Venice, Russian pavilion (2000), Russian exhibit of V-nice in a parallel program (2002)
- the first international biennale of architecture in Beijing, Russian exhibit of Hot Spos Cities (2004),
- the Moscow international biennale (2008 – a curator of the Russian exhibit, 2010 – a coordinator, 2012, 2014, 2016 – a co-curator)
- Arch Moscow, non-commercial projects (2011, 2013, 2015)
- the first Moscow forum of culture, City section (2014)
- International Design Innovation Award (DIA) in Russia (2003-2006)