Reading of 'A Queer Architecture Practice' by Alexander Auris

Performative Reading of a Manifesto

We invite you to share a moment with Alexander Auris in which he will open his research ‘A Queer Architecture Practice’ and share his notes on the topics he has been working on: labor, language, and practices. Alongside this collection of words, and together with some friends, he will read aloud the first stage of a growing manifesto — a personal call for change in the field of architecture.

The reading will begin at 6PM and will last approximately 25 minutes.

This research project is supported by Antwerp University, the Flanders Architecture Institute, The Green Corridor Brussels, and Queer Commons.
It is funded by the Department of Culture, Youth & Media of the Flanders Government.

About Alexander Auris

Alexander Auris (he/him) is a Peruvian architect and researcher based in Brussels since 2018. He approaches architecture from a queer perspective. He considers this a political position that offers a counterbalance to a heteronormative and binary society. His work is a mix of different media such as film, performance and design. We have already seen his work at the Oslo Architecture Triennale and the Venice Architecture Film Festival. Alexander Auris is also co-founder of the Queer Commons collective, which researches the queer experience of our environment.

In 2023, Alexander Auris presented his short film 4.6 KM at the Jonge Makers Festival in DE SINGEL in Antwerp, as part of the Festival van de Architectuur 2023.