Cecília Resende Santos is a Ph.D. student in modern architecture and planning, with an interest in the history of modernity and development in the Americas. Most recently, she has researched agricultural modernization in Brazil and the United States. She received a B.A. in Art History from the University of Chicago, where her thesis examining the private-public relationships that shaped the postindustrial South Loop received the department’s Feitler Prize. Before entering the program in 2021, Cecília served as Curatorial Fellow at the 2019 Chicago Architecture Biennial and held positions at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Graham Foundation.
