Yaneva, Albena

Bio Sketch

Albena Yaneva is a contemporary architectural researcher and theorist who wrote Latour for Architects (2022), part of the "For Architects" series. She presents Bruno Latour's Actor-Network Theory as a realistic, pragmatist framework for studying architecture "in the making," focusing on controversies, hybrids, and the production of social relations through built form.

Key Works

• Latour for Architects (2022)

Key Concepts

• actor-network-theory
• modernity
• cosmopolitics
• hybrids
• nonhumans

Relevance to Geoffrey's Research

Yaneva's ANT approach offers methodological tools for studying architectural practice, controversies, and the role of nonhumans in design processes. Her work connects to themes of posthumanism, climate change, and the critique of modernity.

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