Architect, writer and educator.
His field of study lies between architecture, visual cultures and the defence of rights. He is involved in various projects that span multiple media and have been presented in a number of exhibitions, biennials and publications. He is the author of several books that question the colonial legacies of modernity, including Des-habitat (2019), Memória da Terra (2020) and Derechos no-humanos (2022). The curatorial project Terra, in collaboration with Gabriela de Matos, received the Golden Lion for the best national participation at the Venice Biennale of Architecture in 2023. That same year, Tavares was selected by ArchDaily as one of the Best New Practices in architecture. He was co-curator of the 2019 Chicago Architecture Biennial and served on the curatorial advisory board of the 2023 Sharjah Biennial. He currently teaches at Columbia GSAPP and the University of Brasilia, and runs Autónoma, an agency that uses the tools of design as instruments for socio-spatial and environmental justice and redress.
