Isabella Trindade,  B. Arch, M. Arch, Ph.D.

Isabella Trindade is an architect, interior designer, and educator. She has lived and worked in Recife (Brazil), Paris and Bordeaux (France), Barcelona (Spain), Toronto (Canada), and Rochester (United States) with degrees from the Federal University of Pernambuco (B.Arch and M.Arch), the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (Ph.D) and the York University (Postdoctoral researcher).

Trindade’s research focuses on architectural history, theory, and criticism with a particularly emphasis on mid-century modern architecture and interiors in the years following World War II, with an interdisciplinary analysis that emphasizes the cultural influences from Europe and North America in the making of buildings and interiors in Latin America.

Throughout her career, Trindade has combined her academic and professional practice. She has extensive experience in architecture and interior design, and has executed a number of projects, including participation and awards in national and international competitions. Her extensive travels have also helped to create a global professional network over the years, including long partnership with universities in North America, Latin America and Europe. She is the author of several published articles in academic and professional journals, and numerous presentations at seminars on national and international conferences.

Currently, Trindade is a full-time lecturer at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in Rochester, NY, where she has also been active as a critic, and educator, and has taught a range of courses in History of Architecture, Interiors and Furniture, Visual Communication, and Design Studio in the Interior Design Program. She engages seamlessly across these fields, and in 2020 received the Dean’s Teaching Award (CUPE 1) from Toronto Metropolitan University (Formerly Ryerson University).