Porches, Playgrounds & Other Schools: A Conversation between Miguel Braceli (
@miguelbraceli ) and Stefan Gruber.
after school is a long-term research project developed by Theodossis Issaias (
@theo_issaias ) , Curator of Architecture at the Carnegie Museum of Art (
@carnegiemuseumofart ) ; Alyssa Velázquez (
@velazquezalyssa ), Assistant Curator; and McKenzie Stupica, Curatorial Fellow, exploring the spatial, political, and social infrastructures of public education in the United States. Built over several years through archival research, fieldwork, and collaborations with educators, artists, architects, and community partners, the project culminated in a major exhibition and an expansive book.
The conversation between Miguel Braceli and Stefan Gruber, published in the after school book, forms part of this wider inquiry into how learning environments are built, dismantled, and reimagined across generations. Together, the exhibition and publication create a civic framework for understanding education as an architectural, collective, and deeply situated practice.
📖 To read this full article, visit the Conversation section in our Library!
📎 www.laescuela.art/en/campus/library/conversations
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📸 after school, edited by Theodossis Issaias and Alyssa Velazquez. Designed by Corinne Ang. Carnegie Museum of Art and in otherwards, the imprint of Carnegie Mellon University School of Architecture, 2025. Photo: Zachary Riggleman. + Courtesy of the artists.
