Hugo Palmarola se especializa en Ciencia, Curaduría, Historia de la Arquitectura, Historia de la Tecnología, Historia del Cine, Historia del Diseño, Interdisciplina, Investigación, Tecnología y Sociedad (CTS)
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hpalmaro@uc.clHugo Palmarola es Doctor en Estudios Latinoamericanos (2018) y Magíster en Diseño
Industrial (2010) por la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Diseñador de la Pontificia
Universidad Católica de Chile (2004), premiado como mejor alumno de la promoción.
Obtuvo el León de Plata por el Pabellón de Chile Monolith Controversies, curado junto a
Pedro Alonso, para The 14th International Architecture Exhibition la Biennale di Venezia
(2014), proyecto que forma parte de la exposición permanente del Museo de la Memoria y
los Derechos Humanos en Santiago (desde 2018).
Palmarola y Alonso curaron la exposición Flying Panels: How Concrete Panels Changed the
World, en The Swedish Centre for Architecture and Design (ArkDes) en Estocolmo (2019-20).
También han curado y participado en exposiciones en Architectural Association en Londres,
Pratt Institute en Nueva York, Centro Cultural São Paulo, Trienal de Arquitectura de Lisboa,
Bienal de Diseño de Estambul, Princeton University, Tensta Konsthall y The Royal Institute of
Technology en Estocolmo (KTH), Forum d’Urbanisme et d’Architecture en Niza, Galería Liga
en Cuidad de México y MAK Center for Art and Architecture en Los Angeles.
Ambos son autores de los libros Panel (Architectural Association, 2014), Monolith
Controversies (Hatje Cantz, 2014), publicación que recibió el DAM Architectural Book Award
del Deutsches Architekturmuseum, así como Flying Panels: How Concrete Panels Changed
the World (Dom Publishers-Ediciones UC, 2019). Han participado en el libro Beyond
Imported Magic. Essays on Science, Technology, and Society in Latin America (MIT Press,
2014), libro que recibió el Amsterdamska Award de la European Association for the Study of
Science and Technology y en el libro Itineraries of Expertise: Science, Technology, and the
Environment in Latin America (The University of Pittsburgh Press, 2020), así como en la
revista Design Issues (MIT Press, 2017), entre otras publicaciones.
Palmarola y Alonso son investigadores de dos proyectos Fondecyt sobre la historia de los
observatorios soviéticos Pulkovo y de las estaciones satelitales estadounidenses NASA en
Chile y Latinoamérica (2015-16 / 2019-21).
Palmarola ha sido invitado a dar conferencias en Yale University, Princeton University, Saint
Petersburg State University, East China Normal University, Architectural Association, The
Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, entre otras
instituciones.
Ha sido becario y miembro en The Society for the History of Technology de Estados Unidos
(SHOT) (2008) y obtuvo el Student Essay Prize otorgado por The Design History Society del
Reino Unido (2018). En la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile fue reconocido con Mejor
Taller de Mercado II (2018-19), la beca Top China (2019) y el Premio a la Creación Artística
(2020).
Hugo Palmarola holds a PhD in Latin American Studies (2018) and a Master in Industrial
Design (2010) from the National Autonomous University of Mexico. He is a Designer from the
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (2004), recipient of the Best student of the class award.
He was awarded the Silver Lion for the Chilean Pavilion Monolith Controversies, curated with
Pedro Alonso, in the 14th International Architecture Exhibition la Biennale di Venezia (2014),
a project that is part of the permanent exhibition of the Museum of Memory and Human
Rights in Santiago (since 2018).
Palmarola and Alonso curated the exhibition Flying Panels: How Concrete Panels Changed
the World, at The Swedish Center for Architecture and Design (ArkDes) in Stockholm (2019-
20). They have also curated and participated in exhibitions at the Architectural Association in
London, Pratt Institute in New York, São Paulo Cultural Center, Lisbon Architecture Triennial,
Istanbul Design Biennial, Princeton University, Tensta Konsthall and The Royal Institute of
Technology in Stockholm (KTH), Forum d´Urbanisme et d´Architecture in Nice, Liga Gallery in
Mexico City and MAK Center for Art and Architecture in Los Angeles.
Both have authored the books Panel (Architectural Association, 2014), Monolith
Controversies (Hatje Cantz, 2014), which received the DAM Architectural Book Award from
the Deutsches Architekturmuseum, as well as Flying Panels: How Concrete Panels Changed
the World (Dom Publishers-Ediciones UC, 2019). They have participated in the book Beyond
Imported Magic. Essays on Science, Technology, and Society in Latin America (MIT Press,
2014), a book that received the Amsterdamska Award from the European Association for the
Study of Science and Technology, and in the book Itineraries of Expertise: Science,
Technology, and the Environment in Latin America (The University of Pittsburgh Press,
2020), as well as in Design Issues journal (MIT Press, 2017), among other publications.
Palmarola and Alonso are researchers of two Fondecyt projects on the history of the Soviet
Pulkovo observatories and the US NASA satellite stations in Chile and Latin America (2015-
16 / 2019-21).
Palmarola has been a guest speaker at Yale University, Princeton University, Saint
Petersburg State University, East China Normal University, Architectural Association, The
Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), and the National Autonomous University of Mexico,
among other institutions.
Palmarola has been a scholar and fellow at The Society for the History of Technology of the
United States (SHOT) (2008) and obtained the Student Essay Prize awarded by The Design
History Society of the United Kingdom (2018). At the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile he
was recognized with the Best Market Design Studio II Award (2018-19), the Top China
scholarship (2019) and the Artistic Creation Award (2020).
Currently, Palmarola is an Associate Professor at the School of Design of the Pontifical
Catholic University of Chile.