Frances Loeb Library Faculty Author Talks: Ana María Leon in Conversation with Fernando Luis Martínez Nespral “A History of the Arab Component in Ibero-American Architecture”
Harvard GSD - Frances Loeb Library Lobby, Cambridge, MA
Hosted by the Frances Loeb Library at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, Faculty Author Talks provide a venue for GSD faculty members to launch newly published books, discuss recent or in-process publications or research in which they are currently engaged, or present their thoughts on pedagogy and innovative approaches to teaching. Please join in the library for a conversation between Ana María Leon and Fernando Luis Martínez Nespral on the recent publication, a History of the Arab Component in Ibero-American Architecture, published byBrill. Fernando Luis Martínez Nespralis an architect (Universidad de Buenos Aires) with a PhD in History from Universidad Torcuato Di Tella. He is Full Professor of Architectural History and Director of the Instituto de Arte Americano e Investigaciones Estéticas at the School of Architecture, Design, and Urbanism, UBA, where he also edits the journal Anales del IAA. His work explores Islamic architecture and its connections with the Ibero-American world, most recently in A History of the Arab Component in Iberoamerican Architecture (Brill, 2026), along with numerous publications in English and Spanish. He is a member of several international…