Paraguay: Gloria Cabral
Born in São Paulo, Brazil and raised in Asunción, Paraguay, Gloria Cabral worked as a partner at Gabinete de Arquitectura, an architecture firm in Asunción (c. 2003–2021). She holds a diploma in architecture from the Universidad Nacional de Asunción. Cabral was selected for the Rolex Artistic Initiative program, where she was mentored by Swiss architect Peter Zumthor (2014–2015). Throughout her career, she has guest lectured and hosted workshops at various institutions around the world. She has served as president of the jury for the Oscar Niemeyer Award (2024), and on the jury for the Moira Gemmill Prize (2024), the RIBA Prize, and the Ibero-American Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism award (BIAU).
Cabral relocated to Brazil where she founded Estudio 4.4 (2021), an architectural studio now based in Laguna, SC, Brazil. She received the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture issued by the Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine in France (2021), and the Moira Gemmill Prize for Emerging Architecture at the W Awards (formerly Women in Architecture Awards) issued by The Architectural Review and Architects’ Journal (2018). Gabinete de Arquitectura won the Golden Lion for Best Participation in the International Exhibition of the Venice Architecture Biennale (2016), and Cabral’s work on the Teletón Children’s Rehabilitation Center earned first prize in the Rehabilitation and Recycling category at the Pan-American Biennial (2010).
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