Meet the Author

Beatrice Leanza
Beatrice Leanza is a curator, museum director, and critic. After seventeen years shaping the Chinese creative scene, leading Beijing Design Week, and cofounding The Global School, China’s first independent design institute, she directed maat (Lisbon) and mudac (Lausanne). Her book The New Design Museum (Park Books, 2025) explores how contemporary institutions address 21st century challenges.
Works by the Author
The Um Slaim School: An Architecture of Connection
National Pavilion of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at Venice Biennale