Osmar Santos
Born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Education
2026 Berliner Hochschule für Technik, Berlin, Germany [Architecture]
2025 Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo – UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [Architecture and Urban Planning]
2018 Torch operator – SENAI, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2017 Painter – SENAI, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2014 Construction and Building Assistant – SENAI, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Awards
2024 Firestation of Erlinsbach – Competition, Erlinsbach, Switzerland
2022 ARQUISUR Prize, Brazil
2022 Pierre Verger Awards, Honorable Mention, Brazil
Solo Exhibitions
2025 “Sea is Hill” – 2nd edition, Espaço Mistura Gente, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2024 “Sea is Hill” – 1st edition, Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo – UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Group Exhibitions
2026 “Magnet LAB – Visionary ideas” – ANGST Basel, Sonnenburg, Germany.
2026 “Anunciações“, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2025 “14ᵃ Bienal Internacional de Arquitetura de São Paulo“, São Paulo, Brazil.
Publications
2026 “Anunciações | Museu Bispo do Rosario“, Revista das Artes, Brazil
2026 “Anunciações traz obras de novos talentos da Residência Artística do Museu Bispo do Rosario“, Afro.TV , Brazil
2025 “Exposição ‘Mar é Morro’ estreia na próxima segunda-feira, no Espaço Cultural Mistura Gente“, Diário do Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Scenography produced
2025 “Encantarias”, Museu de Arte de Brasília, Brasília, Brazil
2025 “Encantarias”, Galeria Risofloras, Brasília, Brazil
2025 “Encantarias”, Parque Glória Maria, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2025 “Sea is Hill” – 2nd edition, Espaço Mistura Gente, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2024 “Sea is Hill” – 1st edition, Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo – UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Residences
2025 “Casa B” Residency, Bispo do Rosário Museum of Contemporary Art, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2013 “Contemporary Art Processes”, Bispo do Rosário Museum of Contemporary Art, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Professional Experience
2024-2026 “GATE – Ministério Público do Rio de Janeiro”, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2023-2024 “BW Architekten“, Zürich, Switzerland
2022-2023 “PLURI Arquitetura“, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2016-2018 “Ecoplace – Superdeck“, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2013-2015 “Ilha Pura Enterprises (Carvalho Hosken)“, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Digital Media Produced
2026 “Record of Palimpsest no. 1” videoperformance, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2025 “Suburbios Cariocas” book [Illustrations], Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2024 “Manaslu Internationale Himalaya-Expedition 1981” book [edition], Zürich, Switzerland
2021-2025 “Architecture, Subjectivité, Culture” course, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Workshops
2025 “Collaborative transformation knowledge in self- organized occupations (COLLOC 25)“, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2024 “Collaborative transformation knowledge in self- organized occupations (COLLOC 24)“, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2024 “Reuse and Restoration” – BAUHAUS Weimar, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Lectures & Presentations
2023 “Croqui Coletivo” – Encontro Nacional de Estudantes de Arquitetura, Espírito Santo, Brazil
2020 “Black Production as a Theoretical and Practical Framework” – Festival do Conhecimento, Brazil
