Maryia Rusak

Maryia Rusak is a postdoctoral fellow (2022-2024) at the Chair of the History
and Theory of Urban Design at ETH Zurich. Her current project investigates
the Nordic architecture of foreign aid in postcolonial Africa, focusing on the
pragmatic economic rationale behind architectural production. Before joining
gta, Rusak completed her PhD at the Oslo School of Architecture and Design.
She holds an MArch in Sustainable Urban Planning and Design from KTH in
Stockholm, and a BA from Princeton University. Rusak is particularly interested
in the histories of everyday objects and webs of bureaucratic institutions