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Lőrinc Vass is a designer, researcher and educator based in Vancouver, Canada. He is adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia’s School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, and a designer at Pechet Studio. He has a B.F.A. in Visual Art from Simon Fraser University, a Master of Architecture from the University of British Columbia, and has also studied architecture at the Tokyo Institute of Technology.

Born and raised near Budapest, Hungary, since 2005 Lőrinc has studied, lived and worked as an uninvited guest on the unceded Traditional Coast Salish Lands of the Tsleil-Waututh (səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ), Kwikwetlem (kʷikʷəƛ̓əm), Squamish (Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw), Musqueam (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm) and Sc’ianew (Beecher Bay) Nations.

In his artistic and design practice, Lőrinc examines the relationship between space and society in the urban built environment. Ongoing areas of investigation include in-between spaces and everyday heterotopias, urban commons and new forms of collectivity, as well as the critical and inventive possibilities of architectural representation.

Since 2016, Lőrinc has taught various undergraduate and graduate courses at UBC’s School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, including design studios and design media seminars. He co-organized the 2016 UBC SALA Tokyo Study Abroad program as well as the 2023 and 2024 Japan Study Abroad courses. Additionally, Lőrinc has conducted research on several faculty-led projects focused on mobility and energy infrastructures, finance capitalism, contested spaces, and modernist residential architecture.

Lőrinc has been the recipient of numerous scholarships and awards, including the Monbukagakusho (MEXT) Scholarship, the University of British Columbia Affiliated Fellowship, the American Institute of Architects Henry Adams Medal, the Canadian Architect Student Award of Excellence, the W. Ronald Heath International Entrance Scholarship, and a full scholarship at Lester B. Pearson United World College.

Since 2017, Lőrinc has been a member of the design and research collective Contingent, and he is an active member of the UWC Hungarian National Committee.

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lva7@falseboundaries.xyz