IFLA fed unit - future education unit Group members
Martha Thorne
Chair of Future Education at IFLA
Martha Thorne, holds degrees from the State University of New York at Buffalo and the University of Pennsylvania. She also pursued further studies at the London School of Economics. From 1996 until 2005, she was Associate Curator for the Department of Architecture at The Art Institute of Chicago, where she was responsible for publication development, research initiatives, and collection curation. In 2005, she was appointed Executive Director of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, a role she held until 2020. From 2015 to 2021, she served as dean of IE University's Madrid and Segovia School of Architecture and Design. Previously, she served as Associate Dean for External Relations at the same institution. Thorne has also been a member of the Board of Trustees of the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts and has served on the Board of Advisors for the International Archive of Women in Architecture.
Angela Palmitessa
Executive Secretary of the IFLA Future Education Unit
Angela Palmitessa, holding an architectural degree from the Accademia di architettura in Mendrisio and a second-level Master's from the University of Naples, has consistently explored the interplay between built space and its cultural-geographical context. Her perspective has been progressively fueled by internationally recognized collaborations across diverse ateliers and institutions, including experiences in Portugal, France, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Italy. This evolving understanding, significantly enriched by an extensive knowledge of Portuguese architecture and culture, led to a transformative collaboration at the Academy of Architecture in Mendrisio, where she now collaborates in the implementation of didactic activities, marking a pivotal stage in cultivating a deep understanding of landscape architecture.