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Alfredo Thiermann is a Tenure Track Assistant Professor in the Department of CE at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. His research focuses on the intersection between architecture and media, including sound installations, film scenography, and built environments. He has taught at Harvard University and Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and has published in various academic journals and exhibited at major institutions such as the Museum of Modern Art and the Venice Art Biennale. Thiermann has received the Rome Prize and has been a fellow at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science and the Canadian Centre for Architecture. He is the author of 'Radio-Activities: Architecture and Broadcasting in Cold War Berlin,' published by MIT Press in 2024.