1977
Afaina de Jong (°1977, Amsterdam, NL) is a Dutch architect. Her studio AFARAI has worked for renowned institutions as the Rijksmuseum, the Venice Biennale, Sonsbeek and the United Nations. De Jong works on the boundary of architecture and art. Her work is deeply connected to represent people and cultural movements that are not traditionally represented in spatial form. De Jong situates her work in the public realm as part of the collective imaginary. Her discourse is international and intersectional, connecting art and counterculture with space. De Jong is the head of the Contextual Design MA department at Design Academy Eindhoven.