Malcolm Rio

Malcolm Rio is a doctoral candidate in Architecture at Columbia’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation, where they research the colonial intersections of race, sexuality, architecture, and urbanism. Rio is also a graphic and architectural designer and thinker residing in New York City. They have taught seminars and studios in foundations, graphic design, and architecture at the Rhode Island School of Design and the Maryland Institute College of Art. Their scholarship, criticism, and interviews have been published across various platforms.