Oana Stănescu is an architect and curator based in New York and Berlin. She is also co-founder of the collaborative project Plus Pool in New York. Through her projects, Stănescu encourages us to rethink our relationship with the built environment and explore the possibilities of creating urban spaces that prioritise livability and sustainability. Oana Stănescu has taught and lectured at MIT, EPFL, Harvard GSD University, GSAPP, Columbia GSAPP, Princeton SOA, UCLA AUDLA, and the Architectural Association. She graduated at FAUT – Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism from Timișoara.