Eva Chen

Adjunct Researcher

Social and Cultural Geography

E-Mail
eva.chen@unibe.ch
Office
313
Postal Address
Universität Bern
Geographisches Institut
Sozial- und Kulturgeographie
Hallerstrasse 12
CH-3012 Bern
private website
www.phsz.ch/person/eva-zoe-chen

I am a scenographer, art educator, and doctoral candidate in the cooperative doctoral program in subject didactics at UZH and PHSZ.

In my dissertation project, I am researching how architectural education can be designed and practiced as an aesthetic discourse practice through artistic-educational approaches. The dissertation project is part of the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)-funded project "Building Together: Redefining Baukultur through Children’s and Youths’ Perspectives” and is being carried out by the University of Teacher Education Schwyz in collaboration with the University of Bern, EMPA, and the associations Archijeunes and ARQubator.

My research and teaching can be located at the intersection of spatial practice and art education and is significantly influenced by artistic, creative, critical, and feminist discourses.

Education

since 2023 Doctoral Candidate in the Cooperative Doctoral Programme in Subject Didactics, University of Zurich and University of Teacher Education Schwyz
2019 - 2022 Master of Arts in Art Education with Teaching Qualification for Upper Secondary Level; Minor in Art History, BFH Bern University of the Arts, University of Bern and Bern University of Teacher Education
2013 - 2016 Bachelor of Arts in Interior Architecture with a Specialisation in Scenography, FHNW Academy of Art and Design Basel

Professional Experience

2024 - 2025 Research Associate, MA Art and Design Education, FHNW HGK Institute Arts and Design Education
2021 - 2024 Research Assistant, MA Art and Design Education, FHNW HGK Institute Arts and Design Education
2018 - 2020 Research Assistant, Practice Division, FHNW HGK Institute of Interior Architecture and Scenography
2016 - 2020 Work as a Scenographer

Research Focus

  • Artistic methods of spatial research
  • Built environment education
  • Critical design mediation