Architect, scenographer,
producer of public art
Mariana Seiko Sakurada is an architect trained at the University of São Paulo and at the École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Paris-Belleville. She has spent more than thirteen years between architecture, exhibitions and public art.
In São Paulo, she worked on cultural venues with Solé Associados, then as an independent architect and scenographer: exhibitions, art direction and event design.
Since 2018 she has been with Manifesto in Paris: project coordinator, international projects manager, head of operations, then director of production and programming. She helped set up Manifesto's office in Riyadh and spent six years on large public art projects in Saudi Arabia, from Noor Riyadh to AlUla and the Red Sea.
She works in English, French and Portuguese.
Path
- 2026–nowDirector of production and programmingManifesto Studio, Paris
- 2023–2025Head of operationsManifesto Middle East, Riyadh and Paris
- 2020–2023International projects managerManifesto, Paris and Riyadh
- 2018–2019Project coordinatorManifesto, Paris
- 2015–2018Independent architect and scenographerSão Paulo
- 2013–2015Architect, cultural venuesSolé Associados, São Paulo
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