Manuela Hurtado is a Colombian American architect, videographer, editor, and photographer, born and raised in New York City. She holds a Master’s in Urban Design from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP) with professional experience in architecture based in Colombia. Her practice spans social architecture, urbanism, visual storytelling, and creative research, with a focus on community-based practices.
She is currently a Teaching Associate at the University of Hong Kong. Her recent work includes a short documentary produced in collaboration with architect Lidia Ratoi, exploring her research on living species and spaces of care. Through photography, film, drawing, collage, and mixed media, Hurtado approaches visual representation as both a creative practice and a method of research. Her work has been published in PATIO by Latingsapp and URBAN MAG, the GSAPP urban design magazine.