Gloria Camino

Gloria Camino was born in Cusco, Peru. She graduated from the University of Cusco with a BA and a Degree in Architecture, she also studied for an MA in Theory and History of Architecture at the Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería (UNI) in Lima. She has taken complementary courses and attended seminars on Photogrammetry, Urban Planning for the City of Cusco, Heritage Conservation and Strategies for the Urban Rehabilitation of the City of Cusco (PNUD-UNESCO).
In 1990, Gloria arrived in the United Kingdom to do further studies on the semiotics in the architecture of Machu Picchu . A year later, as part of her introduction to the architectural practice in the UK, she joined The Conservation Practice on the restoration of Uppark, a Georgian National Trust property heavily damaged by fire in 1989.
Gloria has lectured at many institutions, including to the Royal Academy of Arts, University of Bristol, Cardiff University, University of Portsmouth, National Trust, and several arts societies, institutes and clubs. Her publications include: “Una lectura Semiotica de la Huaca de los reyes” in Contextos – UNI-Peru (1990); “La Grande Arche” at La Défense, Paris, in Architectural Design (1992); “Introduction to Peruvian Architecture” in Miguel Angel Roca’s book Latin American Architecture – Academy Editions (1993).