Fabio Capra-Ribeiro
Assistant Professor
225-578-6885 | 52 Atkinson Hall
fribeiro@lsu.edu | www.capraribeiro.com
MSc Universidad Central de Venezuela
PhD Università IUAV di Venezia, Italy
Dr. Fabio Capra-Ribeiro is an assistant professor at the LSU School of Architecture. His work asks how architecture and planning can help repair human-environment relations while advancing spatial justice through evidence-based design research on green infrastructure, resilience, multispecies coexistence, and the persistent gap between sustainability goals and their implementation on the ground. His scholarship addresses structural inequities in infrastructure and access to resources, with a core emphasis on the Gulf Coast and the Caribbean as a shared field of environmental risk and cultural innovation. He founded and co-directs the Caribbean Spatial Justice Lab, an interdisciplinary platform that convenes scholars, students, practitioners, and other stakeholders to advance dialogue and collaborative research on spatial and environmental justice across the Gulf Coast and the Caribbean. He is also a co-founder and member of GREENIUS (Green Infrastructure for Urban Sustainability), an international and transdisciplinary lab advancing evidence-based research on green infrastructure and related policy and health dimensions.
Capra-Ribeiro is the author of Uncertain Regional Urbanism in Venezuela: Government, Infrastructure and Environment. His recent publications examine implementation barriers and enabling actions in urban best practices across Latin America and the Caribbean, spatial justice and climate risk, and public perceptions and governance of green spaces. His peer-reviewed work also advances green infrastructure as an ecosystem services and One Health strategy, and extends into design-research explorations of multispecies spatial justice in architectural education.
Methodologically, his research combines foresight and Delphi methods, systematic reviews, and mixed-methods qualitative coding supported by computational text analysis, translating findings into design frameworks and prototypes. With 17 years of academic experience, he has taught in Venezuela, Spain, and the United States. At LSU, he leads multi-year initiatives advancing integrative, systems-based approaches to risk and resilience; teaches undergraduate and graduate studios; and offers courses in research methods, digital fabrication, and data visualization, while contributing to the Coastal Ecosystem Design Studio.
Courses
Architectural Design V (Urban Catalysts: Invigorating Boundaries and Intermediate Spaces in Architecture)
Graduate Design Studio IV (Living Corridors: Architectural Strategies to Pursue Spatial Equity)
Architectural Techniques
Research Methods
Data Visualization
Advanced Computer Aided Architectural Graphics
Living Pods: Designing Urban Spaces for Biodiversity and Community
Teaching Highlights
