André Patrão is Assistant Professor of History and Theory of the Built Environment in the Department of Art History at Emory University.

His research has primarily focused on significant moments of exchange between architects and philosophers from the early 20th century to today. Studying the contexts that enabled these interactions, the intellectual ruptures they triggered, the methodological processes that brought them about, and ultimately their effects upon both disciplines, his investigations have shown the consequential ways in which architecture and philosophy have shaped one another. His most recent work tackles contemporary issues of the built environment more broadly understood, within a framework that combines ethics, aesthetics, and political philosophy.

Prior to joining Emory in Spring 2025, André taught at ETH Zürich, Yale University and at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). He is part of the Editorial Board of Khōrein: Journal for Architecture and Philosophy, and a collaborator with the International Society for the Philosophy of Architecture. His work has been published in academic journals and other outlets such as Architecture Philosophy, Architecture and Culture, ARENA Journal of Architectural Research, Drawing Matter, Lingua, Khōrein, and Log.

André Patrão has been a Young Advisor at the Portuguese Diaspora Council since July 2024.