We are a non-profit organization that believes great architecture can contribute to a more equitable world; by convening the world's most exceptional architects, thinkers and designers and connecting them to a wide audience, we can work together to share solutions to the most important issues of our time. Through our programs, initiatives, archive and editorial platforms, we amplify inspiring stories of impactful design across borders and generations. We partner with global brands, major cultural institutions and philanthropic foundations to further our mission.

Beatrice Galilee is founder and executive director of The World Around and curates its programs, commissions, and public initiatives. She leads The World Around’s institutional and brand partnerships. Trained in architecture and architectural history, she served as the first curator of contemporary architecture and design at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Her curatorial career includes Chief Curator of the Lisbon Architecture Triennale, curator at the Gwangju Design Biennale and curator at Shenzhen–Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism. She curated the Design Museum’s Beazley Designs of the Year (2019) and is the author of Radical Architecture of the Future (2021, Phaidon).