Beatriz Ramo (1979, Zaragoza, Spain) graduated in Architecture and Urban planning in the ETSA of Valencia, Spain. In 2006, she founded STAR strategies + architecture in Rotterdam. STAR is a practice interested in all fields relevant to architecture - from information design to regional development. Beatriz Ramo initiated several city studies, being the most relevant: “The Re-Creation of the European City - Urban Shopping list for Secondary Cities”, which has received support from different governments. She regularly gives lectures and is visiting critic at schools and institutions. Next to that, Beatriz Ramo is a guest lecturer at the AAS in Tilburg where she runs a research studio on the theme “Architecture and Market”. Since 2008, she is the managing editor of MONU magazine on urbanism. Before founding STAR, Beatriz Ramo worked at the Office for Metropolitan Architecture - OMA in Rotterdam.Specialties: architecture, strategies, urban planning, visual journalism, branding and identity, research