Julio Bermudez, Ph.D.

Julio Bermudez has served as the director of the Sacred Space and Cultural Studies graduate program at the Catholic University of America School of Architecture and Planning since 2010. He has been teaching architectural design, theory and representation for nearly 30 years. Dr. Bermudez’s interests are focused in the relationship between architecture, culture and spirituality through the lens of phenomenology and neuroscience. He has widely lectured, led symposia and published in this area, including “Transcending Architecture: Contemporary Views on Sacred Space” (CUA Press, 2015) and “Architecture, Culture and Spirituality” (Routledge, 2015). His current research uses neuroscience to study contemplative built environments. Dr. Bermudez is the president of the Architecture, Culture and Spirituality Forum, an international organization that he co-founded in 2007.