- 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁Director ▁and ▁Chief ▁Cur ator ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁He ▁has ▁sh aped ▁the ▁institution ' s ▁collection , ▁research , ▁exhib itions , ▁programs ▁and ▁publications ▁to ▁emphas ize ▁the ▁C CA ’ s ▁role ▁as ▁a ▁ven ue ▁for ▁critical ▁disc ourse ▁about ▁contemporary ▁culture ▁and ▁the ▁relationship ▁of ▁architecture ▁to ▁politics ▁and ▁society . ▁His ▁them atic ▁approach ▁often ▁ju xt ap oses ▁contradict ory ▁ideas ▁to ▁highlight ▁the ▁complexity ▁of ▁social ▁and ▁urban ▁issues . ▁ ▁The ▁C CA ’ s ▁collection ▁of ▁international ▁architect ural ▁arch ives ▁has ▁received ▁significant ▁add itions ▁during ▁Z ard ini ’ s ▁ten ure , ▁most ▁not ably ▁those ▁of ▁P ritz ker - p ri ze - w inner ▁Ál var o ▁S iza ▁Vie ira , ▁Ab al os ▁& ▁Her rer os ▁and ▁Foreign ▁Office ▁Arch itect s . ▁A ▁research ▁project ▁on ▁the ▁early ▁application ▁of ▁digital ▁tools ▁in ▁architect ural ▁design ▁developed ▁in ▁collaboration ▁with ▁architect ▁Greg ▁Lyn n ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁exhibition ▁series ▁" Arch ae ology ▁of ▁the ▁Digital " ▁and ▁also ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁digital ▁project ▁arch ives ▁by ▁the ▁featured ▁architect s ▁including ▁Ch uck ▁H ober man , ▁Sho ei ▁Y oh , ▁and ▁others . ▁ ▁The ▁exhibition ▁program ▁developed ▁under ▁Z ard ini ▁has ▁been ▁recognized ▁intern ation ally . ▁Design ▁Ob server ▁named ▁" Im per fect ▁Health : ▁The ▁Medical ization ▁of ▁Architecture "