Sanford Kwinter is a Canadian-born, New York–based writer and architectural theorist, and a co-founder of Zone Books publishers.

[1] Kwinter currently serves as Professor of Theory and Criticism at the Pratt Institute.

Having received a doctorate in comparative literature from Columbia University,[4] Kwinter lectured at Harvard University, the University of Applied Arts Vienna (Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien),[5] the Berlage Institute in Rotterdam,[6] the Architectural Association in London and the Städelschule in Frankfurt.

[7] Over the past twenty years, his publications have pioneered new ideas in art, architecture, science and the humanities.

[6][citation needed] He has written widely on philosophical issues related to design, architecture, and urbanism, and was involved in the series of conferences and publications convened by ANY magazine between 1991 and 2000.