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To mark the 25th Anniversary of the Tate Modern this week, the Architecture Foundation's Director Ellis Woodman speaks with two key figures behind the museum's conception: Nicholas Serota and Jacques Herzog.Scaffold is an Architecture Foundation production, hosted by Matthew Blunderfield. Download the London Architecture Guide App via the App Store or Google PlayBecome an Architecture Foundation Patreon member and be a part of a growing coalition of architects and built environment professionals supporting our vital and independent work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael Meredith is a co-founder with Hilary Sample of MOS, an architecture practice based in New York.MOS is an acronym derived from Meredith and Sample, with the "O" serving as an abstract, connective element. The name, much like the practice itself and the cultural moment it emerged from in the early 2000s, captures a playful tension between irony and sincerity. It's a subtle nod toward global architectural giants like SOM or OMA, while genuinely embodying Michael and Hilary's playful and collaborative spirit.A hallmark of Meredith and Sample's work is their ability to balance intentional imperfection with technical precision. They've described their practice as embracing a philosophy that's "horizontal and fuzzy," deliberately moving away from the conventional "tall and shiny" image typically associated with architecture firms. It's a metaphor reflecting their preference for an architecture that's smaller, less bureaucratic, more experimental, and ultimately more alive.Michael's podcast Building with Writing Stan Allen: https://open.spotify.com/show/7CUtD3SnpyKxWUmsNnDmSwMichael's 2025 Princeton Syllabus: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aU1IqdLYJmcldMAzgnxrwOczO1TIrTtCejEziyxZ4-U/edit?tab=t.0Scaffold is an Architecture Foundation production, hosted by Matthew Blunderfield. Download the London Architecture Guide App via the App Store or Google PlayBecome an Architecture Foundation Patreon member and be a part of a growing coalition of architects and built environment professionals supporting our vital and independent work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Holly Agra, Architecture Foundation and Mercury Skyline Cruiseline co-owner, joins Steve Dale to discuss their tours! Holly shares the history of the tours and when their canine tour will begin. For information on cruises, visit firstlady.com

Dima Srouji is a Palestinian architect, artist, and researcher born in 1990 in Nazareth. She holds a Bachelor of Architecture from Kingston University (2012) and a Master of Architecture from the Yale School of Architecture (2016). ​Srouji's interdisciplinary practice explores the ground as a repository of cultural narratives and potential collective healing. She employs various media—including glass, text, archives, maps, plaster casts, and film—to interrogate concepts of cultural heritage and public space, particularly within the Middle East and Palestine. Her collaborative approach involves working closely with archaeologists, anthropologists, sound designers, and glassblowers. ​In 2016, Srouji founded Hollow Forms, a glassblowing initiative in collaboration with the Twam family in Jaba', Palestine, aiming to revitalize traditional glassblowing techniques. Her work has been exhibited internationally, including at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, the Corning Museum of Glass in New York, the Sharjah Art Biennial, the Islamic Art Biennial in Jeddah, and the Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati. Her pieces are part of permanent collections at institutions such as the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam and the Victoria & Albert Museum. ​Srouji has contributed to academic discourse through her writings in publications like The Architectural Review and The Avery Review. She currently leads the MA City Design studio at the Royal College of Art in London, focusing on archaeological sites in Palestine as contexts for urban analysis. ​In recognition of her contributions to art and architecture, Srouji was awarded the Jameel Fellowship at the Victoria & Albert Museum for 2022-2023. ​Through her multifaceted work, Srouji challenges conventional narratives, offering new perspectives on cultural heritage and identity within contested spaces.​Support the Architecture Foundation – visit https://www.patreon.com/ArchitectureFoundation to find out how. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alison Crawshaw, whose practice encompasses architecture, landscape, urban design, and installations, is on the pod this week.In our conversation we focus on two key projects of hers that bookend her practice to date, and that share a philosophy of working with existing conditions rather than imposing top-down transformations. The first project, from 2012, called the politics of bricollage, which Alison developed during her time as a Rome scholar in architecture, examines the outskirts of that city to highlight small-scale, user-led interventions shape the built environment outside formal planning processes. The second project, called open Havelock, which was just recently completed, transforms undercroft garages in London's Havelock Estate into a series of community rooms instead of demolishing them, in a bid to repurpose overlooked urban spaces. Both projects acknowledge the role of everyday users as co-creators of urban space, and push for a more adaptive, bottom-up approach to urbanism, suggesting grassroots tactics for future urban development. Support the Architecture Foundation by becoming (or gifting) a Patreon membership. More details here.Scaffold was recently noted as one of the top feedspot architecture podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

badweather, founded by Oli Brenner, Sophie Mei Birkin and Leo Sixsmith in 2019, are an architecture and scenography collective based in London.badweather's work represents a strand of contemporary practice that became more visible in the wake of the pandemic, and one distinct from the climate survivalism, social moralism, and poetic despair that has come to dominate much of architectural discourse today.Instead, the few projects that badweather has completed — lightweight and ephemeral constructions made from off the shelf components, primarily for nightclubs and festivals — reflect a generation of architects who, in an era defined by scarcity and polarization, are seeking aesthetic exuberance and new forms of collectivity precisely while contending with the limitations of the present. Support the Architecture Foundation by becoming (or gifting) a Patreon membership. More details here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Art writer and former Spike columnist Dean Kissick stops by the pod to discuss his most recent article "The Painted Protest: How politics destroyed contemporary art" – published in the December 2024 issue of Harper's.Read Dean's article here.Support the Architecture Foundation by becoming (or gifting) a Patreon membership. More details here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Edward Jones is the co-author, along with the late Christopher Woodward, of the Guide to the Architecture of London, which, originally published in 1983, is now in its fifth edition and has become the definitive guide book of the subject. In 2017 the guide book became the basis of an app - called the London architecture Guide, and one of the Architecture Foundation's most ambitious projects. earlier this year a range of entries was added by Jones alongside a new generation of authors, and it was on this occasion that we met to talk about the guide book's legacy and its evolution. “What matters hugely to me is that architecture has a role to play in public life. That's what this book is about - to celebrate excellence in architecture, and to be somewhat critical of things we don't argee with…there should be a debate about architecture in the city” – Edward JonesShow notes: Arcades, the history of a building type by Geist, Johann Friedrich (1983)College City, Colin Rowe (1978)John Rocque's map of London, Westminster and Southwark (1746)London The Unique City by Steen Eiler Rasmussen (1934)Gilbey House, Serge Chermayeff, London, 1937Scaffold is an Architecture Foundation production, hosted by Matthew Blunderfield. Download the London Architecture Guide App via the App Store or Google PlayBecome an Architecture Foundation Patreon member and be a part of a growing coalition of architects and built environment professionals supporting our vital and independent work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

dorsa is a collective architecture practice founded by Yufei He, James Horkulak and Pan Hu in 2021. In their own words, they "seek to capture multiple and parallel realities concealed within our time, and employ whichever medium necessary to create optimistic narratives for an empathic future."Support the Architecture Foundation by becoming a Patreon Member.This episode was generously supported by the Swiss Embassy in the UK. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode was recorded live at the Barbican Centre's Frobisher Auditorium on 25 June 2024, with panelists Bob Allies of Allies and Morrison; Charlie Edmonds of the grassroots activist group Future Architects Front; Cristina Gaidos + Maia Rollo of the recently formed union Section of Architectural Workers; and Jane Issler Hall + Owen Lacey of the the architecture collective Assemble. Scaffold is an Architecture Foundation production, hosted by Matthew Blunderfield. Download the London Architecture Guide App via the App Store or Google Play Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Architecture Foundation gratefully acknowledge the Delegation of Flanders to the UK for their support in producing this episode.Recorded on site at Horst Arts and Music Festival in Vilvoorde, Belgium on Saturday 11 May 2024, episode 108 includes conversations with Mattias Staelens, founder of Onkruid and the inspiration behind the Horst Festival, and Carole Depoorter, Horst art and architecture programme coordinator. It also features a panel discussion with Stefanie Everaert (Doorzon & Stand van Zaken), Serban Ionescu, Ambra Fabi and Giovanni Piovene (Piovenefabi). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jon speaks with Tom Lewith, a chartered architect and co-founder of New-works, about the challenges and transformations in the field of architecture. Tom discusses the closure of his previous practice, TDO, and the reasons behind starting New-works with a focus on specialisation, collaboration, wellbeing, and sustainability. They delve into the industry's pressing issues like climate change, mental health, the Building Safety Act, and the impact of AI. Tom shares insights on creating a structured and fulfilling workday, emphasising the need for specialisation and collaboration in architecture to handle these challenges. The conversation also touches upon personal passions and the importance of maintaining a work-life balance.Today's Guest...Tom Lewith is a Chartered Architect and co-founder of New-works. Prior to New-works he co-founded and ran TDO, a leading all-services architecture studio. The success of the practice and its work led to Tom being named in The Architects' Journal ‘40 under 40', and the studio featuring in the Architecture Foundation's ‘New Architects 3'. Big issues affecting the industry like climate change, mental health, AI, and the Building Safety Act demand fundamental change. So in 2024 Tom co-founded New-works to explore a new way of working based on the principles of specialism, collaboration, wellbeing and sustainability.Episode Highlights...00:00 Introduction00:56 Meet Tom Lewith: Architect and Innovator03:12 Tom's Journey into Architecture04:34 The Rise and Fall of TDO06:52 Challenges in the Architecture Industry11:42 The Birth of New-works16:52 Specialisation and Collaboration in Architecture24:02 Stagnation in Architecture Practices25:39 Embracing Change and Specialisation27:02 The Power of Saying No31:05 Introducing New-works31:33 NewWorks' Unique Approach to Architecture33:05 Structuring the Workday for Creativity36:59 Reflecting on the Evolution of Work Practices40:49 Final Thoughts and Takeaways43:45 A Personal Favorite Place45:03 Connecting with Tom LewithKey Takeaways...Specialisation and Collaboration: - Tom Lewith's approach with New-works highlights the importance of focusing on what you are passionate about and specialising in your strengths. By concentrating on the early stages of architecture (from initial client engagement to early design), New-works creates space for creativity and efficiency. Collaborating with partners who excel in other stages of a project ensures that the entire process is handled by experts, leading to better outcomes and more sustainable practice.Structured Workday for Better Productivity: - Implementing a structured workday is crucial for maintaining productivity and mental health. New Works starts their day with non-work activities to prepare mentally and physically, then dedicates a specific time block (10 AM to 2 PM) for deep work without interruptions. This focused period allows for significant progress on creative tasks, followed by a more flexible part of the day for emails, meetings, and other communications. This balance helps reduce anxiety and ensure a productive and enjoyable workday.The Power of Saying “No”: - To create a sustainable and profitable architecture practice, it is essential to say "no" to projects and clients that do not align with your core strengths and passions. By focusing on what they do best, architects can deliver higher quality work and maintain their enthusiasm for their projects. Saying no also helps define your unique value proposition, making it easier to attract the right clients and opportunities that match your expertise.Links Mentioned In The Episode...Learn more about New Works >

This special episode of Scaffold features a brief interview with the Austrian architect Herman Czech conducted by David Kohn in advance of Czech's 10.05.2024 Architecture Foundation lecture. The interview was recorded at Kohn's recently completed Smart's Place project in Covent garden for Baylight Properties. Czech's lecture coincided with a major retrospective of his work, Approximate Line of Action, that has been staged by FJK3 Contemporary Art Space in Vienna. Special thanks this week to Crispin Kelly / Baylight Properties for their support. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Takaharu and Yui Tezuka founded Tezuka Architects in 1994 and are best known for their experimental designs for schools and kindergartens, chief among them the Fuji School in Tokyo. They are currently fundraising to build a new orphanage and school in India called the Jhamtse Gatsal Learning Centre.Scaffold is an Architecture Foundation production, hosted by Matthew Blunderfield. Download the London Architecture Guide App via the App Store or Google Play Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Phineas Harper develops cultural programmes that engage broad audiences with architecture and design. A regular contributor to The Guardian and former Chief Executive of Open City, their career spans criticism, curation, education, youth engagement, journalism and sculpture. "I see my work as always having an eye on some other change that is about making a better built environment […] and that's why I admire architects so much, because they have the patience and the care to see a project through. I think there's a lot the we in the critical, curatorial, discursive world have to learn from architects in that regard.”Phin's exhibition "Cascades" is on now until 1 June at San Mei Gallery Scaffold is an Architecture Foundation production, hosted by Matthew Blunderfield. Download the London Architecture Guide App via the App Store or Google Play Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation (BWAF) has announced the appointment of Tizziana Baldenebro to be their new executive director, following an extensive national search. A noted architecture writer, critic, and curator as well an arts administrator and nonprofit leader, New York-based Tizziana brings perspectives from her upbringing in Los Angeles as well as her activism while living in Chicago, Detroit, and most recently in Cleveland as director of arts nonprofit SPACES.

This episode originally aired in April 2022; Scaffold will be back with a new episode next week. Asif Khan is a designer of buildings, landscapes, exhibitions and installations.“It's helpful sometimes to think that architecture is made up. All of this cannon, all of this writing, all of this schooling […] let's just imagine it's a religion of some sort that you're operating within, but before that religion there were other religions, and so it's about stepping outside of that world and seeing what else is possible.”Scaffold is an Architecture Foundation production, hosted by Matthew Blunderfield. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fernanda Eberstadt is a New York born writer living in Europe. She has published five novels and two books of non-fiction, the latest of which is BITE YOUR FRIENDS: STORIES OF THE BODY MILITANT. "Art lies in the cracks, the deep tremors, the dysfunctions, in the gap between our own broken capabilities and the unpoliced world we're hoping to create" – FEScaffold is an Architecture Foundation production, hosted by Matthew Blunderfield. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cristina Gamboa is a co-founder of the Barcalona-based architecture cooperative Lacol."We are constantly fighting with budgets, and are often left with what is absolutely necessary – a “pure” architecture. […] When the manzanas [Cerda's urban grid for Barcelona] were built without architects this lead to a homogeneity, or even genericness, that we are comfortable with, maybe because of its lack of a specific aesthetic narrative."Episode References: John Habraken – frameworks of mass supportLucien KrollFrei Otto Francesc Rius – Coll De Portell HousingAlfons Soldevila – Casa Mas RamScaffold is an Architecture Foundation production, hosted by Matthew Blunderfield. Download the London Architecture Guide App via the App Store or Google Play Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Takero Shimazaki is director of the London-based practice t–sa, which he co-founded with Yuli Toh in 1996.You can't control everything as an architect. You can't dictate everything – that's not the point. Instead it's quite exciting to be liberating, to let things be in a way. There are discrepancies between the ideal architecture of imagination and the reality of tolerance and conflict; in these kinds of chaotic and raw situations, how does architecture survive?Scaffold is an Architecture Foundation production, hosted by Matthew Blunderfield. Download the London Architecture Guide App via the App Store or Google Play Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“The artist working alone in their studio is the antithesis of what we do every day as architects […] and yet one hopes that the work you produce might have the same resonance.”Jamie Fobert a Canadian-born architect who has found himself increasingly working on projects at the centre of British culture. Fobert, who has recently become chair of the Architecture Foundation's board of trustees, studied at the University of Toronto before moving to London in 1988, where he worked for for David Chipperfield, before establishing his own practice in 1996. He is best known for his work with major fashion brands and cultural institutions, and has designed retail spaces for Selfridges, Versace and Givenchy, as well as major extensions and alterations to galleries and museums including Tate St Ives, Kettles Yard in Cambridge, and most recently London's National Portrait Gallery. Scaffold is an Architecture Foundation production, hosted by Matthew Blunderfield. Download the London Architecture Guide App via the App Store or Google Play Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nicholas Lobo Brennan and Astrid Smitham founded Apparata, their London-based architecture practice, in 2014."What we are always trying to do is a kind of activism, but the activism is entirely expressed and developed through prosaic things – literally, where is the door, how wide is the walkway, that kind of stuff.It's not either or – either architecture is its own autonomous discipline, or it's a social practice – there has to be room for the idea that the actual devices you use to engage with activist work can literally be construction, space and architecture."Buy tickets to Architecture on Stage: A public housing manifesto (This Friday 26 January at the Barbican Centre)Scaffold is an Architecture Foundation production, hosted by Matthew Blunderfield. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hans Ulrich Obrist is a curator and artistic director of the Serpentine Galleries in London. This episode features Part 2 of his interview for Scaffold. (Listen to part 1 here). "There is a different kind of time in the studio of artists […] time almost gets suspended when I do a studio visit, which is a major aspect of how I break with routine and liberate time. Artists are world builders, and so you travel into another world." – HUOScaffold is an Architecture Foundation production, hosted by Matthew Blunderfield. Download the London Architecture Guide App via the App Store or Google Play Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hans Ulrich Obrist is a curator and Artistic Director of the Serpentine Galleries in London. "We need protected spaces for art, yes – that's why we have museums – but we need also to find ways to actually go from from the gallery space to the park, into the city, and into society…curating is about building bridges between art and society, and I've always believed we need to create this kind of experience for people”Scaffold is an Architecture Foundation production, hosted by Matthew Blunderfield Download the London Architecture Guide App via the App Store or Google Play Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rural Urban Framework is a research and design collaborative based at the University of Hong Kong, directed by Joshua Bolchover and John Lin. Conducted as a non-profit organization designing for charities and NGOs working in China, RUF has built over 15 projects in various villages in China including schools, community centers, hospitals, village houses, bridges, and incremental planning strategies. Of course, much has changed in China since John and Joshua began their practice - the rural to urban migration emblematic of china's development over the past several decades is now reversing following changes in government policy as well as massive economic and cultural shifts, which has caused Joshua and John to adapt and reorient their practice in different directions. While they still co-direct Rural Urban Framework, Josh is also director of the District Development Unit, which focuses on the growth of developing regions in Mongolia, Nepal and the Philippines, while John has established a postgraduate program at HKU called the Building Society that implements experimental building practices in traditional contexts. Scaffold is an Architecture Foundation production, hosted by Matthew Blunderfield.Download the London Architecture Guide App via the App Store or on Google Play Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

RESOLVE is the Croydon-based collective practice of Akil Scafe-Smith, Seth Scafe-Smith and Melissa Haniff. “We want people to look at our work and think: “I could do that” - if it means it doesn't look amazing, and it can't go on dezeen, so be it. There has to the mark of people on these structures, and the mistakes of people too. That is a fundamental part of our work.”Scaffold is an Architecture Foundation production, hosted by Matthew Blunderfield.Download the London Architecture Guide App via the App Store or on Google Play Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Scaffold is on holiday this week – instead here's an interview with the IG architecture meme account Dank Lloyd Wright recorded last year for the podcast Power and Public Space, co-produced by Drawing Matter and the Architecture Foundation. A new Scaffold interview with Resolve Collective will air in two weeks ✌️ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Theo de Meyer is an architect based in Ghent. His work moves between architecture, design and the arts, often reconciling the various disciplines. He and doorzon interieur architecten together represent the core of the modular collective Stand Van Zaken (‘State of Affairs'), who create furniture and architecture in collaboration with specialists in various fields. Scaffold is an Architecture Foundation production, hosted by Matthew BlunderfieldDownload the London Architecture Guide App via the App Store or on Google Play Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tony Fretton founded his eponymous architecture practice in 1982. His early work in London, including the Lisson Gallery (1986-1992), was influential in defining a new approach to architecture focused on urban context and daily life.“By the time I graduated, London was completely different. It wasn't opulent, it was poor, and punk was an attitude that accepted the nihilism of the state and of the city. All those songs by the Sex Pistols, they rang true, they weren't just inventions. Punk was really important to me - punks were ethical, they had an idea of the world and it was about make and mend, about living in the margins, and that was the background from which I developed my practice.” – TFScaffold is an Architecture Foundation production, hosted by Matthew BlunderfieldDownload the London Architecture Guide App via the App Store or on Google Play Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tony Fretton founded his eponymous architecture practice in 1982. His early work in London, including the Lisson Gallery (1986-1992), was influential in defining a new approach to architecture focused on urban context and daily life. “By the time I graduated, London was completely different. It wasn't opulent, it was poor, and punk was an attitude that accepted the nihilism of the state and of the city. All those songs by the Sex Pistols, they rang true, they weren't just inventions. Punk was really important to me - punks were ethical, they had an idea of the world and it was about make and mend, about living in the margins, and that was the background from which I developed my practice.” – TFScaffold is an Architecture Foundation production, hosted by Matthew Blunderfield Download the London Architecture Guide App via the App Store or on Google Play Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ben Bowling is Professor of Criminology at at Kings College London, and the son of the celebrated painter Frank Bowling, whose studio he now manages. "Frank always wanted children, but did not want to be a father, because of his own father's violence; by being an absent father through my infancy and childhood, Frank allowed me to re-write the script of fatherhood."One thing that is joyous about working in the studio is being able to involve my son, who's now in his 30's, and his son, who's two and a half. The fact that we now have four generations of male Bowlings in the studio, coming together around the work, is a source of joy. It's almost like we disrupted this old pattern of what fatherhood should be."Scaffold is an Architecture Foundation production, hosted by Matthew Blunderfield Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Asli Çiçek is an Architect and writer based in Brussels, whose work focuses on scenography and exhibition design. "Culture is not a luxury. I don't like populistic discussions about what culture should be or how history should be flattened to a quick communication. I think it's fantastic to not understand everything at once, to keep the fascination for history and culture alive in museums […] "There is no shame in having culture. If there's a debate I silently follow, it's that there is a necessity for culture in society – not only as an egalitarian concept, but as an educational concept. That is something I try to stand for."Scaffold is an Architecture Foundation production, hosted by Matthew Blunderfield. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Charlotte Cooper is the author of Poundbury: a Queer Tour of Monarchy, published earlier this year by 33 Editions. "One of my bugbears about Poundbury is that it's not an honest place – it's pretending to be something that it isn't. They talk about how green it is, how it is invested in traditional building techniques, but it's also breeze blocks, it's plastic, it's a great place to park your car […] My question is, if you could, what would bring the truth our of Poundbury, what would show it for what it is?"Scaffold is an Architecture Foundation production, hosted by Matthew Blunderfield Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Robin Winogrond is a Landscape Architect based in Zurich."I try to never look at what I expect to see, but to see in a raw way, in an uninformed way, I try to read space and atmospheres in the most unschooled way I can, to soak up as much knowledge as I can." – RWScaffold is an Architecture Foundation production, hosted by Matthew Blunderfield Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Karin Templin is an architect, educator, and author of the book At Home in London: The Mansion Block, co-published by The Architecture Foundation and MACK. This book is first in a series on types of London housing, reflecting on the place of the home in the city in the light of its longstanding housing crisis. To find out more visit mackbooks.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode originally aired in April 2022. Lesley Lokko is founder of the African Futures Institute and curator of the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale.“I don't see myself as being ‘the future', but the expanded field [of architecture] that I've operated in for most of my life has given me something that is of use to he generation coming behind me, so that no matter how I end up making my living, I see myself first and foremost as a teacher.”Scaffold is an Architecture Foundation production. For more information visit https://www.architecturefoundation.org.uk/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sumayya Vally is a Musilm South African architect, and founder of the practice Counterspace. “Architecture is abstract, and I think what I'm doing in my practice is making a concerted effort to find different sources for the origins of that abstraction. I think what has happened in the cannon and in the profession more broadly is that we've inherited so much that we don't deeply question…I think the languages that we've inherited could do with being supplemented or oven being overtaken, dare I say, by other origins, that come from different ways of being and different value systems.”– SVScaffold is an Architecture Foundation production, hosted by Matthew Blunderfield. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David Gissen is a New York-based author, designer, and educator who works in the fields of architecture, landscape, and urban design. His book, The Architecture of Disability (University of Minnesota Press, 2023) has been praised as “an exhilarating manifesto” and a “complete reshaping about how we view the development and creation of architecture.” The Architecture of Disability offers a critical perspective on histories and futures of buildings, cities, and landscapes — beyond a sole focus on the problems of accessibility.Scaffold is an Architecture Foundation production, hosted by Matthew Blunderfield Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Episode 25/2 of A is for Architecture I spoke with Head of School and Chief Executive of the London School of Architecture, Neal Shasore and Jessica Kelly, Reader in Architectural & Design History at University of the Creative Arts (UCA) and (also) teacher at London Metropolitan University, about their edited anthology, Reconstruction: Architecture, Society and the Aftermath of the First World War, published by Bloomsbury in February this year. Our conversation addresses some of the overarching themes in the book, which features ‘[s]ixteen essays written by leading and emerging scholars [about] a period of reconstruction, fraught with the challenges of modernity and democratisation', revealing ‘how the architectural developments of this period not only provided important foundations for what happened after 1945', but also saw the emergence of new typologies, styles and practices responsive to a damaged but renewed - and global - society. Critical but ever sophisticated, this is a much needed shot of Edwardian elegance in the rippling Po-PoMo arm of this series. You can find Reconstruction of Bloomsbury's website here, ready for your coin or plastic. Neal's LSA profile is here, and his LinkedIn and Twitter are here and here and his Insta is here. There's a video of Neal giving a lecture for the Architecture Foundation on his previous book, Designs on Democracy: Architecture & The Public In Interwar London on the YouTube here. Jessica' UCA profile is here, here LinkedIn is here and her Twitter is here. Thanks for listening. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Music credits: Bruno Gillick + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + aisforarchitecture.org Apple: podcasts.apple.com Spotify: open.spotify.com Google: podcasts.google.com Amazon: music.amazon.co.uk

Julian Opie is an artist based in London. We create models to deal with the world and to function in the world. It's how we perceive the world and our own life and existence, drawing from the world a language that can then be shared and used to talk about existence – JOScaffold is an Architecture Foundation production, hosted by Matthew Blunderfield Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Episode 21, Season 2 of A is for Architecture I spoke with Maurice Mitchell and Bo Tang, respectively Professor and Reader of/ in Architecture, within the School of Art, Architecture and Design at London Metropolitan University, and together directors of Architecture of Rapid Change and Scarce Resources [A R C S R], an ‘an emergent, studio based, teaching and research area within the practice and academic discipline of architecture'. I got to hear about their 2017 book, Loose Fit City: The Contribution of Bottom-Up Architecture to Urban Design and Planning, published by Routledge, which is ‘about the ways in which city residents can learn through making to engage with the dynamic process of creating their own city. It looks at the nature and processes involved in loosely fitting together'. The idea of loose in the sense of [a] loose fit city, Bo suggests in our conversation, may be defined as ‘bringing together different intentions, or allowing them to come together in a way that more than one party is able to contribute to the conversation, to the decision making process, to have a voice across scale, across time to try and come to an understanding of shared matters of concern that may then lead to a civic assembly'. As before, lovely guests, a wonderful, inspiring book and proper, easy conversation. Listen, share, want, get. You can get Loose Fit City off the Routledge website here but also elsewhere online. Bo can be found on the London Met website here, and Maurice here. Bo is here on Twitter, and here on LinkedIn. There's a boss video of Maurice giving an online lecture for the Architecture Foundation on Laurie Baker and Balkrishna Doshi here. Thanks for listening. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Music credits: Bruno Gillick + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + aisforarchitecture.org Apple: podcasts.apple.com Spotify: open.spotify.com Google: podcasts.google.com Amazon: music.amazon.co.uk

Albert Williamson Taylor is a design engineer and founder of AKT II.“The goal has always got to be the project – the design – everything else is just an inconvenience. Even deciding to start a practice was very much that. It's a means to an end, and the end in my view is being able to contribute with your abilities, rather than what's expected of you.” – AWTScaffold is an Architecture Foundation podcast, produced by Matthew Blunderfield Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Albert Williamson Taylor is a design engineer and founder of AKT II. “The goal has always got to be the project – the design – everything else is just an inconvenience. Even deciding to start a practice was very much that. It's a means to an end, and the end in my view is being able to contribute with your abilities, rather than what's expected of you.” – AWT Scaffold is an Architecture Foundation podcast, produced by Matthew Blunderfield Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Thomas Demand is an artist working in Berlin and Los Angeles"When architects look at my work it's like when you show your work to your mother – she looks at something completely different than when you show your work to your peers. Architects are not “Mother”, but they see different aspects of my work than the art world do.”Scaffold is an Architecture Foundation production, hosted by Matthew Blunderfield. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode was recorded in October of 2020, and originally aired in July of 2021. Esther Choi is a New York-based multidisciplinary artist and writer trained in photography and architectural history and theory. “[In Le Corbuffet] I was trying to experiment with whether or not you could introduce a critical message into a circulation network that was unsuspecting, which is why the idea of “soft power” is so interesting to me […] We're used to negational critique, and that's been the predominant axis by which we talk about critique in architecture and art […] But you can also introduce challenging or political ideas through seduciton, or pleasure, or sensation, which is what a lot of architects from the 1960's did”Scaffold is an Architecture Foundation project, hosted by Matthew Blunderfield Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode originally aired in October 2020Sara Hendren is an artist, design researcher, writer, and professor at Olin College of Engineering.“Disability knocks at the foundations of individualism […] If needfulness is actually universal, and if slowness is also part of life, and if dependence is partly what makes us human, that actually changes everything in terms of our ideas about the social contract […] The giving and receiving of care is in all of our lives; I think we really do want a world where care is part of the landscape of existence.”Scaffold is an Architecture Foundation production, hosted by Matthew Blunderfield Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Thomas Heatherwick is a designer and founder of Heatherwick Studio in London."I'm inspired by people who don't try to impress other people in their profession [...] The people who really matter are the public who you are doing projects for. What actually matters, In the big picture of time, is what matters to the people around us." Scaffold is an Architecture Foundation production, hosted by Matthew Blunderfield. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This special episode is released in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Association for Women in Architecture and Design.  In today's episode, I'm joined by Barbara Elwood, who served three terms as madame president of AWA+D (which was then named AWA-LA) in 1960, 1962, and 1996.  Barbara enrolled in USC Architecture's Industrial Design program in 1952, and by the end of her first semester, was the only woman in her class. It's so fascinating to hear about Barbara's experiences and also hear about the evolution of AWA through her recollections. Please support AWA+D by becoming a member, sponsoring the organization, or donating to our sister organization, the AWAF (Association for Women in Architecture Foundation).

Tacita Dean is a visual artist who works in Berlin and Los Angeles "The direction in which I'm going is never fixed. Because I don't know where I'm going, I'm very able to change direction. . . only at the very end of the process does all this nascent information suddenly have resonance – only in the singularity of the final work does the impact of this desperate journey make any sense."Scaffold is an Architecture Foundation production, hosted by Matthew Blunderfield. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sam Chermayeff is an architect based in Berlin."The success of all interiors are specifics – specific wobbles, specific things in the way, specific dirt behind the ears of a house […] It's wildly inefficient way of designing […] and it can drive people crazy, but the notion that you can provide this joyous instability for people – I want to offer that to everyone." Scaffold is an Architecture Foundation production, hosted by Matthew Blunderfield Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nicholas Gardner and Saša Štucin founded the design practice Soft Baroque in 2013, and are currently based in Ljubljana. “For us, the satisfaction of buying something pales in comparison to even pushing a button and hitting print on a 3D printer or hitting play on a CNC machine – there is a fascination that we have with making things work and making something in three dimensions [...] It feels like the type of urge that could replace our consumer desires.”Link to Nicholas Gardner's tag poemsScaffold is an Architecture Foundation project, produced by Matthew Blunderfield. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Richard Wentworth is an artist based in London. "Without feeling sorry for myself, I feel like a bit of a misfit […] I don't really have a tidy sense of where [I belong]. I want to be effective. I would be a bit bored if I died and no one ever mentioned me again – not because I want them to say “do you know he was such and such” – I'd like to be the grit in a lot of shoes, and I'd like that grit to be useful across quite a lot of subjects."Scaffold is an Architecture Foundation project, produced by Matthew Blunderfield. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Moshe Safdie is an architect based in Boston who first came to prominence through his Habitat 67 project, a modular housing prototype constructed for the Montreal Expo in 1967. Safdie's memoir, If Walls Could Speak, has just been published by Atlantic Books.“It's not that I avoid a signature style, I just allow things to mutate […] I marvel in the differences of place, and I bring them out and I enjoy them because I think that I'm making buildings that are more rooted. For me this is the pleasure of design.” Scaffold is an Architecture Foundation production, hosted by Matthew Blunderfield. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Deem Journal co-founders Nu Goteh, Alice Grandoit and Marquise Stillwell discuss an expanded definition of design as a social process. “publishing is a ritual act of listening, and for us we're really trying to orient ourselves to become better listeners, and to thus orient an audience to become better listeners, with the hope that through this listening we can arrive at a better ethics around our relationship to each other and the planet.”Scaffold is an Architecture Foundation project. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Flores & Prats are an architecture practice based in Barcelona. “The theatre and the common spaces are the same experience. Going to the theatre is not getting into a room where you suddenly forget the outside world, going to the theatre is meeting your friend at the ticket box, at the sofa going the bar, have a beer, coffee, anxious, waiting to start, and meeting the actors, and everything is a continuity[…] The theatre has exploded to occupy the whole building, not just the two performance spaces.” Flores & Prats Website@floresyprats Scaffold is an Architecture Foundation production, hosted by Matthew Blunderfield. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Episode 32 of A is for Architecture, I speak with architect Craig Hamilton, whose work in the classical tradition, particularly his sacred work, represents another mode of 'doing' architecture in the contemporary period. We speak about his body of buildings, including his Chapel of Christ the Redeemer, at Culham, which Gavin Stamp described as demonstrating that 'classicism today can be resourceful, appropriate, and, in its own terms, truly original. It is a beautiful building.' We speak about the meaning of the classical languages of architecture, their dialogic character, and the possibilities of classical architecture for the contemporary public. Craig speaks about his approach to scared space too, which is embedded within a very old discourse around cult and the numinous, as well as his design method, based on hand drawing and the close study and deep knowledge of historic precedent, realised through very high quality making. Craig's practice website can be found here, and contains a good selection of downloadable articles on his work. Gavin Stamp's article, Art and Soul is in Architecture Today and can be read here. You can watch Craig discussing his home, Coed Mawr, with the Architecture Foundation, here. There's much else online, so if you fancy, have a sticky. Ellis Woodman's book Temples and Tombs: The Scared and Monumental Work of Craig Hamilton can be found here, published by Lund Humprhies in 2019. Enjoy! + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Music credits: Bruno Gillick + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + aisforarchitecture.org Apple: podcasts.apple.com Spotify: open.spotify.com Google: podcasts.google.com

A new covid wave has meant we are sadly unable to make an episode of The Londown this week. However, instead we're going to play you an episode of the Architecture Foundation's new podcast series Power and Public Space which was made in collaboration with Drawing Matter.In the episode Matthew Blunderfield speaks with the artists Mark Wallinger. Wallinger's art exists in public space. He's made films and performance pieces set in tube stations and airports, and was the first artist to occupy the empty fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square in 1999. In this episode of Power and Public Space Wallinger discusses the installation “State Britain”, which reconstructs a protest encampment originally erected in Parliament Square by the peace activist Brian Haw. If you enjoy the show please subscribe to it via the Architecture Foundation wherever you get your podcasts. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Introducing Power & Public Space, a new podcast from Drawing Matter and the Architecture Foundation. This episode features a conversation with professor Mabel O. Wilson on the Memorial to Enslaved Labourers at the University of Virginia. Listen to the full series on ITunes, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. Scaffold returns with new episodes later this month. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Life is more virtual than ever, but in this intensely divided moment, it's arguably our streets, squares, plazas and monuments where power remains most contested. How does a garden become an act of resistance against gentrification? How can an urban park expose a pre-colonial landscape? What are the boundaries of protest in public space? And what role does architecture play in the the stories we tell ourselves about our collective histories, hopes and dreams?Coming soon from Drawing Matter and the Architecture Foundation: a new series on Power & Public Space.Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Max Pinckers is a photographer based in Brussels.“The subject and themes [of my photographs] are a reflection of how I see photography, or how I want to deal with photography - the subject matter is always a mirror for the medium as well.” https://www.maxpinckers.be/@maxpinckersScaffold is an Architecture Foundation production, hosted by Matthew Blunderfield. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Carla Juacaba is a Brazilian architect based in London. “I'm compelled by theatre for its impermanence, that things end, in a way that it's not even possible to record; it's very fascinating to see things dissipating, then that's it. When I worked in exhibition design I was already fascinated by how despite this temporary effect, ideas live on in our minds forever - architecture can be temporary but it remains a part of our imaginary world.”Scaffold is an Architecture Foundation production, hosted by Matthew Blunderfield. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Lesley Lokko is founder of the African Futures Institute and curator of the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale. “I don't see myself as being ‘the future', but the expanded field [of architecture] that I've operated in for most of my life has given me something that is of use to he generation coming behind me, so that no matter how I end up making my living, I see myself first and foremost as a teacher.”Scaffold is an Architecture Foundation production. For more information visit https://www.architecturefoundation.org.uk/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Two London landmarks vye for architecture's highest accolade, the Stirling Prize // Government looks set to water down its contentious planning reforms // New Northern Line stations open at Battersea Power Station and Nine Elms // A leading London architecture studio becomes employee owned // And a major international competition to renew the Barbican Centre...Ellis Woodman - director of the Architecture Foundation, joins Merlin on the Londown this week.The Londown is produced in association with the Architects' Journal. If you enjoyed the show, we recommend you subscribe to the AJ for all the latest news, building studies, expert opinion, cultural analysis, and business intelligence from the UK architecture industry. Listeners can save 15% on a subscription using this link. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Pooja Agrawal and Joseph Zeal Henry are co founders of @sound_x_advice _ "[The Sound Advice book] comes out of Blackout Tuesday, and just seeing the shameless, fake, performative response of the [architecture] industry. We were so worried about rushing the book out to capture this moment, but a year later there aren't many examples of significant structural change […] The fact that the two of us, working full time [on other jobs] have managed to mobilise this amount of people, publish a book and have quite a lot of impact, and yet well-funded institutions haven't managed to move the dial forward that much, is a testament; the book becomes a mirror to say “we've done this - what have you actioned?” _ Listen to the Sound Advice x Scaffold playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/57LrC32MaOTiqFDZi3BJZP _ Scaffold is supported in part by The Architecture Foundation

In today's episode, we welcome esteemed architect and partner at FXCollaborative, Ann Rolland, to discuss her most recent project, Q404, or The Academy for Careers in TV and Film located in Hunters Point, Queens. We begin with the foundations of Ann's architectural journey and explore how as architects and designers we can ensure people feel safer returning to schools in a post-Covid landscape. A school designed today helps inspire a student to do great things tomorrow. Listen in to find out more. About Ann: Ann is a partner at FXCollaborative where she was instrumental in launching the cultural and educational practice of the firm 23 years ago. Ann and her buildings have won a dazzling array of awards including from the Beverly Willis Architectural Foundation as well as the Center for Architecture Foundation. Anne was also elevated to the College of Fellows of the American Association of Architects, an honor reserved for America's best architects. Her work embraces the pragmatic and the creative to cultivate new ways to integrate program and design to achieve results that are tangible, enduring, and reflect the culture of each client.Resources mentioned: Connect with Ann on LinkedInLearn more about FXCollaborativeFollow FXCollaborative on InstagramConnect with FXCollaborative on TwitterFollow FXCollaborative on LinkedInDONATE to Nontraditional Employment for WomenDownload 7 Tips on How to Stand Out in Your FieldCheck out Michael Graves Architecture and DesignSubscribe to the Michael Graves Youtube ChannelAbout your host: Atif Qadir is the Founder & CEO of REDIST, a technology company making it easy for commercial real estate professionals to find and use the $100B of real estate incentives given out every year in the US.

City of London opens the way for more skyscrapers, academics demand an ‘emergency review' of Silvertown Tunnel, London Festival of Architecture boss leaves for Scotland, and an exciting new generation of British architects showcased in the AJ Small Projects prize and the Architecture Foundation's New Architects 4 book – Merlin Fulcher and special guest Will Ing round up this week's top London architecture newsIf you enjoy The Londown we recommend subscribing to the Architects' Journal – for all the latest news, building studies, expert opinion, cultural analysis and business intelligence from the UK architecture industry. Listeners can save 15% on a subscription using this link. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode host Emmett Scanlon meets Nathalie Weadick. Nathalie is the director of the Irish Architecture Foundation (IAF). The IAF is an independent organisation dedicated to the promotion of architecture as culture. In a wide ranging conversation, Nathalie recalls her early career in Visual Arts and as Director of the Butler Gallery in Kilkenny and how she moved into architecture. The conversation covers risk taking, growing a desire for architecture, the impact of public engagement practices and that the time is here for a new "house" for architecture in Ireland. (The podcast was recorded on zoom) About Nathalie Weadick: Nathalie Weadick is a curator of architecture and spatial practice based in Dublin. She has been the director of the Irish Architecture Foundation (IAF) since 2007. Through the IAF she has delivered many initiatives exploring the impact of architecture on society, culture, and history. She initiated the development of a BMX Skate and Play Park, a community-led design project with Dublin City Council, Ballyfermot Community, and architects Relational Urbanism. The framework for this project developed into a national program called Reimagine. She established the ongoing and successful National Architects in Schools Initiative and produces Open House Dublin, Ireland's largest architecture festival engaging thousands annually. From 2013 to 2021 she curated with Arup New Now Next a series of talks in Dublin with David Adjaye, Jeanne Gang, Tatiana Bilbao, Rozana Montiel, Kunle Adeyemi, Workac, Minsuk Cho, Ole Scheeren, Bjarke Ingels, Winy Maas, and Grafton Architects. 2017-2018 she was on the team of assistants to the Curators Shelley McNamara and Yvonne Farrell of the 16th International Architecture Exhibition at Venice. In 2015 she was the Architecture Advisor for Irish Design 2015 and co-curated with Raymund Ryan New Horizon_Architecture from Ireland and presented ten emerging and current Irish practices at the London Festival of Architecture, the Chicago Architecture Biennial, and the Hong Kong/Shenzhen Bi-City Biennale. In 2015/16 she curated We Built This City a series of panel discussions in London, Chicago, and New York about the impact of Irish creativity on global cities. In 2013 she curated The Everyday Experience in the Irish Museum of Modern Art about the impact of architecture on people. In 2008 she co-curated with Prof Hugh Campbell The Lives of Spaces for the Irish Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale and in 2010 she was Commissioner of the Irish exhibition at the Venice Architecture Biennale. 2004-2007 she held the position of Deputy Director at The Architecture Foundation in London and with Director Rowan Moore produced the London Debates in the Turbine Hall TATE Modern. Formerly, she was Director of the Butler Gallery in Kilkenny for five years, where she curated shows by international artists. She has written for many publications on visual arts and architecture. In 2017 she received an Honorary Fellowship from the RIBA. She is currently researching a Ph.D. at RMIT Melbourne and Queens University Belfast, Schools of Architecture. __ Music is by Sinead Finegan, played by the Delmaine String Quartet (Philip Dodd, leader). The podcast was recorded on Zoom in April 2021.

This special episode of Scaffold features a conversation with Ellis Woodman and Rosie Gibbs-Stevenson of the Architecture Foundation. For 100 days from April to August, the AF put on a series of nearly 300 lectures, interviews, building tours and panel discussions, handing over the virtual stage to a diverse cast of practitioners from all over the world, from Alvaro Siza to Yasmeen Lari, Kate Macintosh to Jack Self, all hosted virtually and free to view on youtube. In this conversation Ellis and Rosie reflect on the 100 Day Studio and the possibilities it has opened up for architectural discourse. Visit architecturefoundation.org.uk for more information and upcoming events, and consider becoming a member or making a donation.

In this episode we talk about the relationship of architecture and interiors as a practice, we size up the ARE and the NCIDQ, we discuss pursuing a masters in architecture and provide insightful tips to help you elevate your practice.Guest SummaryMichael Riscica is founder, creator, brainchild and show host of Young Architect. Graduated from the New York School of Technology with a Bachelor of ArchitectureRegistered Architect with his NCARB Certificate Volunteered for Architects in schools with Architecture Foundation of Oregon2014 he founded Young Architect - Helping Young Architects navigate the early years of their careers and being more successful in school, work and the Architecture Registration ExamWritten publications on how to pass the Architectural Registration ExamCreated an ARE bootcamp to help architectural designers pass the ARE exams“There are a lot of hats an interior designer can wear. In some way they are the same as an architect and some ways they are different. I think understanding what hats you're great at wearing and how you fit in is important.” - Michael“If you don't have good bones, if the proportions of the space aren't right, you're just putting lipstick on a pig.” – ElizabethCheck out the show notes to capture a summary of our discussion. Don't forget to leave a rave review in your favorite podcast app and follow us on instagram to stay in the loop as new episodes release.Curious about a topic you would like for us to cover contact us. Till next time keep designing y'all.

After a pandemic-induced break, it's a pleasure to kick off new episodes of the podcast with guest Lise Bornstein, architect and partner at KFA Architecture.  I feel like this interview is long-overdue, because Lise is someone who I have a ton of respect for, and feel lucky to call a mentor and a friend.  Lise graduated from North Carolina State University with a Bachelor of Environmental Design in Architecture and received her Masters of Architecture from Sci-Arc.  Lise joined KFA in 2001, and was elevated to the role of partner in 2016.  Lise gives back to her community in many ways, she is on the board of Step up on Second and just became president of AWAF, the Association for Women in Architecture Foundation.  AWAF kickstarted this podcast through their Professional Development Fellowship, not only through funding, but also by offering a network of supporters.  You can support fellowship projects for mid-career professionals, and scholarships for highly deserving young women through a tax deductible donation to AWAF or participate in their fundraising auction the first two weeks in December.   Please visit awaplusd.org/foundation to learn more.

Phineas Harper is Director of Open City, the organisation which runs the annual Open House weekend. He also curated the 2019 Oslo Architecture Triennale and has previously worked for the Architecture Foundation and the Architectural Review.

Janina Gosseye is a scholar and co-editor, with Naomi Stead and Deborah Van der Plat, of the recently published Speaking of Buildings: Oral History in Architectural Research. “Architecture has long been dominated by elites, mostly western and male, and its historiography has often been dictated by what these individuals have to say about buildings. Speaking of Buildings seeks to open up the conversation, to shed light on those who have been silenced in architectural history or on those who have remained unheard” This interview was recorded as part of the Architecture Foundation’s 100 Day Studio: https://www.architecturefoundation.org.uk/news/100-day-studio

Join us in this episode featuring Stacy Segal, someone who has devoted years helping people in Seattle learn and appreciate their built environment. Stacy, the Executive Director of Seattle Architecture Foundation, discusses why connecting people to the architecture, design, and history of Seattle matters.

In this week's episode I speak with Phineas Harper deputy director of the Architecture Foundation. In this conversation Phin discusses the importance of architectural education and how it is essential for it to be protected and the role the profession can take in doing so.Phin also talks at length about the work of the Architecture Foundation in supporting new and upcoming architects and his work organising the radical discussion panels at the Turncoats talks THIS WEEK'S RESOURCES http://www.phinharper.com TICKETS TO Business of Architecture Live Event http://bit.ly/7THREATS-BOAUKWEB

​Today, we talk about architecture – its great triumphs, its failures, and where the world is headed. In conversation: architect Farshid Moussavi and writer and critic Phineas Harper. ​​Iranian-born Farshid Moussavi is an internationally acclaimed architect and educator, who founded her own eponymous practice in London in 2011, after first establishing Foreign Office Architects in the early 1990s. Her projects range from the Museum of Contemporary Art in Cleveland to the Victoria Beckham Flagship Store in London, with a portfolio that crosses continents and categories. ​Phineas Harper is the deputy director of the Architecture Foundation, an independent not-for-profit think tank in London, as well as being a critic, author and designer. He writes a regular opinion column for Dezeen, and is chief curator of the 2019 Oslo Architecture.

What makes a city great? What do we mean when we "activate" a public space? A conversation with Stacy Segal - Executive Director of the Seattle Architecture Foundation - where we answer these questions and explore SAF's tours and programs.

What makes a city great? What do we mean when we "activate" a public space? A conversation with Stacy Segal - Executive Director of the Seattle Architecture Foundation - where we answer these questions and explore SAF's tours and programs.

Rowan Moore is the architecture critic for the Observer and previously for the Evening Standard. He is also a trained architect, and between 2002 and 2008 was the Director of the Architecture Foundation. His award winning book Why We Build was published by Picador in 2012. In 2014 he was named Critic of the Year by the UK Press Awards. His latest book is Slow Burn City: London in the Twenty-First Century. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Nathan Koskovich, AIA talks with Stanley Daniels, FAIA. Daniels, a founding partner of iconic Atlanta Architecture Firm Jova/Daniels/Busby, is a member of a generation of architects that not only contributed to Atlanta's development through their professional practice, but also through community engagement. Stanley played an important role in founding the Architecture Foundation of Georgia. He talks about it and some of Jova, Daniel, Busby's important projects.

Marci Burdett Reed entered the nonprofit sector sixteen years ago, following a career in commercial real estate and property management. Since November 2009 she has served as Executive Director of the American Institute of Architects, Georgia Association and the Architecture Foundation of Georgia. She spent six years at Southface Energy Institute as Director of Development and Communications and more than three years as a Vice President for Development in the College of Engineering at Georgia Tech. A lifelong volunteer for charitable causes, Marci is currently the National Chair of EarthShare, a Washington, DC based environmental organization raising awareness of and funding for more than 400 worldwide environmental charities. She is also Co-Chair of EarthShare of Georgia’s Advisory Council and a Graduate of the Institute for Georgia Environmental Leadership, on whose board she also serves. She is a member of the 2013 Class of Leadership Atlanta. Marci holds a Bachelor's Degree in English from Georgia State University, and a Masters Degree in Nonprofit Management from the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State. She received her Certification as a Professional Fundraising Executive (CFRE) in 2009. Marci and her husband Robert built and manage a small portfolio of EarthCraft House properties, including workforce and affordable housing rental units. They live in the historic Fairlie-Poplar district of Downtown.