Podcasts about Patrik Schumacher

In this episode of SPACES, Dimitrius discusses the Venice Architecture Biennale, exploring its significance, themes, and the impact it has on the architectural landscape. He highlights the theme of the 2025 exhibition, critiques the relevance and accessibility of the Biennale in general, and suggests future directions for the event to enhance its societal contributions.As mentioned in the show:Can robots make the perfect Aperol spritz? – Venice Architecture Biennale 2025 reviewBiennale Architettura 2025Exclusive Interview with Curator Carlo Ratti at Venice Architecture Biennale 2025'Whats the point of all this?' Patrik Schumacher's blistering critique of the Venice Architecture Biennale stirs debateAlejandro Aravena: My architectural philosophy? Bring the community into the processTHE ESSENTIAL HOMES RESEARCH PROJECTIf you enjoy our content, you can check out similar content from our fellow creators at Gābl Media. Spaces Podcast Spaces Podcast website Spaces Podcast // Gābl Media All rights reserved Mentioned in this episode:Inside NBTN AdTonicDM

We had a great conversation with Patrik Schumacher, the principal architect of Zaha Hadid Architects. At ZHA's London Office, we discussed his approach to parametricism, parametric design, computational tools, artificial intelligence, education, and the future of architecture. Many of us hear his name with the “parametricism” term; initially, In 2008, he launched a manifesto for “parametricism” at the Venice Biennale of Architecture 2008 and published an article named “Parametricism: A New Global Style for Architecture and Urban Design.” Check out our weekly courses at the PAACADEMY: ⁠https://parametric-architecture.com/w... Follow us on: Instagram: ⁠ https://www.instagram.com/parametric.... X: ⁠ https://x.com/parametricarch?ref_src=... Facebook: ⁠ https://www.facebook.com/parametric.a... LinkedIn: ⁠ https://www.linkedin.com/company/para...#zahahadidarchitects #parametricism #artificialintelligence

Miroslav Naskov is an architect who believes in the power of nature. Discover his creative journey, from building shelters as a child to creating innovative projects in the real world and the Metaverse, including his experience working with Zaha Hadid Architects and Patrik Schumacher. We discuss his unique approach to architecture that includes the use of AI from an early stage and local fabrication. Learn about his favorite projects and the challenges he faces in turning visionary designs into reality. Miroslav talks about his research on the positive effects of integrating nature into living spaces. This episode offers a fascinating look at how architecture can harmonize with the environment. To explore more about Miroslav Naskov and his work at minD Design and DOM World, you can follow him on Linkedin or Instagram @miroslavmn, @mind.designed, @domworld.io Join me, Ladina, on this green journey, and don't forget to subscribe for more insightful conversations about sustainable living and architecture and drop us a review. If you have suggestions for future guests or topics, I'd love to hear from you on my socials! Let's explore the world of green architecture, one conversation at a time. Contact:  Ladina ⁠⁠@ladinaschoepf⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠ls-projects.ch/podcast⁠⁠ Produced by: ⁠⁠flyinmedia.com⁠

In every office, there is someone with so much accumulated knowledge the boss wants to “clone” them. At structural engineering firm Thornton Tomasetti (TT), they've basically done that. The firm has taken the concept of a “digital twin” to a newly literal level – engineers can now quiz a synthetic clone of the firm's in-house welding and metallurgy expert, constructed from 30 years of his files and emails. Chief Technology Officer Robert Otani tells Unfrozen where TT is taking generative artificial intelligence (GAI) next. -- Intro/Outro: “Mr. Roboto,” by Styx -- Discussed: ·     ZHA's Patrik Schumacher keynote at the AIA Center for Architecture's AI+A Symposium, 16 December 2023 ·     Dall-E, ChatGPT, Midjourney, OpenAI ·     HOU 3000: Serpentine Galleries' virtual chief curator, Hans Ulrich Obrist ·     TT's Spark Intranet ·     Cornell Tech Jacobs Institute: The Future of Generative AI in Architecture, Design and Engineering ·     TT made a digital twin of welding and metallurgy expert Mike DeLashmit. The real Mike gives "Mike 2.0" a “4.7 out of 5” in terms of the accuracy of its answers. ·     Converting scanned PDF drawings with annotations into vectors + tabular data ·     Google Gemini ·     A “hallucination throttle” for generative AI iterations on existing documents ·     Using AI to optimize material quantities, operational energy, and eventually, embodied carbon

Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 177. This talk is from the 2017 Annual Meeting of the Property and Freedom Society. Patrik Schumacher (Germany/UK), Free Market Urban Order—Urbanism beyond Planning. PFS 2017 Playlist.

En los últimos tiempos el diseño paramétrico ha sido la punta de lanza de la creatividad arquitectónica. Sin embargo, un nuevo actor ha entrado en escena para cambiarlo todo. Se llama diseño generativo. Analizamos qué es el diseño generativo con Aitor Leceta De un tiempo a esta parte el diseño paramétrico ha acaparado la portada de las revistas de arquitectura de todas las latitudes. Los BIG, Zaha Hadid, Patrik Schumacher, Herzog y de Meuron, Jürgen Mayer y tantos otros han encontrado en la combinatoria de variables una herramienta para definir la forma desde la función, siempre que podamos definir la función de forma matemática. Pero la generalización y universalización del poder computacional en la nube ha permitido desarrollar un nuevo tipo de herramientas, una nueva forma de acercarse al proceso de diseño, conocida como diseño generativo. En vez de diseñar un edificio, apoyándonos en el poder computacional de la nube, diseñemos el sistema que diseña un edificio. Para que ilustrarnos sobre este tema nos hemos traído a Aitor Leceta, arquitecto por la Universidad de San Sebastián, máster BIM por Zigurat, experto en diseño computacional y trabajo con herramientas de diseño generativo, con rhinoceros, grasshopper, kangaroo, python o three.js que seguramente con BIM de forma directa. Aitor ha tenido la oportunidad de participar en proyectos tan espectaculares como el nuevo aeropuerto de México, del que hablamos aquí en el episodio 20 con Óscar Liébana, otro que tal baila con Grasshopper, hasta participar en una tesis doctoral sobre caracterización del metal expandido en cuanto a su factor solar.

Discussion of housing is currently based on politics, migration, urbanisation, new cities and numbers. What has happened to consideration of this building type as architecture, and what lessons could we draw from the work of Zaha Hadid Architects in Berlin and across the world?This episode was recorded at WAF 2016. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Is designing and producing architecture a political act? Or are architects merely serving the client and the building they had done has nothing to do with politics.  (That is what Patrik Schumacher, a star architect suggested). When architects and urban planners and other professionals need to deal with issues on sustainability together, are they collaborating to create a better society, hence is a 'political gesture' ( our counter argument).Another factor is designing for social equity.Dr. Robert Bullard, climate justice pioneer and Distinguished Professor of Urban Planning and Environmental Policy at Texas Southern University in Houston, states that architects and urban planners need to tackle social challenges with an interdisciplinary team approach.“Today, there are a lot of projects dealing with issues around sustainability, climate resilience, walkability, and equity. But if the architects don't build equity and health into the framing for these projects, you will get more gentrification and more exclusivity. You'll get more places that are somehow islands – that don't provide any heterogeneity in terms of ethnicity, in terms of income, in terms of kinds of occupations of the people who live there,” he states in an interview.© 2020 Talk Architecture, Author: Naziaty Mohd YaacobArt work in podcast is elevations by Wong Chiang Her on his Old Town Botanic Gardens design thesis project 2019-20 Drawing  © Copyright: Universiti Malaya, Author: Wong Chiang Her

Want to design a libertarian micronation?  Daniela Ghertovici, Founder and Director of ArchAgenda LLC, joins us to discuss the Liberland Design Competition 2020, which she is curating. https://designliberland2020.splashthat.com/ Daniela is also curating the Free Private Cities Architecture Symposium on July 18, 2020. It's a free online event with no less than three former Anarchitecture guests: Patrik Schumacher, Titus Gebel, and Scott Beyer. Register now at https://freeprivatecitiesarchitecture.splashthat.com/ We can't mention Patrik Schumacher without talking about parametricism, which ArchAgenda LLC was established to promote. Patrik is Daniela's PhD advisor, and together with Lars Van Vianen they are launching Parametricism.com Use hashtag #ana031 to reference this episode in a tweet, post, or comment View full show notes at http://anarchitecturepodcast.com/ana031. ----more---- Intro  Liberland "Greenfieldism" (building a new system) as a third alternative to political action (changing an existing system) or agorism (working around an existing system) Discussion ArchAgenda's Mission and Liberland involvement ArchAgenda LLC is a research-based architectural and computational design lab, which aims to advance and promote a new agenda of radical innovation for 21st century architecture and design, known as Parametricism. Daniela's introduction to anarcho-capitalism, libertarianism, and Liberland by Patrik Schumacher (Principal of Zaha Hadid Architects) Liberland Design Competition 2020 What is Liberland? Micronation, established in 2015 by its current president, Vit Jedlicka. Based on the principles of liberty and anarcho- capitalism, powered by a decentralized peer-to-peer computational network (blockchain) Liberland is situated on a territory between Serbia and Croatia, previously a Terra Nillius (no man’s land) which has not been claimed by either country prior to the establishment of Liberland. Liberland encompasses only 7 square kilometers of land along the Danube River, which periodically floods. Geography and history of how Liberland was made possible Goals of the competition Envision how maximum design freedom can result in a complex legible order Ecological sensitivity is of upmost importance A lucid development process for a multi-stage evolution towards a fully functional, architecturally sophisticated, and intelligently adaptive city. Design Parameters Can Liberland’s radical new possibilities for liberty, an unleashed free market economy, and a transparent distributed peer-to-peer computational network (blockchain) stimulate a radical transformation of the built environment? How can maximum design freedom result in a complex legible order? The vitality of a fertile network society is dependent on the presence of three stabilizing factors: the radical autonomy of its constituent agents (liberty), a commitment to unregulated affiliation (free markets), and a transparent distributed peer-to-peer network (blockchain). Patrik Schumacher's Prospective Urban Planning Regimes Sponsored Order: Anticipated Curated Rule-based Self-governed Order Spontaneous Order (Wild Zones) Liberland as a building site Density - Maximum 120,000 residents / 7 square kilometers Earthquake risk A global network of distributed intelligences, and e-residency program Virtual marketplace for architecture Napredak development Napredak is an approximately 5-hectare zone within Apatin, situated approximately 10km south of Liberland along the Danube River where Liberland docks its boats Bitcoin Freedom boat Floating Man festival Design for near-future development Napredak's strategic location Judges ARCHITECT, THEORIST AND EDUCATOR Patrik Schumacher ARCHITECT AND THEORIST Vedran Mimica ARCHITECT Raya Ani, FAIA ARCHITECT Bruno Juricic BLOCKCHAIN EXPERT Jillian Godsil LIBERTARIAN POLICY RESEARCHER Vera Kichanova PHILOSOPHER Garet Crossman ARCHITECT Jan Petrs ARCHITECT Shady Albert Michael Prizes Negotiate a contract with Liberland to further develop a portion of their competition design scheme Liberland "Merits" cryptocurrency towards citizenship Schedule May 16, 2020 - Competition Launch August 16, 2020 - Registration & Questions Deadline October 16, 2020 - Design Submission Deadline November 2020 - Winners Announced Registration Fees Professionals $60, Students with current ID $30. One registration fee per team A 30% discount for professional and student registration will be in effect July 18 - July 25. 2015 Liberland Design Competition The requirement to utilize BLOCKCHAIN as a concept generator and design driver is the most pronounced difference between the 2015 and 2020 Liberland Design Competitions. Blockchain as the 8th mass media A comprehensive information technology for any form of asset registry, inventory, and exchange JOE IS A #NOCOINER Free Private Cities Architecture Symposium - July 18, 2020 SESSION 1: FREEDOM AND URBAN DESIGN Participants: Patrik Schumacher, Titus Gebel, Shajay Bhooshan, Scott Beyer, Vera Kichanova. Discussion will focus on freedom, private cities, charter cities, market urbanism, liquid democracy, economics, markets, distributed intelligence, blockchain powered governance and services, urban and architectural design for free private cities, the migration of architecture to cyberspace, and more. SESSION 2: CITIES AND DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION Participants: Lev Manovich, Philippe Morel, Neil Leach, Sanford Kwinter. Discussion will focus on big data, cultural analytics, planetary scale computation, terraforming, complex epigenetic systems, soft systems, artificial life and intelligence, biology as information theory, virtual reality, augmented reality, internet of things, blockchain, robotics, and more. About ArchAgenda ArchAgenda Debates at the 2015 Chicago Architecture Biennial Patrik Schumacher, Peter Eisenman, Jeffrey Kipnis, Reinier de Graaf, and Theodore Spyropoulos Parametricism as best practice The Cambrian Explosion in architecture after modernism - tension between experimentation and refinement Parametricism.com Publish project imagery and research Foldism, blobism, swarmism, tectonism Architectural Semiology Architecture's tasks: Organization Articulation Phenomenological Articulation Semiological Articulation Agent-based parametric semiology The Migration of Architecture to Cyberspace A/B testing Those kids and their Minecrafts Liberty Minecraft - Diamonds are a libertarian's best friend ArchAgenda Future Plans Liberland Virtual Market - A blockchain powered virtual reality platform for architecture Virtual Symposium at Dutch Design Week in October ArchAgenda Debates at the Chicago Architecture Biennial in October 2021 Year-long series of virtual symposiums, in collaboration with Bruno Juricic  Links/Resources ArchAgenda LLC - https://archagenda.com/about Liberland Design Competition 2020 - https://designliberland2020.splashthat.com/ Free Republic of Liberland - https://liberland.org/en/ Liberland Design Competition 2015 winners - https://liberlandpress.com/2016/05/20/winners-liberlands-architectural-competition/ Free Private Cities Architecture Symposium, July 18 2020 at 9am-2pm EDT (13:00-18:00 GMT). Register at https://freeprivatecitiesarchitecture.splashthat.com/ Guests can only participate in the Q&A via Zoom: Live on ZOOM: https://zoom.us/j/99058462823 Live stream on ARCHAGENDA YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbrjtfQRDE2pL1GAxxyUDIA Live stream on LIBERLAND Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/liberland/ Patrik Schumacher's Prospective Urban Planning Regimes - https://liberlandpress.com/2020/02/19/liberlands-prospective-urban-planning-regime/ Parametricism.com ArchAgenda Debates at the 2015 Chicago Architecture Biennial - https://archagenda.com/archagenda-debates Liberty Minecraft - https://www.libertyminecraft.com/ Woulda Coulda Shoulda (The #Nocoiner anthem) by Diametric (Our band) on Spotify Diametric home page - check out all of our tunes for free, with links to various streaming services Episodes Mentioned Patrik Schumacher Series - https://anarchitecturepodcast.com/category/podcast/patrik-schumacher-series/ ana025: Free Private Cities | Titus Gebel Interview - https://anarchitecturepodcast.com/ana025/ ana030: The ABC’s of Market Urbanism | Scott Beyer Interview - https://anarchitecturepodcast.com/ana030/

In this episode our guest, Patrik Schumacher, World Diplomat of Liberland, discusses: 1) How discovering Austrian Economics during the 2008 financial crisis transformed his world view 2) His influence in the architectural development of Liberland, and the Liberland Free Trade Zone 3) How he overcame massive amount of criticism for not blending in with the status quo of his industry Contact Patrik: facebook.com/patrik.schumacher.10 zaha-hadid.com Follow the Liberland Show: iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/liberland-show/id1442988844?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D4 Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/6oGiaY901GlfWbaFqgEEaF *Donate to support the Liberland Show: Bitcoin - 1CCZ7jzaynPTrFTfSEwipPdvGGK6n32HbS Ethereum - 0xCA7f419b5B1B3833e15dA6c1F09E6752ab4AFED6 **Listen to Dream Chasers: anchor.fm/dreamchasers

  "Market Urbanism is the intersection of urban issues and free market philosophy."   We interview Scott Beyer of the Market Urbanism Report to introduce the ideas of Market Urbanism and discuss a broad sweep of issues in housing, transportation, and governance.   Use hashtag #ana030 to reference this episode in a tweet, post, or comment   View full show notes at http://anarchitecturepodcast.com/ana030.   Intro   Contrition Joe's urbanism crash course Tim met some OG Market Urbanists Scott Beyer and the Market Urbanism Report Demystifying urbanist jargon Market Urbanists are down in the trenches We are explicitly ideological, Scott is more pragmatic Urban issues have a natural affinity for libertarian solutions - becuase they work Three broad categories - Housing, Transportation, and Governance The Anarchitecture Podcast All-Star Game (details in links below)   Discussion   What is Market Urbanism? Cross between free-market policy and urban issues Theory - how would decentralized private cities work? Practical set of policy reforms Market oriented reforms How did Scott get interested in these ideas? Living in cities, interested in urban issues Why are projects hard to get approved? Why do downtowns empty out at 5PM? Research led to more libertarian understanding Influential writers MarketUrbanism.com Jane Jacobs Ed Glaeser We see urbanism as a conduit to bring libertarian / free market ideas to a broader audience People think of cities as complex infrastructure managed by big government A more granular look is more libertarian - the "Street Ballet" of voluntary exchange "When cities follow that libertarian impulse, they do really well." Nobody has planned the allocation of specific businesses and residences Housing Market Urbanism approach - a free-flowing, unregulated, market-oriented process Theory - How would cities develop under a free market? Practical - specific problems and policies in cities Restrictive Zoning Single Family Zoning in hot markets San Francisco - around 75% zoned for single family or duplex "The city cannot change." Setback Requirements Lot Coverage Requirements Parking Minimums Density Requirements Minimum Lot Size - an historic 6-unit building restricted to 2 units Counterintuitive zoning - do the planning boards even understand these impacts? The empty husk - 8-story building limited to 12 units means the units will be large and unaffordable No, they don't understand What has motivated zoning requirements? Early 20th century; cities grew using a combination of private deed restrictions and municipal zoning Racism and classism - "they thought that was a good thing!" Separating industry from housing Euclid v. Amber - "Euclidean Zoning" Late 20th century; more subjective and aesthetic, more complex Do cities have a responsibility to preserve property values? No - zoning should not be a protection for special interests The irony - absent the regulations, property values would increase MUH CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD If a potential buyer can subdivide my lot, that increases my property value - capturing the location value twice Policy success - "by-right" incremental development allowed in some states ADU - Accessory Dwelling Unit; an additional unit on a single family property Attached: basement apartment Detached: backyard cottage, granny flat "We won't build proper housing for the Millenials, but we'll put them in the basement." ADU - a fiction created by zoning ordinances - the state taketh, then giveth back but a mere morsel It's better than nothing, but we need new housing Filtering The more new houses you build, the cheaper old houses become (in elastic markets) Gentrification Less than 10% of people get displaced, and relocate to a similar quality neighborhood (see links below) Existing owners tend to benefit from positive externalities Middle ground - allow the new developments, give housing vouchers You can't prevent neighborhoods from changing Inclusionary Zoning (IZ) - "Rent Control 2.0" Allow developers to build to a certain level if they allocate a percentage of "Affordable" units IZ tends to reduce the overall supply of housing by making projects less feasible Transportation Theory - Can a market provide sufficient transit efficiency? Examples of privatizated transport Mexico City - Paseros - "The Uber of Driving!" Uber - The Paseros of America "Who will build the roads?" Alain Bertaud - Order Without Design - Does the government need to build key infrastructure? Right-of-ways in developed places Brightline High Speed Rail (HSR) - Miami to Fort Lauderdale Proposed bullet trains hitting right of way issues Acela train - slows down through every Connecticut NIMBY town Trade-offs between nuisances and benefits Direct negotiations vs. government mediated negotiations Coase Theorem - if you want to obstruct development, you need to pay for that right Pigouvian tax Mitigation rather than obstruction If you live in NYC, you should expect tall buildings around you High speed rail can increase property values - sell it for a windfall and move away from the nuisance Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Value capture - train companies own and develop surrounding land plots to fund the rail In USA, regulatory hurdles prevent TOD For state owned transit agencies, there is no profit motive to develop How do you manage a complex street grid? Pricing different uses; NO FREE PARKING Bus operators could out-bid cars for street space Privatizing public space Market pricing for street space could entice further investment Pricing sidewalks and curb space Buses and bike share could carve out their spaces Scattered scooters - tragedy of the commons Prohibition and monopoly contracts for scooters There is no free parking No market incentive to build a small commercial garage Charge market rates for on-street parking Balancing the interest of local business owners - "We'll see how valuable it is to him" In urban contexts, most customers aren't driving to your store Increasing the cost of parking makes other transit options more attractive "Drivers in Boston are jerks, but drivers in Manhattan are just insane" The less space you allocate to parking, the more space you have for street beautification Car-free streets Social distancing promotes outdoor seating "Let the market work; let the consumer decide" City Governance City services shouldn't be government-run Charter Schools Privatizing (or "divesting", or "DESTATALIZING") public space Value Capture Land Value Tax - recoup value of improvements for reinvestment Government provision - no pricing feedback loops User Fees - direct market feedback Tax Increment Financing (TIF) - tax on incremental value of a specific amenity What about people who can't afford fees? Guaranteed minimum income Voucher model - rather than funding an MTA, give people transit vouchers and let the market determine transit modalities Let wealth redistribution be a separate, more efficient system Neoliberalism - "Fund People, not Beauraucracy" Obstacles are political - vested interests, patronage mills What impact is Market Urbanism having? It's more in the "ideas" stage YIMBY movement pushing similar message Strong Towns movement Congress for New Urbanism (CNU) Anarchitecture State level bills to make housing legal by-right We've seen a good response among libertarians   Links/Resources   Market Urbanism Report What is Market Urbanism? Podcast Facebook Page Facebook Group Scott Beyer on Facebook Twitter (@sbcrosscountry) Instagram MarketUrbanism.com Free Private Cities Architecture Symposium 2020 featuring Scott Beyer, Patrik Schumacher, and Titus Gebel Euclid v. Amber (Wikipedia) The Fifth Column Podcast Episode 188 "On Anti-Racism (Part II) Coleman Hughes discusses gentrification starting at 1:22:50 Coleman Hughes: Why do Progressives Hate Gentrification? (Quillette) The Effects of Gentrification on the Well-Being and Opportunity of Original Resident Adults and Children (PDF) working paper by Quentin Brummet and Davin Reed Coase Theorem (Wikipedia) Alain Bertaud - Order Without Design (Amazon) Congress for a New Urbanism Strong Towns The YIMBY movement (Wikipedia)   Episodes Mentioned   ana018: Startup Cities with Adam Hengels and Patrik Schumacher Public Space Series ana023: Strong Towns for Libertarians | Chuck Marohn Interview Patrik Schumacher Series ana025: Free Private Cities | Titus Gebel Interview  

Tune in to Episode 10 of the PA Talks series with Patrik Schumacher, an architect and architectural theorist based in London. He is the principal architect of Zaha Hadid Architects, widely known for working with Dame Zaha Hadid since joining Zaha Hadid Architects practice in 1988. He completed his architectural diploma and received his degree from Stuttgart University in 1990, andreceived his Ph.D. at the Institute for Cultural Sciences at the University of Klagenfurt in 1999. His completed projects include the MAXXI Center of Contemporary Art and Architecture, and one of the practice's first completed constructions, the Vitra Fire Station. Schumacher uses the term ‘'parametricism'' to denote the usage of advanced computational design techniques in architecture. He argues that the global convergence in recent avant-garde architecture justifies the enunciation of this novel style. Consequently, in 2008 he launched a manifesto for parametricism at the Venice Biennale of Architecture. I hope you enjoy the podcast. Watch this podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5c5IVIdgF4&feature=emb_imp_woyt Listen on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/tr/podcast/pa-talks/id1503812708 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4P442GMuRk0VtBtNifgKhU Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/search/pa%20talks Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/parametricarchitecture Follow the platform on: Parametric Architecture: https://www.instagram.com/parametric.architecture/ PA Talks: https://www.instagram.com/pa__talks Website: https://parametric-architecture.com/patalks/

As part of our 2019 year in review, we revisit one of our favorite podcasts of the year. Patrik Schumacher, Principal of Zaha Hadid Architects, joined the podcast to discuss the impact of digital automation in architecture, the early days of ZHA, the passing of Zaha Hadid and how the firm is continuing her legacy

On the programme this week our guest is Patrik Schumacher, Principal of Zaha Hadid Architects. When Patrik joined the practice in 1988, Zaha Hadid had just four other employees, based out of a couple of rooms in a converted Victorian school on Bowling Green Lane in Clerkenwell. And the practice had no built work to … Continue reading "Patrik Schumacher – Episode 34"

Patrik Schumacher, an architect and architectural theorist, was named honorary professor of Universidad Francisco Marroquín during the Ceremony for Honor Graduates of November 2019, for his contributions in the development of urbanism and liberty providing knowledge to generations of students. Schumacher shows his amazement for the Universidad Francisco Marroquín for being a place that shares liberty ideas and shows his gratitude to UFM'S dean, Gabriel Calzada for the recognition. Then he comments on some of his work in the implementation of liberty methods for a free city in Honduras. "UFM it’s a fantastic place, a unique place in a world where you have a very important political philosophy I subscribed to, connecting up with various faculties and not only with politics.” He congratulates the students for their achievement and comments on the importance of cherishing excellence and to be proud rather than afraid because it's a contribution to society that they are making. "The pursuit of knowledge which prepares you for the world and empowers all of us collectively in intrinsically linked and dependent on free, open, and frank discourse where individual autonomy and freedom is cherished and given space and where frank debate and exchange of contributions and critique can be had to push forward civilization on all levels.” Then Schumacher emphasizes the importance of an explicit connection between liberty and academic education such as Universidad Fransico Marroquín has. He mentions the amazingness of making a relation in entrepreneurship and libertarian politic ideas because this adds value to them and the projects they will be creating as professionals. Now watch his speech during the November 2019 Commencement, where he was granted an honorary doctoral degree in social sciences.

El rector Gabriel Calzada durante el Acto celebrado en Honor de los Graduandos Distinguidos por sus méritos académicos, después de su saludo a los estudiantes y padres de familia, da detalles históricos sobre el muro de Berlín, su construcción y las consecuencias que produjo al país y a su población. Luego comenta sobre cómo el régimen socialista que sufrió Europa en esa época está afectando actualmente a países latinoamericanos como Nicaragua, Chile, Venezuela y Cuba. "Los individuos que derribaron el muro y el telón de acero, liberaron a cientos de millones de personas, permitiendo que sus vidas cobraran sentido y tuvieran un propósito personal en lugar de una instrumentalización estatal.” El rector alienta a los estudiantes a continuar empleando sus conocimientos sobre libertad, a perseguir sus sueños, que nunca dejen la lucha contra la injusticia y que sean inspiración para los demás en la búsqueda de la libertad. "Ustedes han demostrado que son capaces de liderar equipos, destacar entre la multitud, levantar la mano cuando no estaban de acuerdo o cuando para algo necesitaban clarificación o supieron dar pasos adelante y dar una milla extra cuando lo requería la consecución de un fin, un sueño que consideraban que era importante.” Después, Gabriel Calzada continúa con la importancia de la defensa de la libertad independiente de la facultad en la que el estudiante se haya desarrollado, ya sea en el arte, la justicia, emprendimiento, ingeniería o arquitectura. Finalmente, concluye animando a los estudiantes a ser ejemplo para los demás jóvenes de Guatemala. Ahora te recomendamos ver la entrega del Doctorado Honoris Causa a Patrik Schumacher.

Universidad Francisco Marroquín granted Patrik Schumacher an honorary doctoral degree in social sciences, the maximum distinction of this house of studies and named them honorary professors for his work on the development of urbanism and liberty. After the recognition is given, Patrik Schumacher gives a speech in which he expresses his joyfulness of being now part of Universidad Francisco Marroquín, a university that involves libertarian ideas in all faculties. "It is important to express how we should value academic excellence scholarship, learning knowledge, which is the force that drives progress in the world.” Schumacher remembers Manuel Ayau, the founder of the university, and shows his admiration for his work and legacy implementing the philosophy of his heroes, Freiderich von Hayek and Milton Friedman. "This intellectual project is very important as we see around the world the message of liberty need to be reinforced, we have a number of political events around the world which demands all of us to participate and to be intellectually fortified to do this.” Finally, he encourages the students to undertake and show their solutions for social problems to the world. Get inspired with his speech during the November 2019 Ceremony for Honor Graduates, where he congratulates the students for their achievements.

In this episode anylabtalks featuring “Dezeen Day”, an international architecture and design conference took place on 30 October. The interviews were recorded in Dezeen Day at BFI Southbank, London. In this exclusive interviews Nurgul Yardim Mericliler and Emre Erdogan have talked with high-profile speakers and asked their motivation behind their speeches. This episode's guests are Paola Antonelli, Arthur Mamou-Mani, Rachel Armstrong, Liam Young, Benedict Hobson, Patrik Schumacher and Dara Huang. Thanks Dezeen for this opportinity! Enjoy the episode! Paola Antonelli is an author, editor and curator. She is currently the Senior Curator of the Department of Architecture and Design at The Museum of Modern Art in New York. Arthur Mamou-Mani is an architect and director of Mamou-Mani Architects and a specialist in digital fabrication and advanced bioplastics. Rachel Armstrong is professor of experimental architecture at Newcastle University, she is a pioneer of living architecture, an approach that seeks to give buildings some of the qualities of natural systems. Liam Young is an architect who operates in the spaces between design, fiction and futures. He is the founder of Tomorrows Thoughts Today and runs the programme on Fiction and Entertainment at SCI-Arc. Benedict Hobson is the Dezeen's chief content officer. We asked him what was his personal highlight of the day? Patrik Schumacher is the principal at Zaha Hadid Architects and founder of Design Research Unit at the Architecture Association. Dara Huang is an architect and founder of Design Haus Liberty and co-founder of Vivahouse.

We interview Titus Gebel, the Founder, President and CEO of Free Private Cities Inc. Free Private Cities is working towards building new, greenfield cities using a model of individual bilateral contracts between each citizen and the city owner/operator. In his book, "Free Private Cities: Making Governments Compete for You," Titus describes why and how Free Private Cities should be developed. Use hashtag #ana025 to reference this episode in a tweet, post, or comment View full show notes at http://anarchitecturepodcast.com/ana025. ----more---- Intro The Free Private Cities Concept Individual contracts A simple idea, with profound consequences Autonomy from the host nation Real World prototypes: Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Singapore Unique forms of urban development Patrik Schumacher - Market Based Urban Order Open to market experimentation Competing service provider models Incentives to cover maintenance costs Book: Free Private Cities: Making Governments Compete for You by Titus Gebel Discussion What is a Free Private City (FPC)? A concept to make governments compete for you Rights and obligations of citizen and service provider are captured in an individual contract A contract should not be changed by only one party The Monaco realization - good governance makes political action unnecessary Location location location! Is a weak or friendly sponsor government a geographical feature? Location factors - climate proximity to infrastructure access to trade technology can improve desirability of remote locations and seasteads How does the process get started? Spread the idea Proposals from candidate countries Legal autonomy is the hardest part The sales pitch - Special Economic Zones Seeking finance: $100m opens a lot of doors At some point, they will hopefully compete for us Examples - Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Macao More than 4,000 Special Economic Zones (SEZ's) and Special Administrative Regions (SAR's) already exist SEZ's create wealth for the surrounding regions How do you integrate existing occupants? Concept is based on 100% voluntary participation Ideal is to start on uninhabited territory Existing occupants Referendum to join city Offer free/discounted citizenship Compensation for displacement How does property ownership work? Everything is conceivable City operator is a for-profit entity Operator would likely own the land, sell parcels to raise funds Option agreements or partnerships with existing landowners Lease model - less likely but also possible User fees alone may not be sufficient Push vs. Pull development Start small, organic growth Some master planning is needed for easements, etc. Patrik Schumacher - zoning for aesthetics in city center "The Freak Zone" in outer areas - little or no zoning Lighter touch, use based zoning Height and noise restrictions alone can determine uses Opportunities for more unique urban forms Disneyland as a SEZ Patrik Schumacher - Market Based Urban Order We don't know, so we want to try it out Different districts with different rules How do you manage change? Noise threshold and other development rights can be sold Multiple competing operators / providers within one city? This is possible for certain services Provision of security should be a monopoly Transaction costs too high "I'm happy if people can prove me wrong" Competing security within subdevelopments, with subsidiarity to the operator San Francisco private police force City operator as an intermediary "Social contract" is a contract between each individual and every other individual People think they own city assets because they pay taxes The FPC contract model clarifies the relationship In a FPC, other citizens can't interfere with your contract with the operator Much better protection for individual liberties Representative systems are susceptible to lobbying, cronyism, power plays Taxes don't entitle you to any services FPC operator is liable for malperformance of contract - compensation for poor security performance Joe's house was broken into Only role of the police was an official report for the insurance claim Monaco car vandalism - direct access to the minister More cameras, and more screening of immigrants "If you are not punishing people for doing bad things, they will do it again" Cameras and police presence in an FPC - not as creepy as when a government does it - is it a surveillance state if there is no state? There are always trade offs If you are not providing effective security, you will go out of business People come to Monaco because the cameras are there, keeping them safe A cruise ship captain can legally abuse his passengers - but he treats them like customers How would disputes between a citizen and the operator be adjudicated? Third party arbitration, special courts No different than any major construction contract Minimum payment to arbitrators is $1,200 - not feasible for small claims Small claims tribunals a potential solution Easier in theory than in practice Other means of citizen involvement in city management It's not so important who owns the city operator, as long as the contracts are enforced Some cities might require citizens to purchase a share of ownership Cooperatives are possible Various councils can be formed, but cannot violate citizen contracts or force changes to the contract Public space is one service offered by the operator Kicking someone out of a city means preventing them from using public space. Cities who expel criminals from public and private spaces will end up looking less like a police state Restitution to victims Operator makes citizen whole, criminal owes the operator compensation Keep punishment/imprisonment to a minimum, prefer expulsion and compensation to victims Multiple laboratories to see what really works Projects on the horizonSubscribe to FPC newsletter for updates Buy the book (link below) Links/Resources Free Private Cities Website The Book: Free Private Cities: Making Governments Compete for You by Titus GebelListen to the Audiobook for free at Mises.org Subscribe to the Newsletter Patrik Schumacher Free Market Urban Order (YouTube) Architecture's Contribution to the Progress of Freedom, Patrik Schumacher 2019 (YouTube) Episodes Mentioned Patrik Schumacher Series ana011: Patrik Schumacher (3 of 4) | The Interview ana023: Strong Towns for Libertarians | Chuck Marohn Interview   Contact: Email us: info@anarchitecturepodcast.comTweet us: @anarchitecturep Follow: Website: http://www.anarchitecturepodcast.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anarchitecturepodcast/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anarchitecturep/Twitter: https://twitter.com/anarchitecturep/Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/AnarchitecturePodcstMinds: https://www.minds.com/AnarchitecturePodcast Subscribe: iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/anarchitecture/id1091252412YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWELM_zTl7tXLgT-rDKpSvgSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5pepyQfA25PBz6bzKzlynf?si=4UiD6cLkR6Wd26wJC4S4YQPodbean: https://anarchitecture.podbean.com/Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=85082&refid=stprBitchute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/MIq2dOnSaTOP/RSS (all posts): http://www.anarchitecturepodcast.com/feed/RSS (Podcasts only): http://www.anarchitecturepodcast.com/feed/podcast/Other Subscription Options Support: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/anarchitecturepodcastBitbacker.io: https://bitbacker.io/user/anarchitecture/Steemit: https://steemit.com/@anarchitectureDonate Bitcoin (BTC): 32cPbM7j5rxRu1KUaXGtoxsqFQNWD696p7    

This episode's guest is Patrik Schumacher, principal of Zaha Hadid Architects. This interview was recorded in Zaha Hadid Architects Studio in London. Patrik is one of the most influential figures in architecture today, with his educational background in both philosophy and architecture. He lectures around the world, contributing articles to journals and publishes books on parametricism. Patrik Schumacher founded the leading-edge Design Research Laboratory at the Architectural Association in London, focuses on parametric design in architecture and urbanism. A true believer in innovation, Patrik is not someone who shies away from engaging in challenging conversations on some of the most crucial issues of our generation. His constant desire to push limits makes him an “outside-the-box” thinking within the profession. In this exclusive interview, we talk about his leadership in a world-famed firm carrying one of the biggest names in modern architecture, Zaha Hadid; the future of architecture and urbanism and why he is so passionate about creativity.

Patrik Schumacher is Principal of Zaha Hadid Architects and has written and lectured extensively on architectural theory, most notably in his book 'The Autopoiesis of Architecture'. In conversation with Bruce Buckland, Director of Buckland Architects.

Patrik Schumacher, Principal of Zaha Hadid Architects, sits down to discuss the impact of digital automation in architecture, the early days of ZHA, the passing of Zaha Hadid and how the firm is continuing her legacy

Patrik Schumacher, director of Zaha Hadid Architects shares his ideas on the contribution of architecture to the progress of freedom, which in his opinion is one way to think about societal progress. He says, this contribution takes several forms, such as the free-flowing space of modernism, the freedom afforded by the indifference of the grid, the freedom of long spans, the three dimensional space of flying, the freedom of unbounded city expansion. The degree of freedom designers nowadays have, is definitely increasing in architecture, urbanism and in every scale. Schumacher defines what freedom is, and discusses economic and social concepts from different thinkers and authors: Hegel, Daniel Dannet, Bruno Leoni, Adam Smith, Friedrich A. Hayek, Karl Marx, Ludwig von Mises, and others. Later talks about prosperity as a continuously accelerating process that we need to keep promoting, social structure and order throughout history in different societies, the relation between wardrobe design and spatial arrangements, and the aspects architects should take in account in their designs. "The architect's task is ordering social processes, we should always look at our designs with how it distinguishes groups, brings together, and orders the actors in particular spaces.” Other societal organizations are also discussed by the architect, from the perspective of material freedom versus social freedom, as well regimes of social control in terms of architectural contribution to territory, property, access, exclusion and protocols. "Architecture is a necessary substate of society”. He gives a historical sequence of socio-economic periods and the urban morphology that represents them. Patrik argues that the question of freedom vs equality, of market vs state needs to be posed anew in each historical epoch. Particularly in post fordism and neoliberalism he explains that central urban planning faces an insurmountable complexity barrier with respect to knowledge problems. "That's why radical transformation on style or paradigm are forced upon us by the change of societal conditions and also perhaps more opportunities”. Currently, we have a societal structure that Schumacher describes as “Collage City”, a global post-fordist network society. Since 2008, Patrik proposes Parametricism, a style within contemporary avant-garde architecture, that relies on programs and algorithms to manipulate equations to create designs. Finally, he explains the concept of this type of design, how it works and exemplifies with several of his projects and talks about the components he believes the new postmodern cities should have to promote progress.

In the second chapter, Faisal introduces his theory of datascape; the 21st century concept of space He explains the reason he chose to focus on 'space' and takes you through the history of the concept; from Newton through Einstein. He then touches on some frontiers in neuroscience and quantum physics like Stuart Hameroff and Roger Penrose's theory of Orch-OR (Orchestrated Objective Reduction) and why this is important. He also speaks about some architectural inspirations for the concept of datascape; primarily Patrik Schumacher and Greg Lynn

On January 15th, 2018, Startup Cities hosted a discussion panel featuring Adam Hengels, founder of Market Urbanism, and Patrik Schumacher, Principal of Zaha Hadid Architects. Hosted by Peter Ryan, Founder of Startup Cities. This episode features the full audio recording of this event, plus Anarchitecture Podcast's pre-game and post-game discussion. Use hashtag #ana018 to reference this episode in a tweet, post, or comment View full show notes at http://anarchitecturepodcast.com/ana018. Intro Introduction to the event and participants We're the color commentary; Market Urbanism is the play-by-play A chance to connect with Market Urbanism, and reconnect with Patrik Schumacher Tim's impressions of the event Summary of topics covered Audio quality - remember that our policy is to blame the listener for any and all audio quality issues. You're just not listening hard enough. YouTube slideshow of notes summarizing the discussion: https://youtu.be/ujq1WGri4wA Startup Cities Event Audio Peter Ryan Mission of Startup Cities: Bring investors and entrepreneurs from startup community to urban planning, real estate development, and architecture communities Startup Cities sponsors 40% of buildings in Manhattan could not be built today with current zoning requirements Patrik Schumacher Biography Was a communist as a student Became more mainstream Re-radicalized in libertarian thought and Austrian economics after 2008 financial crisis Adam Hengels Studied Architecture in college, then switched to Structural Engineering Graduate school at MIT for real estate development, focusing on mega-projects Worked for a developer on large projects (Atlantic Yards in Brooklyn, now Pacific Park) Long-standing interest in urbanism Saw what happened behind the scenes between government and developer (subsidies, eminent domain) Also saw negative impacts of NIMBY groups Adam Hengels Sprawl is not a free-market phenomenon, it is government-created Steven Smith and others started writing for Market Urbanism Market Urbanism is a movement Planning intelligentsia has started to come along. They admit that zoning is a problem. Next step is closing the gap between the intelligentsia and the mainstream Patrik Schumacher Left-liberal consensus runs deep among intelligentsia Peter Ryan Did you (Patrik) perceive these ideas before 2008? Patrik Schumacher Was exploring other ideas about societal organization Fordism - 20th century - Simpler industrial base and societal organization - more compatible with modernism Post-fordism - More complex economic and societal organization - more urban concentration Managed, state-run economy and development - a bad but viable idea in the 1950's, a suicidal idea today Peter Ryan Increased urbanism isn't a decision people are going to make, it is going to happen. What role does market urbanism play in this inevitable development? Adam Hengels The future is a world of agglomeration. People want to be around other people The great ideas of the future are going to happen in cities Patrik Schumacher Cities create the conditions under which productivity can soar and flourish People are willing to give up 80% of their salary to be in the city center and participate in the city network Living in the city is a socio-economic necessity, but urban life is also desirable The city is a prosperity engine Zoning and standards (i.e. housing) prevent people from making life choices. One-size fits all restrictions. These regulations prevent affordablility. Talking about this topic is viciously toxic Adam Hengels There are also environmental consequences of planning regulations. San Francisco is one of the most environmentally friendly places in the world to live. The more we prevent people from living in San Francisco, the worse for the environment. Peter Ryan How do planning regulations distort what the architect does? Patrik Schumacher Regulations stifle innovation and creativity for architects and developers Everything is predetermined Entrepreneurs compete only on the basis of negotiating with authorities, rent-seeking Basically there’s no market in real estate. That’s why it doesn’t function These (negotiations with authorities) are invitations for corruption  Adam Hengels Architects don't design buildings in NYC, zoning does. 90% of what you do is just compliance. "Planners" isn't the right word. They're not planning, they're reacting. Petty bureaucrats Patrik Schumacher Creativity comes through loopholes London developer building 500 bedrooms around one living room China - creative, counterintuitive developments The profession becomes boring and stifling Creativity has to start with entrepreneurial developers' creativity. Adam Hengels Developers have been trained to be compliance machines To be creative, find a loophole Adam Hengels Parafin - Artificial intelligence platform that uses generative design and parametric modeling to rapidly generate optimized buildings. Rather than wait weeks for architects to turn around a handful of options and then run cost analyses, Parafin generates millions of design options with cost analysis within minutes. Patrik Schumacher Research project to use parametric modeling to evaluate complex campuses Adam Hengels Computational analysis of development and design rather than relying on entrepreneurs' and architects' intuition Patrik Schumacher The city is the best place for discovering synergies We love that chaos, liveliness, diversity, mixity of uses The city is all about coming together, connecting up networking for synergetic activities Freedom of uses is necessary for cities to self-organize into complex, navigable places Architect gives shape and expression to this to allow people to find places and each other It shouldn't be a city sliced up into individual blocks and cells, it should be very open Inter-visibility and awareness. Multiple levels, dense, and organic Adam Hengels Cities as a rainforest – unplanned order and synergy Patrik Schumacher Bottom-up order Identity and coherence, navigable Garbage spill urbanization - cities all look the same Multi-species ecology generates character and order. Rule-based, not random Bottom-up forces need to be free to give shape to their environment Question from audience For a private, city-scale developer, it may be optimal for planning to take place. With no plan, cost of starting is much higher. How do you balance the costs and benefits of planning in private development? Patrik Schumacher London's great estates - large parcels of land were planned Planning as curation Curation needs to go by something It can be experimental and competitive at different scales Allow for something new to emerge - more anarchic and chaotic Adam Hengels Planning has to happen at some level Plan synergies of the private developer Need to have flexibility in the long run Need to recognize that cities are an emergent order Question from audience Should we get government out of the business of insuring risky lending? Should we restrict certain types of building, i.e. in watersheds?  Adam Hengels In 2008, big banks should have failed. In favor of not building in a watershed, but its a question of how you do it - with the heavy hand of government, or some other mechanism? Patrik Schumacher In a scenario where everything was privatized, owners of water resources would secure the benefits of long-term preservation and profitability of the resource. Self-regulation Individual land-owners could come together and organize Built environment is complex, lots of externalities. It's more politicized than some other industries (i.e. fashion). There are entrepreneurial and market solutions Question from audience What is the most difficult city you've ever worked in, and why? Adam Hengels Worked in NYC and Chicago, studied in Boston. Cambridge, MA may be more difficult than NYC. Chicago is a free market paradise compared to New York, but it's far from free in reality. Patrik Schumacher More dense, mature, and wealthy places are slower When you add a new piece to this context, you have to be sensitive This is made difficult by planning restrictions on improvisation A lot of value is destroyed by things not happening - projects rejected, postponed, or cancelled The land value that planning approval adds (to existing land values) has shot up in London from 50% of GDP to 200% of GDP Adam Hengels What's the longest time one of your projects has been tied up in approvals? Patrik Schumacher In Italy, the government changed ten times during the course of a project. What should have taken 3-4 years took 11 years. Question from audience California senator Scott Weiner introducing a bill (SB 827) to supersede local planning restrictions around transit. Resistance is from homeowners and incumbent developers. What is the market urbanism answer to removing power of homeowners rather than bureaucracy? Adam Hengels That bill (SB 827) looks awesome. If you're a certain radius from a transit station, the local governments cannot impose height restrictions below a certain amount, cannot impose density restrictions. Opening a good dialogue. Why are we preventing people from living in transit-served locations, because there are incumbent homeowners who don't like it? Question from audience What is the market urbanism answer to removing power of homeowners rather than bureaucracy? Patrik Schumacher  I don't think homeowners should necessarily have this power to prevent development in one area. There's no fast and ready formula that defines what is infringement on someone else's property. Preventing new building that doesn't affect someone else's property, just affects someone's feeling, is too much protectionism. In markets you don't prevent someone from opening a firm and competing with you. There needs to be a political debate about the kind of rules that should be acceptable. NIMBYism is the force behind the politics. That sense of entitlement needs to be broken. Political discourse shouldn't always lead to majority voting on everything.  YIMBY proposal in London to have people collectively agree to allow increased density on their streets. Question from audience Smart Cities - Are data-driven tools for cities dangerous munitions, or will they help planners do a better job? Adam Hengels There's a potential for both Empowered with better information, in theory they should make better decisions  But that information could be released to the public or open-source so everyone can make better decisions Patrik Schumacher It should empower private planners. It's not only an information problem, it's also an incentive problem. In political processes, the feedback is very coarse and crude - bundled into 4-year elections with everything else. Market urbanism gives voice and empowerment to everybody. Information is often lacking, governments often have counter-incentives for applying the information. Question from audience European cities appear as green, new urbanism paradises. Is "going green" another layer of regulation, or does it help to further the main goals of a city as the interaction between people? Patrik Schumacher One-size-fits-all rules of energy conservation make little sense Incentives to save energy should be in the market. Eliminate subsidies. I believe carbon trading is an interim measure. Improve walkability of cities. This kind of greening would be synergetic and congenial to a privatization effort. There could be some kind of collective action underlying this, but the political process is very slow (decades). Adam Hengels If government is going to talk about the environment, it should start by stopping doing the things that they're doing that are hurting the environment. Stop subsidizing the automobile Stop building all these damn highways Stop war Before you tell someone else what to do, you gotta have virtue yourself. Question from audience Hudson County NJ has half a million people. What prevents it from being the core of an independent city as opposed to a bedroom community that sends commuters to Manhattan? Adam Hengels It doesn't have the agglomeration that Manhattan does Zoning policies may prevent increased agglomeration Question from audience The title is "Startup Cities," which presupposes cities getting started. How many of you in the audience have actually attempted to start a city? Learn about what it takes to incorporate a city, it's not as hard as you think. If you were able to incorporate a city, you would be able to set up a planning and zoning board (not that you should!) But you could craft planning boards that could be more friendly to the ideas presented here. For a "city-preneur," what sorts of things should they be looking at when starting a city from scratch? Adam Hengels The first question is why. Why are you starting a city? How and why are people going to come together? I've become more humbled that we could or should be starting cities from scratch. Start small, with some economic reason. Patrik Schumacher In most of these private city projects, it's not only a new city, it's a new society. Its a libertarian project of a more free market driven society. Existing cities are politically captured. Since the whole world is so politically stifled, a private city could create incentives as a free economic zone to draw people. Would try to avoid zoning functions / uses. Allow speculation of uses. Could have a sounding board advising. Try out as much freedom as possible and do not be paranoid about freedom and what could come out of it. Peter Ryan The largest tax contributor in Florida, Disney World, was a startup city. Interesting to look into the dynamic of how they bought the land, worked with the state, and developed legal systems that were customised for themselves, zoning regulations, building codes, were tailor fit. While floating islands in the Pacific are a good bar to reach for, there are plenty of examples of private cities in the past that we can go back to. Adam Hengels Website: marketurbanism.com Twitter: @marketurbanism Facebook A new non-profit organization - The Center for Market Urbanism Nolan Gray is head of policy and research Events – Foundation for Economic Education FEEcon this summer in Atlanta. Patrik will keynote the Market Urbanism track. A collaborative book project summarizing the policies of Market Urbanism. Patrik Schumacher Giving a lecture tomorrow at the National Arts Club Talking about architecture and societal progress The built environment as ordered social processes The city as a text, a system of signification, etc. Website - www.patrikschumacher.com Facebook YouTube Talking about free market urbanism, also illustrating the history of urban development through various stages of socio-economic development Peter Ryan Startup Cities Website: startupcities.co Hashtag #startupcities Post-Game Discussion Joe's impressions of the event Seething envy Nothing ever happens in Australia The growing impact of Market Urbanism Parafin - AI powered development modeling Joe's household budget spreadsheet has become self-aware When is a computational approach best suited to the project? One-liners "They're not planning, they're reacting" "Gaming the planners" - a recipe for corruption It's not rule of law, it's rule of men Would NIMBYism be worse under private ownership of public space? Home Owner's Associations (HOA's) Density entices development of amenities and transit NIMBYism is a symptom of government-induced sprawl Increasing urbanism is an inevitable trend, not the result of a vote The inherent bias in favor of incumbent homeowners under democracy The opposite incentive could be the case under private cities Curation Allowing more organic entrepreneurial devlopment Pruning and weeding Curation by dispute resolution and pre-emptive public fora Scott Wiener's SB 827 Upzoning Beverly Hills The state government as a check on local government overreach - are anarchists ok with this? Startup Cities - Literally! Cities as an entrepreneurial venture Innovating cities Do cities need to be grown organically, or can they be created from scratch? Seasteading Liberland Economic freedom can provide the seed of a successful city - Hong Kong, Singapore Post-event activities and name-dropping Market Urbanism started as a blog, is becoming a movement Links/Resources YouTube slideshow of notes summarizing the discussion: https://youtu.be/ujq1WGri4wA Livestream Video of this event on Urbanist Startup Cities Peter Ryan's Startup Cities: Urbanization as Opportunity manifesto Market Urbanism Website/Blog Twitter: @marketurbanism Don't miss Market Urbanism at FEEcon 2018, featuring Adam, Patrik, and many other Market Urbanists! Adam Hengels Parafin Patrik Schumacher Anarchitecture Podcast's Patrik Schumacher Series patrikschumacher.com – Patrik’s publications, interviews, and lectures, including his two-volume book on architectural theory, “The Autopoiesis of Architecture” Zaha Hadid Architects California's SB 827 A cool Interactive Visualization of the Potential Effects of SB 827 Why SB 827 Failed Emily Hamilton on the inherent bias towards incumbent resident voters (on Market Urbanism, of course) Sandy Springs, GA - Outsourcing the city Seasteading Liberland - a Startup Country Sandy Ikeda: Is there a Libertarian Architecture? Nolan Gray bio Stephen Smith bio

On this week's show we are trying out something new by inviting on guest hosts to take over the mics. Our guest hosts today, Mitch McEwen and Marc Miller, are familiar figures to regular listeners of this podcast and readers of Archinect.   Mitch is the principal of McEwen Studio, co-founder of the studio collective, A(n) Office, and an Assistant Professor at Princeton University’s School of Architecture. Mitch's writing can be found on her Archinect blog Another Architecture. She has also been a guest on previous episodes of Archinect Sessions Equity, Secrets and Relevancy of AIA; 1 Year After #NotMyAIA, Twilight Zoning: What 100 years of zoning hath wrought, and Another year, Another Architecture. Marc is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture at Penn State University, in addition to being a regular voice of reason and intelligence in our discussion forum and comments section. Marc previously joined us on the podcast to discuss HUD and Zaha Hadid Architects in HUD-winked: Ben Carson takes on housing for Trump and ZHA distances itself from Patrik Schumacher.

Architekten präsentieren: Digitale Architekturen | Symposium Lecture/Talk ZKM_Lecture Hall Fri, 04.08.2017 Patrik Schumacher and Helmut Kinzler from the studio of Zaha Hadid, winner of the Pritzker Architecture Prize 2004, American architect Greg Lynn (winner of the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale of Architecture in 2008), as well as the Bremen-based artist collective URBANSCREEN, specializing in site-specific multimedia installations in public spaces were guests at ZKM. This award-winning group of architects provided an insight into their latest architecture projects. Video Documentary: ZKM | Institute for Visual Media Camera: Frenz Jordt, Benedict Meyer Editing: Benedict Meyer /// Vortrag/Gespräch ZKM_Vortragssaal Fr, 04.08.2017 Patrik Schumacher und Helmut Kinzler vom Studio der Pritzker-Preisträgerin Zaha Hadid (Pritzker-Preis 2004), der amerikanische Architekt Greg Lynn (Preisträger des Goldenen Löwen der Architektur-Biennale Venedig 2008) sowie das Bremer Medienkünstlerkollektiv URBANSCREEN waren zu Gast im ZKM. Die preisgekrönten Architektengruppen gaben einen Einblick in ihre jüngsten architektonischen Projekte. Videodokumentation: ZKM | Institut für Bildmedien Kamera: Frenz Jordt, Benedict Meyer Schnitt: Benedict Meyer

Zaha Hadid Architects principal Patrik Schumacher has been headlined as many things, including ‘the world’s most provocative architect’. A true believer in innovation, Patrik is not someone who shies away from engaging in challenging conversations on some of the most urgent issues of our generation. He notoriously created a worldwide outcry following his keynote address at the World Architecture Festival in November 2016, where he presented a controversial ‘urban policy manifesto’ to initiate a critical discourse on the future of cities. Standing by our belief that the MPavilion stage is a place for discussion and debate, Patrik Schumacher joins us at MPavilion, along with Victorian State Government architect Jill Garner, to talk architecture, planning and the built environment and explore what it takes to lead a world-renowned firm carrying one of the biggest names in modern architecture—the iconic Zaha Hadid. Come along with your burning questions—this conversation between Patrik and Jill will be followed by an audience Q&A. This event is made possible with the assistance of UEM Sunrise.

Patrik Schumacher, a prominent architect in London, stunned the architecture world last year when he came out against housing subsidies and state-funded art schools, and in favor of privatizing, parks, streets, and other public areas. Instead of groveling and apologizing, he's sticking to his guns.

Tim interviews Patrik Schumacher, Director of Zaha Hadid Architects, at the Zaha Hadid Design Gallery in London. Topics include: Architectural theory The style of parametricism Patrik’s journey from Marxism to anarcho-capitalism Rule-based order through bottom-up convergences How do we communicate radical ideas, whether architectural or political? Is there value in shock value? What is the role and limits of urban planning? Parametric urbanism The future of market-based urban order View full show notes at anarchitecturepodcast.com/ana011.----more---- Intro So that’s one of the ideas of parametricism, and parametric urbanism, that we, with that new style, and that’s my thesis, should be able to build up new regional and path-dependent cumulative urban identities which are nature-like in a sense, like a multi-species ecology. So this is all premised on a much more market-driven process, and I’m talking about market-based urban order, and I believe that we can develop a sense of urban order without relying on a central plan, on a blueprint, on a designed city. It can be evolving bottom-up through entrepreneurial interventions calling on architects to develop a multi-species ecology like the jungle or natural environments. There’s nobody who’s designing those. They come out of bottom-up processes of overlaying different species, different systems, different interventions, but with the sensibility of, and the necessity of, inter-articulating and fitting in. So central planning, no; forms of emergent collective action processes, yes. Discussion What is architectural theory, and why is it important? Essential ingredient of the discipline of architecture Alberti (Renaissance) – Drawings and theory separated architecture from tradition-bound building Theory needs to be updated to an evolving societal context. Styles develop responds to socio-economic eras. Post-fordist network society requires a new style – Parametricism What is the style of Parametricism? Derived from intuitive innovations about reinhabiting the historic city, complex contexts Computational design techniques Design tools which keep many form parameters at play and malleable in a process an adaptive coordination of spaces and buildings to each other Organic, fluid, complex. multi-faced forms. Complexity of many spaces is resolved with curvature to make it more legible. Is there a right and wrong way to design buildings? Not right or wrong; more or less advantageous for the socio-economic era. Modernism went into crisis in the 1970s. Mass-reproduced, sterile blocks and separation through zoning. Modernism was congenial to Fordist society of mass-production Post-fordism is based on micro-electronic revolution. Mass-customization, reprogramming, less separation of live/ work, reconfiguration of firms. More complex, market-driven society. Post-modernism – expressed diversity. Deconstructivism – contingent juxtapositions, interpenetration of spaces. Parametricism enables complexity but also delivers order Garbage-spill urban organization Parametric urbanism should be able to build up new regional path-dependent cumulative identities Can evolve bottom up like the beauty and order of a multi-species ecology. Post-fordist society can lead to much more free-reign for entrepreneurship. Parametricism could give form and legibility to this. Politico-economic theory – from Marxism to Libertarianism Marxist historical materialism – Understand societal process based on economic processes. Comprehensive theory. Concern about ownership and class relationships being barriers to full participation within the production process Nirvana fallacy – Marxism lacked a viable alternative to capitalism After collapse of eastern bloc socialism – shift to Market Socialism, then mainstream social democracy through 90s and 2000s 2008 financial crisis – Shock and challenge to comprehend. No longer found leftist Keynesian explanations credible Discovered Austrian economics – Tom Woods, Peter Schiff, Mises, Hayek, Rothbard – Prescient about crisis Attempts to get out of crisis using same policies that caused it has led to stagnation in Europe How might this be coherent with parametricism? More ordered built environment Rule-based, but doesn’t need a top-down uniform hand, just a shared ethos about varied ways of continuing an urban texture Parametricism could be congenial to a radicalized libertarian form of urban development Parallel between rule-based, multi-author urban design and libertarian systems of rules based on the non-aggression principle Bottom-up convergences towards standards, as in industry One-size-fits-all, top down rules are inflexible Sciences – certain convincing paradigms become dominant. Concept of architectural style is parallel to paradigms in sciences. Abstract imperatives – contextual embedding, affiliation, continuities within the context. Many ways one could participate in the building of an overall texture. Buildings maintain their own identity. Rationality of projects is reflected in success with clients and occupants Enterpreneurs must have freedom to choose parcels, determine density, program, and unit mix. Architects should be given scope to give this a formal characterization. Entrepreneurs discover synergies in locating programmatic elements. Architect gives a formal expression, making it legible, easy to navigate, easy to communicate. No role for a central plan to be anything but a hindrance. Collective actions – landowner associations, private development of larger parcels London – Prescribes program categories, residential unit types, room sizes, facade – Takes away architect’s core competency of making the environment speak to users Central planning was viable when you had a very simple pattern of living with a unified consumption standard. It is not viable with the contemporary fluctuation synergies within dense urban centers. Severe under-utilization of all land use due to use zoning. Milieu protection rigidifies use zoning. Sometimes central government gets it right, when they break up rigid local controls in favor of development rights. Promoting avant-garde architectural theory and radical libertarian theory. How do we communicate radical ideas? In the 1990’s Parametricism was converting a new generation of young architects. More design repertoire, new tools to build complexity, scripting rather than drawing lines 2008 Financial crisis – Stopped a lot of projects. Interrupted forward looking spirit and background of optimism and development flourish Political discourse and distraction – Occupy movement, European debt crisis, Arab Spring – Anti-capitalist. Broke the trajectory of parametricism. People became skeptical. Had to explain socio-economic rationale for parametricism. Wrote books, articles, facebook posts Parametricism associated with neo-liberalism. Perception of extravagance. Interested in the end point of a stateless condition. Privatization of all space. Fascinating, radical proposals. What is the direction of travel? Allow more personal freedom, risk and responsibility; or more state regulation to prevent risks. Route to stagnation. Europe – State is 50% of GDP. Highly problematic. Tenacious, one on one discussion for weeks to change peoples’ minds. Ideas need time to be digested and gestate. Tradition-bound thinking. Some people don’t have a competing theory, they have no theory at all. Left-Liberal consensus is deeply ingrained, developed since 19th century, pro-socialist Economics, academics tend to be pro-statist because of career opportunities in government. Decades long inertia of beliefs. “Political vocabulary is very poor” – anyone not leftist must be right wing, like Steve Bannon. Heightened politicization of breaking “good taste” “I’m not withdrawing anything I’ve said.” Libertarian society will have less inequality due to benefits of global markets, less inflated financial markets, also fewer underclass ghettos – “remedy becomes a poison chalice” When communicating radical ideas (political or architectural), is there value in shock value? This is not something I seek (in architectural design). I’m not out there to shock. Stimulating appearance can be positive to express new organizational orders and processes Decoding and making strange can allow for new ideas Political ideas – Not consciously provoking for notoriety Sometimes one can throw in a provocation, but even the Hyde Park proposal is not absolutely out of the question. There is always a tradeoff. If you want to keep the image of a city static (i.e. historic preservation), that’s not compatible with the most vibrant, dynamic, and prosperous metropolis. Centralized Urban Planning. In light of the ideas of Mises and Hayek (tacit knowledge, challenges of central economic planning) what is the role of urban planning and what are its limits? Some form of planning is required for shared infrastructures. Rules for continuous street network, could depend on negotiation between private developments Transaction costs – would certain collective actions be more efficient? Gurgaon – traffic system, private bus lines. Problems with sewage and electric (originally provided by local government). Deficiencies, but also a great dynamic. Trust planning to land-owner associations. Issues with hold-outs and free-riders. Can be pragmatic about this. Prefer issue-based politics with interested parties rather than a state with a monopoly of violence. Collective associations may have their own means of “soft” enforcement. The idea of a central authority with universal competency is only one model, and is relatively new. Mocked up in other countries in name, but function differently. Central planning – No; Emergent collective action processes – Yes. What forms can parametricism take in the built environment? What are the tools to inject it into urban design? A patchwork. Architects working on individual sites could respond to shared infrastructure (i.e. a monorail) with different adaptations. Colleagues within the discourse of architecture watching, admiring, and criticizing each other is a force for organic coherence with diversity. Public space as private ventures is fascinating. Current public space is a bleak sameness. There are multiple publics looking for different types of spaces. They emerge bottom-up. There are various ways of generating revenues for privately-owned public space. You wouldn’t want bars and pubs and clubs that were all state-provided where they’re all required to be safe for three-year-olds. Catering to the lowest common denominator is not an improvement on a city. Are you optimistic about the future for a market-based urban order? It’s mixed. The state expands in some areas and shrinks in others. Overall government taking of GDP has increased, which is worrisome. Thatcher is fascinating. Instincts, Hayek, and courage. We may need a deepening of a crisis before libertarian leadership can emerge. Perhaps Scotland going independent and demonstrating the disaster of socialism over 5-10 years. Maybe then libertarian voices would have to be heard. Leftist voices would be covered in shame. Thatcher was a beacon, inspiring neo-liberal transformations around the world. We need a signal like this. It will happen in my lifetime! Links/Resources Episodes in this series on Patrik Schumacher: Anarchitecture Podcast Episode ana009: Patrik Schumacher (1 of 4) | Introduction and Housing Controversy – An introduction to Patrik, and Tim’s blog post about Patrik’s controversial housing presentation Anarchitecture Podcast Episode ana010: Patrik Schumacher (2 of 4) | Media Maelstrom – Tim and Joe’s critique of media responses to Patrik’s housing presentation Anarchitecture Podcast Episode ana011: Patrik Schumacher (3 of 4) | The Interview – Tim’s interview with Patrik at the Zaha Hadid Design Gallery in London Anarchitecture Podcast Episode ana012: Patrik Schumacher (4 of 4) | Post-Interview Commentary – Tim and Joe review and highlight key points from the interview patrikschumacher.com – Patrik’s publications, interviews, and lectures, including his two-volume book on architectural theory, “The Autopoiesis of Architecture” The Stages of Capitalism and the Styles of Architecture – Patrik’s analysis of the proper relationships between architecture, politics, and socio-economic conditions The Historical Pertinence of Parametricism and the Prospect of a Free Market Urban Order, Patrik Schumacher, London 2014 – A comprehensive argument for parametric urbanism. Includes photos of “garbage spill urbanization” and student work demonstrating multi-author parametric urban development Zaha Hadid Architects 2014 promotional video Zaha Hadid Architects project archive Zaha Hadid Design Gallery Housing for Everyone – Dezeen’s video of Patrik’s controversial presentation at the November 2016 World Architecture Festival Tim’s blog post: Patrik Schumacher, Anarcho-Capitalist Architect Join the Conversation Use hashtag #ana011 to reference this episode in a tweet, post, or comment

The second of four episodes in our series about Patrik Schumacher, Director of Zaha Hadid Architects. Tim and Joe review and critique the media responses to Patrik’s controversial presentation about housing at the World Architecture Festival in November 2016. Two of these articles, by the Guardian’s Oliver Wainwright and architectural writer Phineas Harper, are presented for extended criticism. We had a little too much fun with this one. Topics include: Responses from London Mayor Sadiq Khan, Zaha Hadid Architects, protestors, and supporters (sort of) Extended critique of Oliver Wainwright’s article in The Guardian: Did Zaha Hadid “dismiss” Patrik’s theoretical work in parametricism? Gurgaon – a mostly private city in India Are “thought experiments” valid and meaningful? The housing crisis can be explained in three words: Great Crested Newts Noam Chomsky on anarcho-capitalism A new off-Broadway play, “Syndicalism in One Act” Extended critique of Phineas Harper’s article in Dezeen: What social justice warriors and the alt-right have in common Government solutions are the simple solutions. Market solutions require more complex thinking. Child labor Poverty and welfare Neoliberalism, Thatcherism, and Hayek-ianism Adam Smith was NOT the godfather of the free market. More like the weird uncle. The intern architect who predicted the 2008 financial crisis View full show notes at anarchitecturepodcast.com/ana010.----more---- Intro Media Maelstrom Discussion How have Patrik’s libertarian ideas been perceived and communicated in the mainstream media? Arch Daily chose not to cover the speech because of boos. Boo-hoo. London Evening Standard – response from Mayor of London Sadiq Khan Did Patrik say anything about diversity? Is evicting tenants at the end of a lease term “social cleansing?” City center affordability through new forms of co-housing Replace social housing subsidies with cash handouts Building more housing with minimum space standards does not create more affordable housing. Zaha Hadid Architects press release Irrelevant virtue signaling Was this a smart response? Press release was not approved by directors Protestors  – The fascist (who wants to get rid of government) Supportive articles – guarded responses “Zaha Hadid’s successor: scrap art schools, privatise cities and bin social housing” by Oliver Wainwright in The Guardian, November 24, 2016 Comprehensive article, but not unbiased journalism Parametric tuxedo The Trump of architecture – says who? Facebook rants A conspiracy theorist Patrik’s political views are separate from the practice Patrik has only “unleashed” his views following Zaha Hadid’s death – a despicable argument Patrik has published articles expressing these views since 2012. Did Zaha Hadid “dismiss” Patrik’s theoretical work in parametricism? W magazine article – history of busting his chops “Parametricism” has been part of the branding and messaging of Zaha Hadid Architects. The Guardian’s Architecture and Design Critic has used “parametric” to describe Zaha Hadid’s work. The well has been poisoned, time to march out the libertarians Tom Woods, Peter Schiff, David Stockman Three claps for mentioning libertarians Fundamental faith in the market – oversimplification Anarcho-capitalism can not solve everything The nirvana fallacy Private solutions – Pocket living, The Collective, eliminating space standards, AirBnb, Liberland, free private cities Gurgaon – a mostly private city in India Gurgaon has not solved inequality in India. Fail. Inequality is not the best metric to use. Look at economic progress for the poor instead. Environmental damage Sewage treatment was supposed to be provided by a local governmental agency and they failed to provide it. Merely “thought experiments” Valid hypotheses about possible future opportunities Zaha Hadid was a “paper architect” for years before a building commission. Were these designs “merely” thought experiments? Is Patrik uncertain of what he’s saying? “Post-truth” – is Patrik appealing to emotion? 600,000 plots of land with planning permission. Land-banking Is this a symptom of a property bubble? The housing crisis can be explained in three words: Great Crested Newts Permitted housing land is worth 300x the value of agricultural land. “Getting planning permission isn’t the issue” – really? Builders hoarding land to keep home prices high – really? Housing supply is up 52% over three years. “Implementable planning consent” and “conditions” Shortages of labor and material Pre-commencement conditions Planning permission is not implementable planning consent Examples of pre-commencement conditions holding up construction of “permitted” housing units: Playground details Services by other vendors Documentation not under purview of planning department Full details of solar panels, utility boxes, windows and doors, electric car charging ports Locations of public art Bat boxes Great Crested Newts Number of permits granted is not evidence of a simple permitting process Permitting process can take 5 years Small homebuilders in UK have decreased from 9000 to 3000 Large foreign builders don’t have necessary local connections to enter market If Oliver Wainwright wants buildable land to get cheaper, he should want MORE land speculators to flood the market with land they’ve permitted Noam Chomsky on anarcho-capitalism Syndicalism in One Act Employers advance wages to employees ahead of revenues Two people contracting for employment is a “sick joke” – really? Are negotiations between unequal parties invalid? Chomsky agrees with anarcho-capitalists on a whole range of issues Chomsky: “The burden of proof is always on those who argue that authority and domination are necessary.” “It is time to stop listening to Patrik Schumacher” by Phineas Harper, published in Dezeen, November 28, 2016 Tolerance is bad – really? Herbert Marcuse – “Repressive Tolerance” What do social justice warriors and the alt-right have in common? Shutting down discussion may be justifiable, but is not productive “Total faith in the market to solve all conceivable problems” – Nirvana fallacy Hayekian economics distorted to grotesque absurdity – ignores 150 year school of thought Hayek – a dog-whistle to anti-capitalists Margaret Thatcher – some good and some bad If you want nuance, give him more time to talk Patrik is not responsible for Joe’s ignorance Katie Hopkins If you’re not talking about government solutions, you’re not talking about solutions at all. Child labor The best time to start working is when you’re a teenager A fantasy that complex problems have simple solutions. Government solutions are the simple solutions. Market solutions require more complex thinking. Poverty and welfare Redistributive welfare payments have not solved poverty Grit A freer market would create more opportunities for everyone Charity can be voluntary Government gives people a false sense of charity Markets make things cheaper (like Walmart) Neoliberalism Associated with Thatcherism Associated with government interventions supporting businesses. This is not libertarianism. “A fawning architectural press” – really? I mean, really?! Press has attacked Zaha Hadid Architects in the past. Phineas Harper on Ben Clark on Adam Smith Appeal to authority – Ben Clark’s “Light Bulb” award Appeal to authority inside an appeal to authority Adam Smith was NOT the godfather of the free market Murray Rothbard’s critique of Adam Smith Perhaps Ben Clark is economically illiterate Owen Hatherly on unconstrained developers Appeal to authority A self-professed communist. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. Retail parks, car parks, and shopping malls aren’t public spaces? What’s wrong with a prepackaged, spoon-fed suburban lifestyle? Many developments do incorporate green space and public amenities “Given nearly unlimited space” not a realistic scenario Markets can never make mistakes? Not true. Markets have natural feedback mechanisms to correct mistakes Widespread market failure is usually due to governmental interference in self-correcting markets 2008 financial crisis resulted from governmental policies instigating, exacerbating, and prolonging market imbalances The intern architect who predicted the 2008 financial crisis Schumacher is ADAMANT! …yet uncertain? We all share the same end goal of providing housing for everyone, but disagree on the means of achieving that end. Outro: Winstnoam Churchomsky Goes to the Mall Links/Resources Episodes in this series on Patrik Schumacher: Anarchitecture Podcast Episode ana009: Patrik Schumacher (1 of 4) | Introduction and Housing Controversy – An introduction to Patrik, and Tim’s blog post about Patrik’s controversial housing presentation Anarchitecture Podcast Episode ana010: Patrik Schumacher (2 of 4) | Media Maelstrom – Tim and Joe’s critique of media responses to Patrik’s housing presentation Anarchitecture Podcast Episode ana011: Patrik Schumacher (3 of 4) | The Interview – Tim’s interview with Patrik at the Zaha Hadid Design Gallery in London Anarchitecture Podcast Episode ana012: Patrik Schumacher (4 of 4) | Post-Interview Commentary – Tim and Joe review and highlight key points from the interview Housing for Everyone – Dezeen’s video of Patrik’s controversial presentation at the November 2016 World Architecture Festival Media Responses: Guardian Article: “Zaha Hadid’s successor: scrap art schools, privatise cities and bin social housing” by Oliver Wainwright, November 24, 2016 “It is time to stop listening to Patrik Schumacher” by Phineas Harper, published in Dezeen, November 28, 2016 Top architect blasts ‘free-riding’ tenants living in council houses in central London and says they should be moved, to make way for HIS staff, London Evening Standard, November 25, 2016. Includes comments by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan. Zaha Hadid Architects Responds to Patrik Schumacher’s “Urban Policy Manifesto” by ArchDaily, November 29, 2016 (after realizing that this WAS a position that the wider architectural profession was interested in giving publicity to). Zaha Hadid Architect’s press release distancing themselves from Patrik’s manifesto. LEAKED: Extraordinary Schumacher email reveals ZHA fracture by Richard Waite in Architect’s Journal, January 5, 2017. Patrik’s leaked email stating that the ZHA letter was not approved by the firm’s directors. Dezeen Reader Comments, November 22, 2016. One commenter notes “This is Trumpism essentially – for architecture.” This may have been the basis of Wainwright’s “The Trump of Architecture” moniker. Class War protesters. NSFW. Somewhat supportive articles: Patrik Schumacher has provided a necessary challenge to housing by Paul Finch in the Architect’s Journal, November 22, 2016. Balanced critique. We need more Schumachers prepared to shake up consensus thinking by Austin Williams in Dezeen, December 1, 2016. Argues against censoring Patrik. Patrik Schumacher is right to oppose regulations, says architect-turned-developer Roger Zogolovitch by Amy Frearson in Dezeen, November 29, 2016. Sympathizes with suggestions to reform planning standards. How Patrik Schumacher Will Keep Zaha Hadid’s Name On Top by Fred A. Bernstein in W magazine, November 3, 2016. Excellent article, published a month before Patrik’s WAF housing presentation, about Patrik’s history with Zaha Hadid and vision for Zaha Hadid Architects under his leadership. Referenced by Oliver Wainwright to suggest Zaha “dismissed” Patrik’s work in architectural theory, specifically parametricism. Zaha Hadid did not dismiss parametricism, according to… Oliver Wainwright: Zaha Hadid: creator of ambitious wonders – and a fair share of blundersby Oliver Wainwright in the Guardian, March 31, 2016. Describes Zaha as “Creator of an entire “parametric” universe beyond buildings” Zaha Hadid beyond buildings: architect launches new design gallery by Oliver Wainwright in the Guardian, May 23, 2013. Describes gallery exhibits as parametric: “Everything is taut and rippling, squeezed and clenched, like it’s spent too long working out in the parametric gym.” Zaha Hadid Architects 2014 promotional video – Uses the term “parametricism” to describe ZHA’s work and argues for it’s relevance to contemporary society, consistent with Patrik’s theoretical work. Land Banking: Revealed: housebuilders sitting on 600,000 plots of land by Graham Ruddick in the Guardian, December 30, 2015. Britain has enough land to solve the housing crisis – it’s just being hoarded by Oliver Wainwright in The Guardian, January 31, 2017 Land banking: what’s the story? (part 1) by Pete Jefferys at Shelter.org, December 14, 2016. Includes a reader comment by planner Helen Howie noting 5 years to achieve implementable planning consent. New home planning ‘permissions’ up – but system remains a constraint by the Home Builders Federation, January 3, 2017 Pre-Commencement Conditions – White paper by the Home Builders Federation Remove barriers and SMEs could deliver 25k more homes a year by the Home Builders Federation, January 15, 2017. Analyzes decline of small and medium home builders (80% decline over the past 25 years) Noam Chomsky on Anarcho-Capitalism Herbert Marcuse, the godfather of modern identity politics at Fee.org. Note, Marcuse’s relationship to Nazi propagandist Martin Heidegger should not be construed to imply that Marcuse (who was Jewish), was a Nazi sympathizer. But the collectivism of modern identity politics, whether in the form of social justice or the alt-right, shares a common root with the collectivist dogma that was central to Nazism. Marcuse was influential in propagating this collectivist thought into its modern form. Wolfson Economics Prize 2017; Topic: WHO WILL BUILD THE ROADS??? Ben Clark’s 2014 “Light Bulb” Prize Owen Hatherly in Wikipedia. Why not try communism? The Tom Woods Show Ep. 756 Was Margaret Thatcher a Libertarian Hero? The Adam Smith Myth by Murray Rothbard 2008 Financial Crisis: Explaining the Economy to Dad – Tim’s November 2008 analysis of the financial crisis two months after the crash, describing how he anticipated and avoided it with his own investments. The Big Short – Entertaining Oscar-nominated film about the 2008 financial crisis, based on the book by Michael Lewis. Meltdown by Tom Woods – Austrian explanation for the 2008 financial crisis The Great Deformation by David Stockman – Explanation for the 2008 financial crisis patrikschumacher.com – Patrik’s publications, interviews, and lectures, including his two-volume book on architectural theory, “The Autopoiesis of Architecture” Join the Conversation Use hashtag #ana010 to reference this episode in a tweet, post, or comment

This is the first in a series of four episodes about Patrik Schumacher, Director of Zaha Hadid Architects, one of the world’s premier architecture firms. Patrik is also an author, professor, lecturer, and architectural theorist. In November 2016, Patrik gave a presentation at the World Architecture Festival promoting libertarian and even anarcho-capitalist solutions to London’s housing crisis. In the midst of the media maelstrom that followed, Tim wrote a blog post, presented in this episode, that defined anarcho-capitalism and defended Patrik’s proposals. Then things got interesting… View full show notes at anarchitecturepodcast.com/ana009.----more---- Intro Only Mom can tell us apart. Discussion Dame Zaha Hadid Zaha Hadid Architects “Housing for Everyone” – Patrik’s controversial presentation at the November 2016 World Architecture Festival Guardian article The Stages of Capitalism and the Styles of Architecture Anarchitecture’s blog post defending Patrik Zaha Hadid Design Gallery Interviewing Patrik Salon discussion of politics and architecture Patrik’s architectural theory: The Autopoeisis of Architecture The style of Parametricism Tim’s blog post: Patrik Schumacher, Anarcho-Capitalist Architect Links/Resources Episodes in this series on Patrik Schumacher: Anarchitecture Podcast Episode ana009: Patrik Schumacher (1 of 4) | Introduction and Housing Controversy – An introduction to Patrik, and Tim’s blog post about Patrik’s controversial housing presentation Anarchitecture Podcast Episode ana010: Patrik Schumacher (2 of 4) | Media Maelstrom – Tim and Joe’s critique of media responses to Patrik’s housing presentation Anarchitecture Podcast Episode ana011: Patrik Schumacher (3 of 4) | The Interview – Tim’s interview with Patrik at the Zaha Hadid Design Gallery in London Anarchitecture Podcast Episode ana012: Patrik Schumacher (4 of 4) | Post-Interview Commentary – Tim and Joe review and highlight key points from the interview Zaha Hadid Architects 2014 promotional video Zaha Hadid Architects project archive Zaha Hadid Design Gallery Housing for Everyone – Dezeen’s video of Patrik’s controversial presentation at the November 2016 World Architecture Festival Guardian Article: “Zaha Hadid’s successor: scrap art schools, privatise cities and bin social housing” by Oliver Wainwright, November 24, 2016 patrikschumacher.com – Patrik’s publications, interviews, and lectures, including his two-volume book on architectural theory, “The Autopoiesis of Architecture” The Stages of Capitalism and the Styles of Architecture – Patrik’s analysis of the proper relationships between architecture, politics, and socio-economic conditions Tim’s blog post: Patrik Schumacher, Anarcho-Capitalist Architect Twins – “I’m not sure what the problem is, but I’m sure it can be resolved without resorting to violence!” Join the Conversation Use hashtag #ana009 to reference this episode in a tweet, post, or comment

Tim and Joe review Anarchitecture’s interview with Patrik Schumacher, Director of Zaha Hadid Architects (Episode #ana011), to clarify and highlight key points. We elaborate on topics including historical architectural styles, computer-generated design, parametric urbanism, and the challenges of promoting radical ideas. View full show notes at anarchitecturepodcast.com/ana012. ----more---- Intro "I’m not withdrawing anything of what I’ve been saying. However, one needs to be aware of how one says it, how one mediates it, and how one explains that what we’re talking about is precisely aiming for the same fundamental hopes and ideals of a free and prosperous, emancipated and pleasant human condition." Discussion Historical styles of architecture Alberti’s architectural theory as the start of the discourse of architecture Fordism, modernism, and progressivism Post-Fordist network society Post-modernism Deconstructivism Parametricism – complexity and order Frank Gehry and Guggenheim Museum Bilbao Computer-generated design and input parameters Parametric curves – multiple Y values for a given X value Too many parameters can over-calibrate predictive models, but could be an advantage in architectural design. Fractal design Parametric Urbanism Garbage spill urbanism Urban harmony through Parametricism Perceiving more complex types of order I guess you’re not ready for that yet. But your kids are gonna love it. Van Halen requires preconditioning. Path-dependence The challenges of promoting parametricism and libertarianism / anarcho-capitalism A messiah event Long-term one on one conversations Shock value Crisis as catalyst Market-based solutions are necessary, and may be sufficient Transitioning to a stateless society requires three things:1. Convince people that the initiation of force is wrong2. Convince people that governments initiate force3. Convince people that there are viable market alternatives to governmental services Links/Resources Episodes in this series on Patrik Schumacher: Anarchitecture Podcast Episode ana009: Patrik Schumacher (1 of 4) | Introduction and Housing Controversy – An introduction to Patrik, and Tim’s blog post about Patrik’s controversial housing presentation Anarchitecture Podcast Episode ana010: Patrik Schumacher (2 of 4) | Media Maelstrom – Tim and Joe’s critique of media responses to Patrik’s housing presentation Anarchitecture Podcast Episode ana011: Patrik Schumacher (3 of 4) | The Interview – Tim’s interview with Patrik at the Zaha Hadid Design Gallery in London Anarchitecture Podcast Episode ana012: Patrik Schumacher (4 of 4) | Post-Interview Commentary – Tim and Joe review and highlight key points from the interview patrikschumacher.com – Patrik’s publications, interviews, and lectures, including his two-volume book on architectural theory, “The Autopoiesis of Architecture” The Stages of Capitalism and the Styles of Architecture – Patrik’s analysis of the proper relationships between architecture, politics, and socio-economic conditions The Historical Pertinence of Parametricism and the Prospect of a Free Market Urban Order, Patrik Schumacher, London 2014 – A comprehensive argument for parametric urbanism. Includes photos of “garbage spill urbanization” and student work demonstrating multi-author parametric urban development Zaha Hadid Architects 2014 promotional video Zaha Hadid Architects project archive Zaha Hadid Design Gallery Housing for Everyone – Dezeen’s video of Patrik’s controversial presentation at the November 2016 World Architecture Festival Tim’s blog post: Patrik Schumacher, Anarcho-Capitalist Architect Back to the Future – Kids may not be ready for this link, but your parents are gonna love it Join the Conversation Use hashtag #ana012 to reference this episode in a tweet, post, or comment

Neste episódio, Adilson (@adilsonlamaral), Rapha (@_rapha), Renata (@renatagoretti) e Gustavo (@gooogla) discutem as ideias do “Manifesto de Política Urbana”, apresentado por Patrik Schumacher no “Festival Mundial da Arquitetura” em Berlim (2016).…Leia maisArquicast 014 – O polêmico Patrik Schumacher

Brian scores an interview with Patrik Schumacher, Director at Zaha Hadid Architects, via a joke tweet. To everyone's surprise he agreed to sit down and have a conversation. Enjoy!   SHOW NOTES.   On Designalyze, we analyze what makes thought leaders in design technology tick through informative, insightful, and often humorous interviews. Designalyze is hosted by Zach Downey and Brian Ringley and recorded in DUMBO, Brooklyn. For design technology tutorials and content visit us at http://designalyze.com

Architect and theorist, Patrik Schumacher, considers the various parameters for architectural practice today. One of architecture’s foremost designers and polemicists, Schumacher is a director of Zaha Hadid Architects, which he joined in 1988, and is involved in all the practice’s projects, playing an active role in each phase of design development. He has taught at architecture schools across the world and has been co-director of the Design Research Laboratory at the Architectural Association since 1996. His writings have frequently appeared in print and across the media. In this lecture, Schumacher reflects on the range of issues and agendas that “burden” architecture in the twenty-first century. Image caption: Patrik Schumacher / Courtesy Zaha Hadid Architects

It's a holiday tradition here at The Sniffer: our picks for super cool Christmas treats we'd love to have. This year, Nora Young picks this fantastic dining pavilion by Zaha Hadid and Patrik Schumacher (via Design Boom). It's one of a series coordinated by a developer named Robbie Antonio. Check out the whole series here. Cathi Bond, meanwhile, has her eye on a special drone which can be used on the farm, in particular, for crop dusting (via PSFK).  Have a wonderful holiday, and all the best for 2016. Thanks for listening!  

Architect and theorist, Patrik Schumacher, considers the various parameters for architectural practice today, in the second lecture of our ‘Architecture and Freedom' season.

This week, we devote the majority of our show to a discussion with Patrik Schumacher, about celebrity and the insularity of critical discourse in architecture. The idea of the "starchitect" is onerous to pretty much everybody in architecture, but that hasn't stopped us from using it. It's a popular media fabrication that, by becoming a potent cultural meme in its own right (thanks, Gehry), has derailed significant portions of architecture discourse into the murky realm of identity politics – the aesthetics and politics of a built object becoming an inextricable part of their designer's character. Schumacher's Parametricism may be an antidote to that. We discuss Schumacher's recent op-ed on these subjects, in the hope that keeping the discussion going will flush out something useful (or even flush away the "starchitect" concept entirely). In the news, we touch on BIG's design for Two World Trade Center displacing Foster's, the resignation of five Cooper Union trustees (including Daniel Libeskind), and the scandal of Red Cross's contested use of earthquake-relief funds in Haiti. Our take on news is a bit different this episode; let us know what you think of it!

Thanks to Patrik Schumacher, this week's episode is mostly about criticism. We respond to a polemic/rant left by Schumacher on his Facebook page, "In Defense of Stars and Icons", and consider not simply his argument, but its presentation – how publishing these ideas on a personal Facebook page ultimately says more about celebrity and criticism than Schumacher's exorbitant word count can. In the end, we applaud Schumacher – not for his argument necessarily, but for the act of posting such. Now, more than ever in the saturated critical sphere of new media, the medium is the message. We also finish up the interview Amelia did with Pritzker Prize winner Kevin Roche, and hear his thoughts on sprawl and the undeniable human instinct to gather. Roche is a quiet heavyweight in architecture, amassing an incredible extent of work across multiple eras of architectural history, all without paying any heed to "starchitecture", in any form. If you haven't heard part one of the interview, get caught up in Episode #24. And special thanks to our podcast sponsor, BQE, and architect Ralph Fey for his thoughts on their service!

Kosmo har tema centrum "Alla vägar bär till Rom", så lyder ett gammalt bevingat ordspråk. Rom är väl inte längre det centrum det en gång var, men nu i helgen är Rom aktuellt eftersom det nya konstmuseet Maxxi slår upp portarna. Till öppningsdagen nu på lördag släpptes 15 000 biljetter till allmänheten som tog slut på ett nafs. Arkitekt till museet är en av världens just nu mest hyllade arkitekter Zaha Hadid, född i Irak, numera verksam i London. Kerstin Berggren har träffat henne och hennes arbetspartner Patrik Schumacher. Fotografen Jens Assur, är aktuell med ett stort projekt kallat Hunger, där frågor ställs om överkonsumtion, jordbruk, fördelning av resurser och energiförbrukning, inte minst i form av både bilåkande och flygande. Projektet har resulterat i en utställning på Kulturhuset i Stockholm och fem fotoböcker med förord skrivna av Lena Andersson, Per Svensson, Lotta Gröning och Sverker Sörlin, samt Jens Assur själv. Anneli Dufva har mött honom Ett av de stora namnen på den internationella konstscenen på senare år är Pascale Marthine Tayou. Han är född 1967 i Kamerun i Västafrika, idag bor han i Gent i Belgien och har världen som sitt arbetsfält. Just nu har  Pascale Marthine Tayou iscensatt en stor utställning på Malmö Konsthall  med titeln Alla vägar går till Malmö. Tayous genombrott kom på den stora konstutställningen Documenta X i Kassel 2002 som det året leddes av Okwui Envezor. Den västerländska konstscenen skakades då om när de globala frågorna krävde och tog sin plats. Den senaste stora utställning Pascale Marthine Tayou deltog i var Venedigbiennalen i somras där han hade byggt upp en högljudd, myllrande afrikansk by. Han är nu också aktuell på Världsutställningen i Shanghai. I konstvärlden ses han som en av uttolkarna av det postkoloniala Afrika. Cecilia Blomberg träffade honom på Malmö Konsthall och träffade en konstnär som vägrar låta sig sorteras in under några kategorier. Under våren har den albanska konstnären Helidon Gjergji ställt ut på Botkyrka konsthall utanför Stockholm. En utställning om hur medier påverkar oss både som individer och kulturellt. På förra årets Venedigbiennal representerade han Albanien. Gjerdjij berättar för Kosmos Marie Liljedahl om hur det var att växa upp med en känsla av att vara avskuren från centrum, matad med socialistisk tv-propaganda och ändå på djupet påverkad av den västerländska tv man kämpade hårt för att få in i sina apparater. Programledare: Anneli Dufva Producent: Marie Liljedahl