Architects Love Media & Media Loves Architects – But Do They Get Along?

Architects Love Media & Media Loves Architects – But Do They Get Along?

Author: Anylab Experimental Studio June 21, 2020 Duration: 1:32:15

The LFA is the world’s largest annual architecture event and celebrates London as a global hub of architectural experimentation, practice and debate. This year London Festival of Architecture making LFA Digital on the theme of Power.

As a part of LFA Digital, “Architects Love Media & Media Loves Architects – But Do They Get Along?” panel talk organised by Anylab Experimental Studio, based in Somerset House London; will question how we can define “media” in architecture. Is media only a tool, or is it a space dialogue and debate? Speakers will present their idea of media and demonstrate how media can explore the connections between architecture and its representation.

Speakers:

Dara Huang/ Architect, Founder of DH Liberty, Co-founder of Vivahouse

Tom Wilkinson/ History Editor The Architectural Review, Author of Bricks and Mortals: Ten Great Buildings and the People They Made, co-director of New Architecture Writers

Sam Jacob/ Principal of Sam Jacob Studio for architecture and design, Professor of Architecture at UIC and Visiting Professor at Yale School of Architecture

Manijeh Verghese/ Founding Director at Unscene Architecture, Head of Public Programmes at Architectural Association, Co-Curator of the British Pavilion at the 2021Venice Architecture Biennale

Jim Stephenson/ Photographer, Film-maker, Founder of Clickclickjim

Bobby Jewell/ Press and Communications Consultant, Coordinator at ACAN, Co-organiser of the Negroni Talks

Shukri Sultan / Co-founder of Afterparti, inaugural member of the New Architectural Writers program

Nurgul Yardim/ Architect, Podcast Host, Founder of Anylab (Chair)


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