Ep. 064 _ Alexander Eisenschmidt _ 'The Good Metropolis

Ep. 064 _ Alexander Eisenschmidt _ 'The Good Metropolis

Author: Sean Lally September 9, 2019 Duration: 50:59

Alexander Eisenschmidt is the author of 'The Good Metropolis, Between Urban Formlessness and Metropolitan Architecture' Birkhauser, 2018 Alexander is a designer, theorist, and Associate Professor at the School of Architecture, University of Illinois at Chicago, where he teaches design studios and courses in history & theory.


In a world where the very ground we stand on and the bodies we inhabit are becoming malleable territories for design, Night White Skies offers a necessary space for conversation. Host Sean Lally guides these discussions, which venture far beyond traditional architectural discourse to ask what kind of future we are actually building. This podcast thrives on the friction and insight generated by bringing together an unexpected mix of voices-from philosophers and scientists to policy makers and science fiction authors. You’ll hear how a cultural anthropologist’s research on ritual intersects with a material scientist’s work on smart environments, or how a novelist’s vision of tomorrow clarifies the ethical dilemmas faced by urban planners today. Each episode is a deep, meandering exploration, avoiding easy answers in favor of nuanced, often surprising connections. The aim is to piece together a broader, more complex picture of the transformations currently unfolding around and within us. By engaging with such a diverse range of thinkers, the Night White Skies podcast doesn't just report on change; it actively participates in the difficult, essential work of imagining what comes next.
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Ep. 047 _ Filip Tejchman _ 'Depatterning' [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:13:18
This week is a conversation with the architect Filip Tejchman about the recent book by Michael Pollan 'How to Change Your Mind, What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depre…
Ep. 046 _ Rob DeSalle _ 'Our Senses' [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 52:00
Rob DeSalle is curator at the American Museum of Natural History & author of 'Our Senses, An Immersive Experience'.
Ep. 045 _ Bryan Norwood _'Phenomenology' [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 49:57
Today is a conversation with Bryan Norwood who recently guest edited Log 42 (winter/spring 2018) entitled "Disorienting Phenomenology." Bryan Norwood is completing his PhD at Harvard University in the History and Theory…
Ep. 043 _ Graham Harman _ 'OOO' [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 44:30
This week is a conversation with philosopher Graham Harman. We talk about his introduction of Object Oriented Ontology (or OOO) and it's potential influence on the discipline of architecture. (photo credit: SciArc)
Ep. 042 _ Mario Carpo _ 'No One Likes a Quitter' [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 48:28
Mario Carpo is the Reyner Banham Professor of Architectural History and Theory at the Bartlett, UCL, London & author of the article "Post-Digital "Quitters": Why the Shift Toward Collage Is Worrying". His latest monograp…
Ep. 041 _ Jason Kelly Johnson and Nataly Gattegno  _ 'Live Models' [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 47:06
I'm happy to say that today's guests are two friends - architects Jason Kelly Johnson and Nataly Gattegno of Future Cities Lab. Future Cities Lab is an experimental art and Design studio in Francisco, CA. Since 2005, fou…
Ep. 040 _ Chris D. Thomas _ 'Speciation' [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 44:26
This week I'm talking with Chris Thomas, professor of conservation biology at the University of York in the UK and author of the recent book 'Inheritors of the Earth, How Nature is Thriving in an Age of Extinction'. His…
Ep. 039 _ Kathryn Harkup _ 'Frankenstein' [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 37:16
This week is a conversation with chemist and author Kathryn Harkup about her book 'Making the Monster, The Science behind Mary Shelley's Frankenstein'. Kathryn completed a doctorate on her favorite chemicals, phosphines,…
Ep. 038  _ 'Thanks, Larry' _ Topical Interlude [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 19:34
This week on Night White Skies is a 'Topical Interlude' - A fictional conversation between myself a Larry Page of Google and a look at NYC's Central Park in 2034.