Interviews
“If a client wants a specific style, it’s kind of boring to us” says Open Architecture
Seoul Architecture Biennale “a very sincere attempt to invite a bigger conversation” says Thomas Heatherwick
“Furniture ingredients have mostly changed for the better” says Bruce Hannah
“People don’t necessarily see the UK as being very sexy” says Brompton curator Alex Tieghi-Walker
Architects “are the ones who discovered the power” of AI imaging says Seraphinne Vallora co-founder Andreea Petrescu
Indonesian design finds “sweet spot” in abandoned Bali theme park
Post-conflict rebuilding is “a tool for healing” says UNESCO specialist
Architecture profession “must engage” in ensuring safety for trans people says Queerscapes founder
“Part of the DNA of our office is that we never exclude possibilities” says MVRDV’s Nathalie de Vries
Sharjah Architecture Triennial “to challenge the idea that architecture is just about iconic buildings”
Copenhagen’s design week “needs more independent actors” says Other Circle director
Create “cyborg” infrastructure to save cities says Lauren Bon
Biodesign adds “a whole new range of possibilities” to fashion says Iris van Herpen
“It’s time for activism” says inaugural Copenhagen Architecture Biennial director
“We’re due a renaissance” in cool small cars says Hyundai design boss
“I believe in making things public” says Chicago Architecture Biennial curator Florencia Rodriguez
Traditional systems offer “model of progress” for African cities says Tosin Oshinowo
Henriëtte Waal’s peat atelier tackles climate change with “new ways of living” in wetlands
Cob not just “a hobbit house” material says researcher developing modern version
Cob can be “a mainstream building material once again” say Cella
African architects “to tell a story under their own terms” at Pan-African Biennale of Architecture
“I don’t believe in specialisation” says Frida Escobedo
Design industry is “sustaining mediocrity” says Samuel Ross
