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Feb 09, 2022

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Dec 08, 2021

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Nov 30, 2021

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Nov 17, 2021

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May 27, 2021

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May 20, 2021

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May 06, 2021

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We learned so much from Lyndon Neri @nerilyndon – co-founder of @neriandhu and one of China’s leading architects. It is definitely one of these presentations you want to watch again and again to take it all in.

He believes that there is a higher being that equips us with different talents and sets of skills and gives us the opportunity as architects to contribute to the world by helping and giving back to humanity. Regardless of our personal faith or lack of thereof, as Lyndon beautifully puts it, the noises and the praises of this world oftentimes confuse us, making us think we are greater than who we are.

We really appreciate his honesty, and our conversation was a great reminder to humble ourselves and have the greater good in mind.

If you missed the live event, don’t worry! We’ve got you covered you can watch this event on our website under Hall of Fame. Link in bio.

Picture Credit: Pedro Pegenaute.

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🇨🇳China will be the third event of this year

🇨🇳China will be the third event of this year, and we’re sure it will be a charm!
On March 23, 2022, two internationally known Chinese architects will join our Virtual World Tour. The two speakers will be “50 under 50: Innovators of the 21st Century” recipient, Li Hu @open_lihu, founding partner of OPEN Architecture @open.architecture, and the Chinese-American architect and Professor of MIT @mitarchitecture, Yung Ho Chang, founding partner and principal architect of Atelier FCJZ @chang_fcjz.

📅 This conversation will take place live at 19:00 CST (China Standard Time) / 12:00 CET (Berlin time)

✍️ You can find the registration link in our bio. Remember that if you cannot join us live, you can register, save the livestream link and watch it later.

@open.architecture, founded in 2008 by Li Hu and Huang Wenjing, believes in the power of architecture to transform people and their way of life, while striking a new balance between the built environment and nature. The firm has been widely recognized for its innovative work, with its most recent award being the 2021 ARCASIA Special Award for Sustainable Architecture for the Tank Shanghai.

Atelier Feichang Jianzhu (FCJZ), founded in 1993 by Yung Ho Chang and Lijia Lu, was Beijing's first private architectural firm, which helped define what Chinese architectural practice can and should be. The firm believes in the value of design, emphasizes research and methodology, and pursues innovations in the craft of making buildings as well as products. Its outputs range from community projects to jewellery.

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🇨🇦 Canada will be the second stop of this y

🇨🇦 Canada will be the second stop of this year.
On March 9, 2022, two highly distinguished Canadian architects will join our Virtual World Tour. The two speakers will be the RAIC @raic_irac Gold Medal 2021 recipient Brigitte Shim, co-founder of Shim-Sutcuffe Architects @shimsutcliffe, and the architect, activist and advocate Johanna Hurme, co-founder of 5468796 architects @546arch.

📅 This conversation will take place live at 14:00 EST (Toronto time) / 20:00 CET (Berlin time)

✍️ You can find the registration link in our bio. Remember that if you cannot join us live, you can register, save the livestream link and watch it later.

“For more than 30 years, @shimsutcliffe have worked to the highest standards of design and execution of building and landscape—fifteen Governor General’s Medals is no small accomplishment!” writes architect John Patkau. “Brigitte Shim and Howard Sutcliffe have created a truly outstanding body of work which they will continue to expand in years to come.”

Johanna Hurme and @546arch have received numerous awards and recognitions nationally and internationally, and its work has been published in over 200 books and publications. In 2012 5468796 represented Canada at the Venice Biennale in Architecture, and in 2013 they were selected as recipient of the 2013 Prix de Rome Award in Architecture for Canada by the Canada Council for the Arts.
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🇵🇹 Portugal will be the first country featu

🇵🇹 Portugal will be the first country featured in 2022.
We are thrilled to announce that the Porto-based architects Cristina Guedes, co-founder of @menosemais_arquitectos, and Ana Luisa Soares, co-founder of @fala.atelier, will be participating together on Wednesday, February 9th, 2022 live at 18:30 WET (Portugal time) as part of our current Virtual World Tour.

✍️ Join us and don’t miss it! You can find the registration link in our bio.

For this conversation, we will combine a rising young Portuguese practice with a distinguished and established office founded in 1994.

Menos é Mais, founded in 1994, seeks to balance the "economy" of means with the "richness" in the materiality and emotional involvement of the users. The ability to do more and better with less is their motto. Their works are a pragmatic response to specific contexts.

Fala atelier was founded in 2013 in the Tokyo’s Nakagin Capsule Tower, where it was based for a year, writing texts for international magazines about the Metabolist experience. After moving to Porto, and in just few years, they have become a recognizable and consolidated studio with numerous completed projects.
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🕊 Richard Rogers made one of his last public ap

🕊 Richard Rogers made one of his last public appearances when he participated in our event in Hamburg in November 2018. Our thoughts are with his family and closest friends for such a huge loss. He has left, but his legacy will live on forever.

We are honored to have gotten to know him and to have spent 3 days with him, showing him the latest developments in Hamburg (including going to a concert at the Elbe Philarmonic by Herzog&de Meuron) and scheduling meetings with other colleagues like Volkwin Marg of @gmparchitects, former HafenCity boss Jürgen Bruns-Berentelg, the Senator for Urban Development Dorothee Stapelfeldt and a former employee of his practice. He had a nice time in Hamburg and that made us happy.

We appreciated every second with this bright and charming man.

Rest in Peace, Legend.💚

You will always be remembered.

@melikealtinisik & @emrearolat, thank you for the

@melikealtinisik & @emrearolat, thank you for the inspiring and unforgettable evening!
What an honor it was to have them together representing Turkey as part of our Virtual World Tour. Their inspiring (and educational) presentations were followed by a delightful and sincere conversation about their motivations, but also the struggles of being an architect. The one and a half hours went by too fast!! ❤️

We would also like to thank the audience for your participation, especially the amazing Turkish architecture community. We can't wait for the next event in 2022! 📆

Thank you @eaa_emrearolatarchitecture and @melikealtinisikarchitects!!! ✨🙌

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