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It’s already been one year since Thom Mayne, fou

It’s already been one year since Thom Mayne, founder of @morphosisarchitects, joined the Virtual World Tour, and just one week past from his birthday. We wish him all the best!

In our conversation he talked us through the influence music, rather than architecture, had on his architectural thinking. He noted that musical artists, such as Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Jimi Hendrix, and Frank Zappa all share a set of emotional characteristics in their art form that are extreme. This comes to contrast common architectural thinking, which is a safer, more conservative, and definitely not as risk-taking.

He challenges us to think of architecture as an autonomous art form, as well as a political act, encouraging young generations to show interest, pursue and engage in architecture in non-traditional forms.

If you missed the live event but would like to challenge your architectural thinking too, don’t worry, we’ve got you covered.

👍 You can still watch it on demand on our website under Hall of Fame. Link in bio.

This event was kindly supported by @skyframe_global and @swisspearlofficial.

Picture Credit: Kurt Iswarienko

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We are thrilled to announce that our founders @fer

We are thrilled to announce that our founders @fermintribaldos and @eyreene will be jurors of the 10th Anniversary Architizer A+Awards as part of an incredible cast of 20 inspirational thought leaders. These awards honour the world's best architecture, and we look forward to reviewing the projects and helping the participants gain recognition as the most influential visionaries in the AEC field.

The projects can be submitted before March 4, 2022 (The extended Entry Deadline).
Thank you @Architizer for thinking of us!

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No, it’s not a furphy! It’s true. Australia, t

No, it’s not a furphy! It’s true. Australia, the 4th event of this year, will take place on April 28, 2022! 🇦🇺

Let’s kick back, relax, and enjoy two award-winning Aussie architects who will be joining our Virtual World Tour for Season 2. The two speakers will be Sean Godsell and Angelo Candalepas @angelo_candas, both of whom have founded their own practices in 1994. Sean Godsell Architects @seangodsellarchitects and Candalepas Associates have been leading the industry ever since.

📅 This conversation will take place live at 19:00 AEDT / 11:00 CEST

✍️ 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.

Sean Godsell Architects have work published in the world’s leading Architectural journals including Architectural Review (UK), Architectural Record (USA), Domus (Italy), A+U (Japan), Casabella (Italy), GA Houses (Japan), Detail (Germany), Le Moniteur (France), and Architect (Portugal). The monographs “Sean Godsell – Tough Subtlety” and “Sean Godsell: Houses” have been published by El Croquis and Thames & Hudson respectively.

Candalepas Associates in its first year of practice, won an international competition for housing in ‘The Point’, Pyrmont, which subsequently received several awards. The work of the firm has been acknowledged both in Australian and international exhibitions, journals, and books and is published in the current edition of ‘10x10x3’ (New York Phaidon Press) as the work of one of the 100 most interesting emerging architectural offices in the world.

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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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