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Extra: ‘Playgrounds: Artefacts for interaction’
Felipe Ferrer, the curator of the Peruvian pavilion, tells us what would have been in store at this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale.
Biennale special – part 2
In the second of a two-part special, we explore the brilliance of biennales. We imagine what the inaugural Monocle Architectural Biennale could look like with the help of London’s Resolve Collective and Chat architects of Bangkok. Plus: we hear the second half of an interview with Hashim Sarkis, curator of…
Extra: ‘The Ark Re-imagined: The Expeditionary Pavilion’
The Iraq pavilion curator Rashad Salim shares what would have been in store for the 2020 Venice Biennale of Architecture.
Biennale special – part 1
In the first of a two-part special, we explore the brilliance of biennales by talking to Hashim Sarkis, curator of the Venice Architecture Biennale, about the importance of the event. We take inspiration from the format to imagine what an inaugural Monocle biennale could look like and ask two innovative…
Extra: Old meets new
Conran and Partners’ interiors director, Simon Kincaid, on the challenge of renovating the Norman Foster-designed building at 200 Gray’s Inn Road, London.
Alexander McQueen, wildlife crossings and Lee Broom
We check out a new exhibition showcasing work from the late fashion designer Alexander McQueen. Plus: how wildlife overpasses in Australia have helped protect native species; and Lee Broom shares his design trajectory.
Extra: Pool shark – a history of the lido
We plunge headlong into the history and design of outdoor swimming pools with writer Christopher Beanland.
Rethinking prisons; Irish typography; and climate design
We talk to a firm in the US that’s designing justice infrastructure that challenges the mass-incarceration model. Plus: we discuss typography in Ireland and breeze through a history of keeping cool before air conditioning.
Extra: Humour and architecture
Comedian and design enthusiast Tim Ross ponders how easy it is to find cheer in architecture.
Architecture: a laughing matter?
Today we’re approaching two topics that are rarely mentioned in the same breath: humour and architecture. Angela Brady, Kate Wagner and Owen Hopkins ask whether mirth can add to the debate on the built environment.