Phineas Harper is a London-based writer, founder and cultural leader. A regular contributor to The Guardian, their career spans criticism, curation, education, youth work, journalism and sculpture.

00:00 Intro

1:00 The personal toll of speaking out

3:22 Discovering architecture

6:47 Working at the Architecture Review

10:51 Do architects see the value in writing and critique?

13:51 Architecture Foundation and New Architecture Writers1

5:37 Open City and Open House Festival

21:20 The big wall between architecture and the public

23:43 Architectural communication

25:58 The protection of function

29:10 Filmmaking and social media

35:59 Going freelance

37:28 Writing for the Guardian

39:02 The future of the profession

41:22 Advice for the aspiring architects

43:10 Architecture school

44:25 Persuading the mainstream media to talk about urban issues

47:24 Do architects care about politics?

52:15 The misguided public perception of architects

53:27 Work and values