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- Rahul Mehrotra in Conversation with Jarrett LeyJarrett Ley, a current student in the Critical, Curatorial and Conceptual Practices Program at Columbia GSAPP, speaks with Indian architect Rahul Mehrotra, founder of RMA Architects, on the occasion of the Kenneth Frampton Endowed Lecture he presented on November 8, 2017.They discuss Mehrotra’s Magic Bus project, an educational campus which uses ordinary materials found in informal settlements in order to help young students feel more at ease while training away from home. Mehrotra also touches on permanence in architecture and the architect’s role as negotiator and advocate between a project’s different clients. “How do you design a house for ten years? How do you recycle everything? What’s the material geography? How does the material come in? Where does it go out? I think we talk about sustainability, but in our pedagogy it doesn’t find its way.”—Rahul MehrotraMore information on RMA Architects at http://rmaarchitects.comMore information on the Kenneth Frampton Endowed Lecture at https://www.arch.columbia.edu/events/732-the-kenneth-frampton-endowed-lecture-rahul-mehrotra21 min
- Rahul Mehrotra in Conversation with Jarrett LeyJarrett Ley, a current student in the Critical, Curatorial and Conceptual Practices Program at Columbia GSAPP, speaks with Indian architect Rahul Mehrotra, founder of RMA Architects, on the occasion of the Kenneth Frampton Endowed Lecture he presented on November 8, 2017.They discuss Mehrotra’s Magic Bus project, an educational campus which uses ordinary materials found in informal settlements in order to help young students feel more at ease while training away from home. Mehrotra also touches on permanence in architecture and the architect’s role as negotiator and advocate between a project’s different clients. “How do you design a house for ten years? How do you recycle everything? What’s the material geography? How does the material come in? Where does it go out? I think we talk about sustainability, but in our pedagogy it doesn’t find its way.”—Rahul MehrotraMore information on RMA Architects at http://rmaarchitects.comMore information on the Kenneth Frampton Endowed Lecture at https://www.arch.columbia.edu/events/732-the-kenneth-frampton-endowed-lecture-rahul-mehrotra21 min
- Ai Weiwei in Conversation with Amale Andraos and Carol BeckerAmale Andraos, Dean of Columbia GSAPP, and Carol Becker, Dean of Columbia School of the Arts, speak with the renowned artist and activist Ai Weiwei. This is the second part of a conversation recorded at a public event co-hosted by the two schools at Columbia University on October 5, 2017.“How can you be creative if you don’t have enough patience or understanding to give enough attention to what is happening? If you don’t know the meaning, it is very hard to encourage someone to be creative.”—Ai WeiweiMore information on Ai Weiwei at http://aiweiwei.comThe event took place on the occasion of the opening of Ai Weiwei's large-scale installation throughout New York City, "Good Fences Make Good Neighbors", organized by the Public Art Fund. More info at https://www.publicartfund.org/aiweiweigoodfencesmakegoodneighbors25 min
- Ai Weiwei in Conversation with Amale Andraos and Carol BeckerAmale Andraos, Dean of Columbia GSAPP, and Carol Becker, Dean of Columbia School of the Arts, speak with the renowned artist and activist Ai Weiwei. This is the second part of a conversation recorded at a public event co-hosted by the two schools at Columbia University on October 5, 2017.“How can you be creative if you don’t have enough patience or understanding to give enough attention to what is happening? If you don’t know the meaning, it is very hard to encourage someone to be creative.”—Ai WeiweiMore information on Ai Weiwei at http://aiweiwei.comThe event took place on the occasion of the opening of Ai Weiwei's large-scale installation throughout New York City, "Good Fences Make Good Neighbors", organized by the Public Art Fund. More info at https://www.publicartfund.org/ai_weiwei_good_fences_make_good_neighbors25 min
- Ai Weiwei in Conversation with Amale Andraos and Carol BeckerAmale Andraos, Dean of Columbia GSAPP, and Carol Becker, Dean of Columbia School of the Arts, speak with the renowned artist and activist Ai Weiwei. This is the first part of a conversation recorded at a public event co-hosted by the two schools at Columbia University on October 5, 2017."I’m kind of in love with both practices, art and architecture. It’s about a fantasy and also about a skill – to have rational, practical thinking, but also, to make it happen. It’s very important to make something happen, to add something to our lives."—Ai WeiweiMore information on Ai Weiwei at http://aiweiwei.comThe event took place on the occasion of the opening of Ai Weiwei's large-scale installation throughout New York City, "Good Fences Make Good Neighbors", organized by the Public Art Fund. More info at https://www.publicartfund.org/aiweiweigoodfencesmakegoodneighbors26 min
- Ai Weiwei in Conversation with Amale Andraos and Carol BeckerAmale Andraos, Dean of Columbia GSAPP, and Carol Becker, Dean of Columbia School of the Arts, speak with the renowned artist and activist Ai Weiwei. This is the first part of a conversation recorded at a public event co-hosted by the two schools at Columbia University on October 5, 2017."I’m kind of in love with both practices, art and architecture. It’s about a fantasy and also about a skill – to have rational, practical thinking, but also, to make it happen. It’s very important to make something happen, to add something to our lives."—Ai WeiweiMore information on Ai Weiwei at http://aiweiwei.comThe event took place on the occasion of the opening of Ai Weiwei's large-scale installation throughout New York City, "Good Fences Make Good Neighbors", organized by the Public Art Fund. More info at https://www.publicartfund.org/ai_weiwei_good_fences_make_good_neighbors26 min
- Making Books Now: Go Hasegawa in Conversation with Kersten GeersGo Hasegawa speaks with Kersten Geers in this final of six conversations recorded live at the conference “Making Books Now” on September 15, 2017. The conference was co-organized by Columbia GSAPP and the Chicago Architecture Biennial on the occasion of the Biennial’s opening at the Chicago Cultural Center, and was hosted by GSAPP’s Director of Publications, James Graham.Kersten Geers, of OFFICE Kersten Geers David Van Severen, and Go Hasegawa, of Go Hasegawa and Associates, speak with one another about their respective books, The Difficult Whole (Park Books, 2016) and Conversations with European Architects (LIXIL, 2015).“If we only do the practice, of course we can be a good architect, we can make more beautiful buildings through the experience… but at the same time, we need to be kids, we need to be [dreamers]. So for that purpose the book is really important – to make a dream.” – Go HasegawaMore information about the conference: https://www.arch.columbia.edu/events/743-making-books-now-columbia-gsapp-at-the-chicago-architecture-biennialKersten Geers: http://officekgdvs.comGo Hasegawa: http://ghaa.co.jp20 min
- Making Books Now: Go Hasegawa in Conversation with Kersten GeersGo Hasegawa speaks with Kersten Geers in this final of six conversations recorded live at the conference “Making Books Now” on September 15, 2017. The conference was co-organized by Columbia GSAPP and the Chicago Architecture Biennial on the occasion of the Biennial’s opening at the Chicago Cultural Center, and was hosted by GSAPP’s Director of Publications, James Graham.Kersten Geers, of OFFICE Kersten Geers David Van Severen, and Go Hasegawa, of Go Hasegawa and Associates, speak with one another about their respective books, The Difficult Whole (Park Books, 2016) and Conversations with European Architects (LIXIL, 2015).“If we only do the practice, of course we can be a good architect, we can make more beautiful buildings through the experience… but at the same time, we need to be kids, we need to be [dreamers]. So for that purpose the book is really important – to make a dream.” – Go HasegawaMore information about the conference: https://www.arch.columbia.edu/events/743-making-books-now-columbia-gsapp-at-the-chicago-architecture-biennialKersten Geers: http://officekgdvs.comGo Hasegawa: http://ghaa.co.jp20 min
- Making Books Now: Sarah Dunn in Conversation with Keith KrumwiedeSarah Dunn speaks with Keith Krumwiede in this fifth of six conversations recorded live at the conference “Making Books Now” on September 15, 2017. The conference was co-organized by Columbia GSAPP and the Chicago Architecture Biennial on the occasion of the Biennial’s opening at the Chicago Cultural Center, and was hosted by GSAPP’s Director of Publications, James Graham.Sarah Dunn, of UrbanLab, and Keith Krumwiede, speak with one another about their respective books, UrbanLab Bowling (Applied Research + Design, 2017) and Atlas of Another America (Park Books, 2016).“They are not monographs, exactly. They’re… manifestos. They’re asking a kind of ‘what if’ question: what if we used architecture, or urban planning, urban design to make a new way to live?’ – Sarah DunnMore information about the conference: https://www.arch.columbia.edu/events/743-making-books-now-columbia-gsapp-at-the-chicago-architecture-biennialSarah Dunn: http://www.urbanlab.comKeith Krumwiede: https://ced.berkeley.edu/ced/faculty-staff/keithkrumwiedegmailcom-keithkrumwiedegmailcom17 min
- Making Books Now: Sarah Dunn in Conversation with Keith KrumwiedeSarah Dunn speaks with Keith Krumwiede in this fifth of six conversations recorded live at the conference “Making Books Now” on September 15, 2017. The conference was co-organized by Columbia GSAPP and the Chicago Architecture Biennial on the occasion of the Biennial’s opening at the Chicago Cultural Center, and was hosted by GSAPP’s Director of Publications, James Graham.Sarah Dunn, of UrbanLab, and Keith Krumwiede, speak with one another about their respective books, UrbanLab Bowling (Applied Research + Design, 2017) and Atlas of Another America (Park Books, 2016).“They are not monographs, exactly. They’re… manifestos. They’re asking a kind of ‘what if’ question: what if we used architecture, or urban planning, urban design to make a new way to live?’ – Sarah DunnMore information about the conference: https://www.arch.columbia.edu/events/743-making-books-now-columbia-gsapp-at-the-chicago-architecture-biennialSarah Dunn: http://www.urbanlab.comKeith Krumwiede: https://ced.berkeley.edu/ced/faculty-staff/keithkrumwiedegmailcom-keithkrumwiedegmailcom17 min
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GSAPP Conversations offer a window onto the expanding field of contemporary architectural practice through discussions on the current projects, research, and obsessions of a diverse group of invited…
guests from emerging and well-established practices. Hosted by Columbia GSAPP’s Dean Amale Andraos, the conversations also feature the School’s influential faculty and alumni, and give students the opportunity to engage architects on issues of concern to the next generation.