Category: Interviews
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Interview with Asier Gogortza
Where and when was this photograph taken? This was shot from the “Free Square” also known as the “pediment” at the Gehasto neighborhood, in a town called Itsasu (Lapurdi, Basque Country), in a January afternoon, in 2013. What were the conditions on site? It was a very cloudy day, but there was a lot of…
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Interview with Simon Kennedy
Where and when was this photograph taken? At the Heygate Estate (Elephant and Castle, London, England), in November 2011. Had you been there before? I visited this site on numerous occasions, also I used to live nearby and have been aware of it for many years. How did this opportunity come up? I went there…
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Interview with Amanda Large & Younes Bounhar
What is this image about and where was this it taken? This photo depicts one of the Absolute Towers by Beijing’s MAD Architects and was taken in Mississauga, ON, just west of the city of Toronto, in Canada. When was it taken? It was taken on June 3, 2013 at 12:54pm. The time is a…
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Interview with Hélène Binet
There’s one picture of the ceiling of the Kolumba Museum by Peter Zumthor which is quite abstract – I don’t know if you know that image – where you look up in the excavation parts, the one with the brick walls where there is light on the ceiling. The one where you can see the…
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Interview with Tim van de Velde
When and where was this photograph taken? The photo is one of the Brüder Klaus Field Chapel in Mechernich-Wachendorf, in Germany. When was it taken? In March 15th 2013m at 14h15, but for me that is not that relevant. What were the conditions there on site? Although it was already late in the year,…
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Interview with Duccio Malagamba
Why did you select this image among so many others? I find many reasons to like this image. First of all, I love its surreal atmosphere. The three figures look very small and lost in such an unusual surroundings, I also find very funny that the closest one wears a safety mask. This detail immediately…
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Interview with Eddy Joaquim
Are there any special technical aspects about this image that you want to point out? The image was taken with film, and as such is a little grainy and soft-focussed due to the darker interior lighting and high contrast afforded by the light wells above. As I revisit this image over the years the technical…
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Interview with Tim Geoghegan
Tim Geoghegan travels all around the world as a freelance Creative Director. He used to work for some of the most respected advertising agencies in the world, firms like Crispin Porter + Bogusky or Bartle Bogle Hegarty. In this interview he talks a bit about how intense his life is and what’s “home” for him. Another figure…
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Interview with Alain de Botton
Better known for his books and television documentaries which address the importance of philosophy in our daily lives, Alain de Botton is founder of “Living Architecure”, a company which rents holiday homes designed by renowned architectural practices like: MVRDV, NORD, Jarmund/Vigsnaes, David Kohn Architects and Peter Zumthor. It was while writing the book “The Architecture…
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Interview with Alain de Botton
“Part of being a really great architect is being – at some level – a kind person. This is very rare…” – Alain de Botton Complete interview coming soon
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Interview with Marcio Kogan
Cinema and architecture are two forms of expression that appeal very much to emotions. Both are based on predefined structures, with variations between predictable moments and others of greater expectation and surprise. That peculiar path that you took in your life is a very interesting one. In the late 1970, as an architecture student, I…
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Interview with Tatiana Bilbao
Orozco House-Observatory (Oaxaca, Mexico, 2008) © Tatiana Bilbao S.C. You’ve said that your work is the result of the context that surrounds you. My work is the result of the situation that surrounds me and the project, but not specifically the urban situation, or the urban situation in Mexico City. I work with the conditions we…
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Interview with Carlos Huber
Carlos Huber is for sure the most interesting new player in the industry of perfumery. As an architect his creations are based in historical and local events. He’s earned a Master’s degree in Historic Preservation from Columbia University and worked for Ralph Lauren in some commercial projects. He founded his own company in New York:…
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Interview: Kalaf (Buraka Som Sistema)
I know that the way you used to get “introduced” to a new city was very much through hearing and the contact with those who work with the sound media. When you visit or revisit a certain city, do you have other ways of recording those moments? The way I record things is through memory.…
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Interview with Tony Fretton
(Versão portuguesa para o Jornal dos Arquitectos aqui) Hugo Oliveira: Jonathan Sergison said that besides being a great architectural intellect you also have had a very interesting personal life that included being a performer, which had influenced your architecture. Tony Fretton: In the late 1970s, I was a member for a short while of the performance…
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Interview: Jonathan Sergison, by Hugo Oliveira
(Versão portuguesa para o Jornal dos Arquitectos aqui) Hugo Oliveira – Why is it, do you think, that people either love or hate your work? Jonathan Sergison – The answer to this question really depends on where it is being asked. In the UK the position that we hold seems to be problematic to certain…
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Christophe Laudamiel Interview – Architecture & Perfumery
Christophe Laudamiel (Clermont-Ferrand, France, 1969). Award winning perfumer, creator of renowned fragrances like “Polo Blue” (Ralph Lauren, 2002), “Cool Spray for Women (Tommy Hilfiger, 2001), “Fierce” (Abercrombie & Fitch, 2002) among many others. Has a Master’s Degree in Chemistry (European Higher Institute of Chemistry in Strasbourg, France, 1991) and became teaching assistant in chemistry at Harvard University (in…
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Interview with David Adjaye
Hugo Oliveira – As a younger architect, at the beginning of your practice, you saw yourself as a spatial artist. But watching your lecture just some minutes ago, I get the sense that you really give great importance to social commitment and conditions, more than just spatial quality. There were actually more images about the…
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