Chicago Architecture Biennial

An inside view of the 2015 Chicago Architecture Biennial

Jeanne Gang: The architecture of policing in America

Video Interviews > Architecture & Interiors / Urban & Landscape Design

Founder of Studio Gang, Jeanne Gang talks about how architecture can help address police brutality in America. >

12 May 16
Pedro&Juana: Architecture is a social service

Video Interviews > Architecture & Interiors

Mexico City-based architecture and design practice Pedro&Juana create interactive and customisable spaces. >

6 May 16
Iwan Baan: Looking at architecture through a photographer's lens

Video Interviews > Architecture & Interiors / Art & Photography

Architectural photographer, Iwan Baan talks about a trip to Chicago and how he goes about capturing the essence and energy of the city and its architecture. >

30 Mar 16
Counterspace: Architects investigate Johannesburg’s abandoned mine dumps

Video Interviews > Architecture & Interiors / Urban & Landscape Design

Collaborative studio, Counterspace investigates the meaning of lost and found spaces in South Africa’s city of gold. >

14 Mar 16
Wai Architects: Architecture as a tool for addressing social issues

Video Interviews > Architecture & Interiors / Design Thinking

According to WAI Architects, architecture might not save the world but it has the power to make people’s lives miserable. >

22 Jan 16
Erin Besler: Repositioning architectural practices for new design

Video Interviews > Architecture & Interiors

Erin Besler’s installation, The Entire Situation, calls into question embedded architectural practices. >

15 Jan 16
Francis Kéré Architecture's installation introduces the value of an African gathering in Chicago

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Place for Gathering doubles up as a meeting place and a space that encourages cultural exchange. >

6 Nov 15
Amanda Williams: Colour(ed) theory and the urban palette

Video Interviews > Architecture & Interiors / Art & Photography

Architect-cum-artist Amanda Williams uses her experience in colour theory to design an urban colour palette for historically black neighbourhoods in Chicago. >

29 Oct 15
Robots build a stone tower with one piece of thread

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

A jammed rock structure built by machines is a prelude to the future of sustainable architecture. >

14 Oct 15
Sou Fujimoto challenges perceptions of what could be considered architecture

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto uses potato chips and staples to comment on the notion of “found architecture”. >

13 Oct 15
A focus on low-cost housing at the Chicago Architecture Biennial

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Three architecture firms are setting the tone for affordable and sustainable alternatives to informal housing. >

12 Oct 15
A stage for musical improvisation puts a spotlight on reused building materials

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Music & Sound Design

Italian architecture company, Studio Albori, looks at “reuse and improvisation” in building with its Makeshift installation at Chicago Architecture Biennial. >

5 Oct 15

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