Make Your Mark
We speak with Sue Gardiner and Megan Shaw of Squiggla about the Chartwell Trust’s new initiative, an essential tool that helps you develop creative thinking through the power of mark making.
Hold on to your thinking hat, the global visionaries are (virtually) descending
Get ready for 20 architects, designers and filmmakers to deliver a day of live-stream talks.
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planet city directed by liam young.
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Ochoquebradas House by Ryūe Nshizawa.
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Ya No Estoy Aquí (I’m No Longer Here)
directed by Fernando Frías.
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Anthropocene Museum Project by Cave_Bureau.
Ready yourself for a one-day-only special, for The World Around is just about to make live their 2021 summit — Saturday 30 January 10am ET.
Twenty architects, designers and filmmakers (including Sir David Adjaye [OBE], Fernando Frías and Ryūe Nshizawa) shall virtually descend on NYC’s Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum for a livestream you won’t want to miss.
Dedicated to telling important stories of architectural culture today, the non-profit event speaks to critical and interconnected issues that face designers including politics, indigenous rights, racial justice, education and health.
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