District Development Unit (Joshua Bolchover and Kent Mundle)

Desert Island Buildings

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Desert Island Buildings asks our guests to share “the architecture of their lives” by selecting five buildings that are most relevant to their work, have altered their design approach, or that have left them baffled, inspired, angry, or lost for words. The show reveals how our guest’s background education, culture, and upbringing have shaped their identity and their approach to architecture. The show is produced by District Development Unit, an impact enterprise working to change how people build towards a more resilient climate future.https://desertislandbuildings.earth/

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Author

District Development Unit (Joshua Bolchover and Kent Mundle)

Episodes

02 - Go Hasegawa 30.11.2025 41:23

Go Hasegawa is an architect based in Tokyo. Born in Saitama in 1977, he graduated with a Master of Engineering from the Tokyo Institute of Technology in 2002, after which he worked at Taira Nishizawa Architects before establishing Go Hasegawa and Associates in 2005. Go has chosen the following 5 Desert Island Buildings: Espèces d’espaces - Georges Perec (1974) Icor Niseko - Go Hasegawa and Associa...

01 - Andrés Jaque 30.09.2025 46:10

Andrés Jaque, born and raised in Madrid, is Dean and Professor of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. He also founded the Office for Political Innovation, or OFFPOLINN, in 2003. Andrés has chosen the following 5 Desert Island Buildings: Pieris House - Minnette de Silva (1952) Jameos del Agua - Cesar Manrique (1973) Barcelona Pavilion Basement Circi, Ra...