Talking Architecture

Aet Ader and Arvi Anderson talk about “Home Stage” an exhibition exploring the contradiction between the use and the exchange value of living space and on view at the Estonia pavilion as part of the Venice Biennale of Architecture.     

Peter Cody and Elizabeth Hatz talk about In Search of Hy-Brasil, on view at the Ireland Pavilion as part of the Venice Biennale of Architecture, folklore, local islander traditions and sustainable methods of livelihood. 

In this week’s episode, Yves Moreau and Gilles Delalex talk about the France pavilion and “Ball Theatre”, an installation which seeks to reawaken our desires for utopia. 

AKT Collective talks about the exhibition“Partecipazione”, the Biennale as an institution and the reclamation of public space in Venice.

In this week’s episode, Ali Baker, Julian Worrall and Sarah Rhodes talk about “Unstelling Queenstown”, on view at the Australia Pavilion as part of the Venice Biennale of Architecture, and the relationship of settler colonialism and extraction with sustainability. 

In this week's episode, Arja Renell talks about the Finnish Pavilion which declared the Declares Death of The Flushing Toilet through the exhibition titled “"Huussi" and the role of architecture in pesenting alternative sanitation practices and systems.

In this week’s episode, Rodrigo Escandón Cesarman talks about “Utopian Infrastructure: The Campesino Basketball Court”, Mexico’s relationship with basketball and non-traditional notions of infrastructure.

In this episode, Era Merkuri and Martin Gjoleka talk about the Albanian Pavilion exploring virtual civic spaces through the exhibition “Untimely Meditations”. 

In this week’s episode, Josephine Michau talks about "Coastal Imaginaries", the Denmark pavilion at the Venice Biennale of Architecture 2023, and how architecture can addressing the pressing issue of rising sea levels.

In this week’s episode, Sechaba Maape, Emmanuel Nkambule and Stephen Steyn talk about "The Structure of a People", the South African Pavilion at the Venice Biennale of Architecture 2023, and the role of architecture in social structures.

In this week’s episode, Adrian Blackwell and David Fortin talk about Not for Sale!, the Canadian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale of Architecture 2023 transformed by the collective Architects Against Housing Alienation into a campaign headquarters for equitable housing. 

In this week’s episode, Sevince Bayrak talks about Ghost Stories, the Turkish Pavilion at the 2023 Venice Biennale of Architecture exploring abandoned buildings and their transformation. 

In this episode, Nick Thoburn and Kois Miah talk about Robin Hood Gardens and their exhibition "Brutalism as Found".

In this episode, Joyce Joumaa talks about the Rashid Karami International Fair and its relationship to state failure.

In this episode, Mayssa Jallad talks about the Holiday Inn Beirut and its relationship to urban warfare and post-war reconstruction.

In this episode, Kristen Harrison talks about Frank Gehry’s Forma Toronto, its issues and its relationship to architectural criticism.

In this episode, playwright Oren Safdie talks about the American Folk Art Museum, the interpersonal relationships of architects and the emphasis placed on facades in contemporary heritage practices.  

This is Talking Architecture, a weekly podcast on architectural narrative, buildings and the stories they tell. I’m your host Anthony Youssef. Join me for weekly episodes to hear from experts on buildings with some of the most intriguing stories.