Anna Gibertini

Dispatches

Zoom — “Why is it that architects think they don’t have something to offer to the marginalized?”
Brooklyn — The Aamnt Foundation‘s new arts campus may be large on paper, but in person the campus still feels contained and private, almost mysterious in how unobtrusive it is.
Boston — For the architect, Robin Winogrond, enchantment speaks to the emotional, even metaphysical sensation of encountering a natural space for the first time.
Zoom — Compared to the saccharine green-washing that has run rampant within architectural discourse, Barry Wark’s celebration of decay is a breath of fresh air.
Zoom — The talk amounted to long-winded pap, detailing the marriages, land acquisitions, and leisure activities of yesteryear’s super wealthy. Thrilling stuff.
Zoom — “The nature of architecture is outmoded in today's world; it tries to connect the physical water within human beings to the physical water surrounding them. But trying to forge this connection, this is my continued purpose in being an architect.”