8-Jan-2021 | architecture, climate change, economy, society
“Why did we architects give up on the worker?” tackles the question of responsibility of architects, be it towards construction workers, the environment or society as a whole.Part of clubexpress is working in the creative sector, and some of us are...
28-Dec-2020 | architecture, politics
We’re all aware how precarious the work situations in the creative field are. Are we?Architects, as part of this sector, are trained to work endless hours, unpaid overtime and to see their work more as calling than a job.The texts in the book “The...
19-Oct-2020 | architecture, art, music
Iannis Xenakis (1922-2011), was a Greek/French composer, architect and engineer and a pioneer in the use of mathematical models in music and applied stochastic processes. Xenakis has been an important influence on the development of electronic and computer music. He...
17-Jun-2020 | architecture, european union, politics, racism, urbanism
Unequal access to housing — Being Black in the EUPart 1: The percentage of black people living in deprived housing in the EU in comparison to the general population. Due to systematic discrimination in housing policy, communities of colour often live in poor housing...
15-Jun-2020 | architecture, glossary, politics, society
The term house poor or housing poor (derived from the term working poor) describes a person who spends a disproportionally large amount of their monthly income on housing expenses. Accordingly, the expenses for housing should not exceed 30% of a person’s income....
4-Jun-2020 | architecture, urbanism
What are the variables, the spatial matrix and forces shaping most of todays build space? How can infrastructure be understood today?Extrastatecraft: The Power Of Infrastructure Space by the architect, writer and Yale Professor Keller Easterling unfolds todays...
