Architecture & Interiors/2017/Reel № 17.001
ByThomas Chapman, Craig Dykers, Liberty
Snøhetta unveil Arch for Arch project at Design Indaba 2017
Inspiration Is Nothing Without Action/Recorded 2017
A close reading, kept within reach.
Thomas Chapman takes architecture & interiors as a lens on the larger question the festival keeps returning to: what design owes to the people and places it works among. The talk moves from specific projects toward a broader argument about practice.
Recorded in South Africa in 2017, the conversation is grounded in Thomas's own working method — the compromises, the constraints, and the moments where the work taught them something they didn't expect.
The closing turn is characteristic of the archive: less a conclusion than a provocation, handed to the audience to carry into their own disciplines.
The Oslo-based architects designed the physical tribute to Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
About the speaker
Thomas Chapman
Johannesburg/South Africa
Thomas Chapman is the founder of Local Studio – an architecture firm that creates public buildings and urban design schemes that promote social development.
Craig Dykers
New York/USA
Co-founder of Snøhetta, architect Craig Dykers is interested in design as a promoter of social and physical well-being.
Liberty
Johannesburg/South Africa
Liberty was a sponsor for Design Indaba Festival 2017 and is also sponsoring the Knowledge Exchange series with Design Indaba.
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