{ uninvited guest } Hospitality raises the eternal question of how to receive the Other. The term hospitality derives from two Latin words that contradict each other in meaning: hospes and…
{ shady commons } Shade, extending beyond its conventional definition, creates contact[1] zones and refuge/shelter. More than a concept, shade becomes a methodology for engaging with space. Learning from the site…
How can a collectively owned place become a common? Spaces of gathering Stefan Fuchs, Robin Dingemans, Herman Hjorth Berge, Nera Jelaska, Ahmed Al-Nawas, Andreea Midvighi, Sarah Naira Hachem Herfurth Reimagining collective…
Re-inhabiting The City of Colonies through politics of pleasure The City of Colonies Sveva Crisafulli On the east coast of Northern Italy, in the small fraction between the cities of Rimini,…
{ de-colonia } As a response to the current state of abandonment of the City of Colonies, the project investigates the possibilities of re-signification of fascist architecture through the temporary occupation…
Sveva Crisafulli is a researcher based between Italy and Stockholm. Her practice is rooted in notions of postcolonial theory, Fascist remnants, pleasure activism and sex politics, with a focus on socially and…
Sarah Naira Hachem Herfurth, a Berlin-based multidisciplinary practitioner, researcher, lecturer, architect, artist, and activist, is dedicated to tackling social, environmental, and spatial injustices. Her work, steeped in her Lebanese heritage, employs mixed…
Art of survival War-torn Ravenna Westerhout In this paralyzed state of being, I started to think about what I could do, how I could contribute, and what my role could be.…
{ resilience } “Art is our gun,” says curator Lyana Mytsko[1]. To the great surprise of the Russian president and the international community, Ukraine perseveres, two years after the large-scale Russian…
Ravenna Westerhout is a Dutch-Hungarian architect and researcher. In 2018 she completed her Masters in Architecture at the TU Delft with honors. In her work, she uses the cross-practice of architecture and…