DISCORD – Architecture

Welcome to the fifth episode of “DISCORD”, a first-person critique talk-show where two architects with distinct takes on «how to do good Architecture» come together and criticise each others work in a constructive manner.
The introduction to this episode is done by Ainsley Johnston: architect, writer and curator whose work explores the intersections between architecture, media, publishing and contemporary cultural practice.

As you know, the participants in each episode are invited by the participants in the previous one. For this fifth episode, Søren Pihlmann invited  Piovenefabi and Sam Chermayeff invited Raddar.
The two basic rules for the discussion remain the same:

- Both participants should focus on the overall question of “what could good Architecture be?”
- Each participant has to send the other 3 elements prior to the discussion: (1) a built project, and (2) unbuilt project (both in photos, images, drawings, and text), and (3) a text of their own authorship.

Next episode will feature Sol Camacho of Raddar and Ambra Fabi of Piovenefabi.
I hope you enjoy the discussion!

Francisco Moura Veiga

What is DISCORD – Architecture?

The podcast is a first-person critique talk-show where two architects with distinct takes on how to do good Architecture come together and criticise each others work in a constructive manner.

The format is based on the Epistemic Socio-cognitive Conflict Theory (Butera and al.) that shows that there is a strong correlation between engaging in direct constructive criticism around a specific question and the improvement of ones knowledge of both the topic of the question and of the format of the discussion.

In other words, openly and frankly discussing each others work leads to better projects and to a healthier architectural culture.

There are two basic rules:

•⁠ ⁠both should try to answer the overall question of “what could good Architecture be?”
•⁠ ⁠In order to structure the discussion each has to send the other 3 elements prior to the discussion: (1) a built project, and (2) unbuilt project (both in photos, images, drawings, and text), and (3) a text of their own authorship.

After their discussion, each participant picks someone to take part in the next episode