This Coalition, on the occasion of the exhibition and publication We the Bacteria Notes Toward Biotic Architecture, brings together curators and authors Beatriz Colomina and Faculty Mark Wigley, joined by Dean Andrés Jaque, Director of M.S.AAD Lydia Kallipoliti, Faculty David Benjamin, and Faculty Laura Kurgan, in a conversation moderated by Director of Public Programming Bart-Jan Polman.

Anne Holtrop will present his work, followed by a conversation with Faculty Lola Ben-Alon and Dean Andrés Jaque.

Anne Holtrop studied architecture in Amsterdam and established his own practice in 2009. Since 2014, his primary studio has been based in Muharraq, Bahrain, where he resides. The studio’s work and research centers around the relationship between matter and space under the influence of environmental conditions, such as our climate. Currently, Holtrop holds the position of Titular Professor at the Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio in Switzerland.

Nu Goteh and Marquise Stillwell will discuss their DEEM Journal and will be joined by Faculty Emanuel Admassu and Faculty Mabel Wilson.

DEEM Journal was founded in 2019 by Alice Grandoit, Nu Goteh, and Marquise Stillwell. The founders, coming from diverse backgrounds in design, strategy, and cultural curation, sought to create a space where design could be discussed as an agent for societal transformation. Each issue features essays, interviews, and visual narratives from a wide range of contributors, including designers, artists, researchers, and activists.

• Director of M.Arch Marc Tsurumaki (LTL) was awarded first place in “The Resilient Campus” competition (pictured).

• Faculty Amale Andraos (WORKac), Hilary Sample (MOS), Jing Liu (SO-IL), Steven Holl (Steven Holl Architects), among others, featured in Levers Long Enough at Pratt Institute.

• Faculty Harold Fallon (AGWA) is named finalist for the EU Mies van der Rohe Architecture Prize with CHAPELX (pictured).

• Faculty Sonal Beri and Sandro Marpillero will present their ongoing research, A Circular Economy Approach To Reviving Bengaluru’s Water Systems, on February 11 from 9:00 - 11:00 AM. Click here to join the presentation on Zoom.

• PhD Candidate in Historic Preservation, Robert Edwards, is featured in the article “For a Doctoral Student and His Greyhound Bus, Preservation is All About the Journey”.