Published inDark Matter and Trojan Horses‘Future Communities’, an exhibition at the ICA in 1981Pages from the catalogue of the ICA’s 1981 Future Communities exhibition, with a foreword by Colin WardMar 8Mar 8
Published inDark Matter and Trojan HorsesThe balance wheel turns: Colin Ward, and the ‘everyday anarchism’ of decentralised systemsHow Colin Ward’s ideas are more relevant than ever, with implications for architecture, technology, places and politics—a new book chapterMar 8Mar 8
Published inDark Matter and Trojan HorsesA Garden of IdeasAn exhibit for the Oslo Architecture Trienniale 2022, about neighbourhood spaces for reworking the neighbourhood.Mar 21Mar 21
Published inDark Matter and Trojan HorsesMissions x NeighbourhoodsOriginal draft of my essay for the ‘Mission Neighbourhood’ book, exploring participative transformations of the Nordic ModelMar 17Mar 17
Published inBut what was the question?Deepseeking the city (3/3)Third of three, drawing together the learning from Shanghai’s urban environments with thinking about distributed technologies—to understand…Feb 261Feb 261
Published inBut what was the question?Bruteforcing the city (2/3)Second of three posts reflecting on Shanghai’s convivial streets and small vehicles in which we explore the alternative, the bruteforced…Feb 261Feb 261
Published inBut what was the question?Small Vehicles of Shanghai — DeepSeeking the cityHow cheap, open, distributed and diverse systems, like the electric motor, could transform the bruteforced city and our approach to AIFeb 264Feb 264
Published inDark Matter and Trojan HorsesModern Housing: An environmental common goodA recent paper on housing, written with Mariana Mazzucato, outlining some ‘home truths’ about homes, and housing as a common goodNov 23, 2024Nov 23, 2024
Published inBut what was the question?Read ‘Sideways’, by Josh O’KaneA short, legally-bound note on Josh O’Kane’s recent book ‘Sideways: The City Google Couldn’t Buy’ (2022), about Sidewalk LabsAug 13, 2024Aug 13, 2024
Read ‘Culture is not an industry’, by Justin O’ConnorAn extended endorsement. Or, a short review.Aug 6, 20241Aug 6, 20241
