Repost: The Architecture of Imagination: Life lessons from the world of design

Design is storytelling in multiple forms.

The Architecture of Imagination

Design is storytelling in multiple forms. And the stories that are often told are of humanity, our flaws, our feats, our collective desire to power through fear and into the possibilities of the unknown.

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Content from around the world that deserves a repost.

Each with the goal to inspire, engage, and connect.

MARIYA RUSSELL

SHIZA SHAHID

JANE FONDA

Photo: Stephen Voss

Photo: Pari Dukovic

Photo: Tom Haller

BJARKE INGELS

DAVID ADJAYE

PETER ZUMTHOR

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ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST

Bjarke Ingels never shies from a challenge. Then again, being a starchitect, that's part of the job, even when it's personal. The Ingels' family home is a decommissioned ferry anchored on the Copenhagen harbour. Read about the challenges of redefining their home on a houseboat and the freedom of being on the water.

APERTURE

For many of us our home is our sanctuary, a refuge and for Sir David Adjaye, that is the premise with which he designs dwellings for his clients. In this expansive conversation, Adjaye talks about homes and how structures & cities will change, moving away from the concept of designing buildings that defy decades.

THE NEW YORKER

When Peter Zumthor was brought on board to give the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) a much-needed facelift, it wasn't without controversy. And for Zumthor, who has often had to wrestle with the fact that he isn't classically trained, it would also bring up issues from his childhood.

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Photo: Our Place

Photo: Tiffany Nicholson

PORTER

Mariya Russell made history last year when she became the first black woman to win a Michelin star. And then promptly afterwards she dropped everything she worked so hard for to find space and solace, two things that had been missing in her life. What became abundantly clear for her, peace needed to be prioritised over passion.

HARPER'S BAZAAR

Shiza Shahid may not be able to vote in the US election this November but she is making sure everyone else who can does. The co-founder of the Mala Foundation and the cookware company Our Place is calling on the power of the multiethnic electorate, using billboards to illustrate, with immigrants, the definition of American.

INTERVIEW MAGAZINE

There are two A's that go alongside Jane Fonda's name: actor and activist. Both in equal measure. For as long as Fonda has been in the public eye, she has used her voice and privilege to fight for those whose rights have been violated. Read more about how Fonda's fight has defined her life and been her raison d'être.