Argus Argus Expressive Committee

MARK WIGLEY
In the fifth episode of our podcast series we discuss Mark Wigley's lecture "The Human Insect: Antenna Architectures 1887-2017" at the HNI in Rotterdam, regarding the massive integration of technology in our everyday life, and the history of radio in combination with architecture since 1887.
During the podcast, parts of the lecture will be heard along with our own commentary and remarks about Mark's viewpoint but also his accomplished career.

ARGUS
This podcast is brought to you by the Expressive Committee of ARGUS, the master student association of the TU Delft faculty of architecture and the built environment. The intent of this series is to encourage students to take an active role in the current architectural debate, exploring topics that intersect with disciplines like sociology, urbanism, and politics.

CONTRIBUTORS
Maria Kaik
Blanka Borbely
Elena Rossoni
Eva ten Velden
Daniel van der Woude
Mariapaola Michelotto
Justin Frank

INTERVIEWERS
Elena Rossoni
Justin Frank

In the third episode of our podcast series, we interview artist and tutor Charlie Koolhaas about the exhibition Eye See You, showcasing the work of the Radical Cut-Up programme of the Sandberg Institute. The subject of this exhibition is The Gaze, the act of seeing and being seen, and the anxious state that comes with the awareness that we are being observed.

ABOUT ARGUS
This podcast is brought to you by the Expressive Committee of ARGUS, the master student association of the TU delft faculty of architecture and the built environment. The intent of this series is to encourage students to take an active role in the current architectural debate, exploring topics that intersect with disciplines like sociology, urbanism, and politics.

CONTRIBUTORS
Jacob Wall
Blanka Borbely
Elena Rossoni
Eva Ten Velden
Daniel van der Woude
Mariapaola Michelotto
Alexandros Kypriotakis-Weijers
Justin Frank

INTERVIEWERS
Elena Rossoni
Meryam Ajari

This second episode of our podcast series explores a selection of projects from the 2018 Archiprix nominees of the TU Delft Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment. Barbara Prezelj, Iason Stathatos, Arianna Fornasiero, Paolo Turconi, and Anne van Stijn explain their architectural background, inspiration, and the essence of their projects.

ABOUT ARGUS
This podcast is brought to you by the Expressive Committee of ARGUS, the master student association of the TU delft faculty of architecture and the built environment. The intent of this series is to encourage students to take an active role in the current architectural debate, exploring topics that intersect with disciplines like sociology, urbanism, and politics.

CONTRIBUTORS
Jacob Wall
Blanka Borbely
Elena Rossoni
Eva Ten Velden
Daniel van der Woude
Mariapaola Michelotto
Alexandros Kypriotakis-Weijers

INTERVIEWERS
Blanka Borbely
Eva Ten Velden

This interview was recorded during the ARGUS “Night of Philosophy” event in 2016 at the New Institute in Rotterdam. Richard Sennett shares his thoughts on how people with different cultures experience the same built environment, proposing diverse solutions on how architects could improve community participation in the design process. Furthermore, he provides an alternative approach to communication and decision making in relation to tackling segregation and isolation. Highlighting how citizens can partake in the co-production of urban environments.

ABOUT RICHARD SENNETT
Richard Sennett is an American sociologist living in Britain. After receiving his doctorate degree from Harvard he was appointed as a professor of Humanities at the New York University, as well as of Sociology at the London School of Economics. He is also a distinguished visiting scholar at the University of Cambridge. He has won numerous honors and awards over the years, recognising his research and publications in th