Dezeen promotion: new approaches to architecture, landscaping and interior design were discussed at the Archipelago: Architectures for the Multiverse conference in Geneva.
The three-day event, which was broadcast online, took place from 6 to 8 May. It was organised by the Geneva School of Art and Design (HEAD) and the Geneva School of Engineering, Architecture and Landscape (HEPIA).
Titled Archipelago: Architectures for the Multiverse, the hybrid conference brought in-person and online participants from the architecture, interior design and landscape design industries together to discuss intersections across the disciplines through performances, film screenings, talks and workshops.
The Archipelago: Architectures for the Multiverse was a digitally-focused design conference. Catherine Ince, Matevz Celik, Marina Otero Verzier and Nicolas Pham took part in a conversation during the first day of the broadcast. The first day of talks was titled: Do We Need to Build"
The Archipelago advisory board: Sepake Angiama, Marina Otero, Catherine Ince, Natacha Guillaumont, Nicolas Pham, Matevz Celik, Lev Bratishenko, Anton Belov, Javier Fernandez Contreras, discussed current design practice, focusing on newly visible methodologies.
The task challenged the board to question the assumption that architects, landscape designers and interior designers need to produce physical material.
The outdoor activities allowed participants to engage with the city and their surroundings in new ways H...