The second instalment of The World Around's three-part summit included conversations with architects Francis Kéré, Counterspace, Cave Bureau and more. Watch the event above.
The second group of presenters shared their work and perspectives on the political, spiritual and physical aspects of land.
"This session asks how the voices, histories and design ideas of the caretakers of lands might be heard more clearly in the present and the future," explained the summit's curator Beatrice Galilee.
Architect Francis Kéré. Photography is by Lars Borges
After a brief introduction by Galilee, Burkinabe architect Francis Kéré debuted his latest project, the National Assembly in Benin.
Ensamble Studio's co-founders Antón García-Abril and Débora Mesa discussed Ca'n Terra, a house and studio that occupies a former quarry in Menorca. Architects Wael Al Awar and Kenichi Termoto, founders of Dubai design studio Waiwai, presented their research project Wetland.
The project, which will be included in UAE's representation at the 2021 Venice Architecture Biennale, is an investigation into an ecological alternative to cement that is informed by the country's salt flats.
Cave Bureau's Stella Mutegi and Kabage Karanja
Kabage Karanja and Stella Mutegi of Nairobi design studio Cave Bureau discussed The Anthropocene Museum, a project that explores the anthropological and geological conditions of a series of caves on the coast of Kenya.
Photographer Onnis Luque, architect Mariana Or...