SUMMARY: The speaker reflects on their journey in architecture, discussing their struggles to understand the deeper meanings of the discipline and their breakthrough moment when they began to see the role of architecture as unlocking the capacity of being human. They emphasize the importance of architecture in creating environments that enhance human experiences and relationships. They also discuss the need for architecture to move away from self-referential landscapes and become more open, interdisciplinary, and focused on synthesizing new possibilities. The speaker further explores the interconnectedness between architecture and various other disciplines, as well as the larger societal and global transformations that architecture must grapple with. They emphasize the role of design in envisioning and shaping these transformations, and express optimism that a new approach to organizing and responding to complex realities can be achieved.

“Command and control is no longer efficient.”

We met Indy Johar, co-founder of Dark Matter Labs and one of the most interesting innovators of contemporary architecture.

“I could see the role of architecture wasn't about architecture. It was about unlocking the capacity of being human.”

“What we started to realize was the implied world we see around us. So physically, you could pretty much look at everything around us and see behind it—all the code that constructs it. And to change the world that we need to change, you have to recode all that code. Whether it's ownership, materiality, standards, or how we own materials, all these are codes. Let's reimagine.”

“Democracy in the 21st century is not just the vote. It's about our capacity to bring society together, and that requires new forms of organizing, which I think are now available to us.”

Indy Johar was born in Acton, West London, and has lived there his whole life. He is an RIBA-registered architect, serial social entrepreneur, and Good Growth Advisor to the Mayor of London. Indy is focused on the strategic design of new super-scale civic assets for transition, specifically at the intersection of financing, contracting, and governance for deeply democratic futures.

Indy is a co-founder of Dark Matter Labs and of the RIBA award-winning architecture and urban practice Architecture00. He is also a founding director of Open Systems Lab, seeded WikiHouse (open source
housing), and Open Desk (open source furniture company). Indy is a non-executive International Director of the BloxHub in Copenhagen, the Nordic Hub for sustainable urbanization. He is on the advisory board for the Future Observatory and is part of the committee for the London Festival of Architecture. He is also a fellow of the London Interdisciplinary School.

Indy was 2016-17 Graham Willis Visiting Professorship at Sheffield University. He was Studio Master at the Architectural Association in 2019-2020 UNDP Innovation Facility Advisory Board Member from 2016-
20 and RIBA Trustee 2017-20. He has taught & lectured at various institutions, including the University of
Bath, TU-Berlin; University College London, Princeton, Harvard, MI and New School. Indy is a Professor at RMIT University. He was awarded the London Design Medal for Innovation in 2022 and an MBE for Services to Architecture in 2023.

Indy Johar was interviewed by Marc-Christoph Wagner in April 2024. The recording took place in connection with the conference FABRICATE 2024, hosted at CITA, Royal Danish Academy in Copenhagen.

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SUMMARY: The content discusses the artist's focus on the horrors of late digital capitalism and the idea that society has become a factory of data production and exploitation. They highlight the concept of collective intelligence, which involves the interaction of various elements to create something, rather than relying on individualism. The artist explores this concept through works involving termites, artificial intelligence, and the dematerialization of money and labor. They also discuss how their artworks reflect political issues of digital capitalism and the capture of social capital. Additionally, the artist explores the future of culture and the end of signatures through their works. Overall, their art represents a critique of late digital capitalism and the impact it has on society.

“Late Capitalism is treating the future as a piece of real estate for sale”

Agnieszka Kurant's work explores the complexities of late digital capitalism, where society has become a factory for data production and exploitation. A key term for Kurant is collective intelligence, which highlights how various elements, including molecules, animals, and humans, can interact to shape the world. Thus, Kurant is more interested in creating systems for collective intelligences to evolve than just creating a form.

For example, in the series “A.A.I.”, she outsources work to termite colonies, fascinated by their ability to build intricate structures without hierarchical guidance. Kurant sees parallels between the exploitation of termites by corporations and the exploitation of human labor in digital capitalism. The title A.A.I. means artificial artificial intelligence, which is not a machine learning model but a person responding to requests. Kurant stresses that artificial intelligence is currently a planetary system of exploiting the collective intelligence of our data because A.I. algorithms are trained on the digital footprints of all internet users.

Kurant's works often serve as “traps,” visually appealing but embodying contemporary political and economic critiques. She investigates the invisible labor that sustains the digital economy, including the extraction of minerals for technology and the destruction of ecosystems. Through works like “Chemical Gardens,” she creates quasi-life forms using chemicals mixed, reflecting on the intersection of organic and inorganic materials in our environment. She also explores the history of currencies and objects used for exchange, linking it to the evolution of digital currencies like Bitcoin. Additionally, Kurant's works engage with the changing nature of technology and communication. For example, in “Conversations,” she uses artificial intelligence to capture online discussions and translate them into evolving paintings, reflecting the emotional impact of digital interactions.

Agnieszka Kurant was born in 1978 in Lodz, Poland. She has a background in philosophy and holds an M.A. in creative curating from Goldsmiths College, University of London (2003). Kurant has presented solo exhibitions at the Kunstverein Hannover, Hanover (2023); Castello di Rivoli, Turin (2022); Muzeum Sztuki, Łódź (2021); Design Museum Gent, Ghent (2019); SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah (2017); SculptureCenter, New York (2013) and Stroom den Haag, The Hague (2013). In 2015, she created a work for the façade of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York. Her works have been shown in numerous group exhibitions, and in 2023, she was part of the exhibition The Irreplaceable Human at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art. Agnieszka Kurant lives and works in New York.

Marc-Christoph Wagner interviewed Agnieszka Kurant in November 2023 at the library of Designmuseum Danmark.

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SUMMARY: The content discusses a True Crime case involving the death of a three-year-old girl, Annie, who suffered from abusive head trauma caused by the defendant, Benjamin Brown. The article describes the events leading up to Annie's death, including her babysitting arrangement with Brandy Gianunzio, who was also charged in the case. Benjamin Brown was found guilty of criminally negligent homicide and reckless endangerment, receiving a two-year prison sentence. Brandy Gianunzio pled guilty to making a false report and received a suspended sentence of four years. The victim's parents expressed their anguish over the verdicts and the loss of their daughter.

Parents have to trust caregivers. It's just a fact of life. Often we feel more comfortable with a family friend than a daycare. That's what Tiffany and David Shell did for their daughter Annie. They trusted Brandi Giannunzio. She babysat their two youngest daughters. She was good with their girls. They had no reason to believe Brandi would leave their girls with her boyfriend. They had never met Benjamin Brown. But on August 9, 2018, he was left alone with their daughters. And then they had to face the unthinkable.

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