Initiatives.
We love.
Online Platforms
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kontextur is a platform dedicated to young architects, providing a space for exchange, reflection, and critical discourse. Through interviews, essays, and project features, kontextur highlights emerging voices in architecture and explores contemporary challenges in the field.
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Koozarch is an online platform that offers a curated collection of architectural discourse, featuring projects, research, and conversations that push the boundaries of design thinking.
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KubaParis is an independent platform and magazine dedicated to emerging contemporary art. It provides a space for young artists, writers, and curators to showcase their work and engage in critical discourse. Through exhibition reviews, essays, and artist features, KubaParis fosters a dynamic exchange of ideas and highlights fresh voices in the art world.
Read our interview with Saskia Höfler-Hohengarten, founder of kubaparis.
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The Lina Community is a European platform that supports emerging thinkers and practitioners in architecture. Through a network of institutions, festivals, museums, and organizations, Lina fosters collaboration between young professionals and established experts. By providing opportunities such as residencies, workshops, and public programs, the platform helps shape forward-thinking, sustainable, and socially engaged architectural practices.
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Robida is a multidisciplinary collective and publication exploring the intersections of architecture, language, and rural culture. Rooted in the small village of Topolò in northeastern Italy, Robida fosters a critical dialogue on living, place-making, and alternative forms of inhabitation. Through its annual magazine, workshops, and artistic residencies, the platform creates a space for experimentation and exchange.
robidacollective.com
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Women Writing Architecture is a platform dedicated to highlighting the contributions of women in architectural discourse. It serves as a curated archive of texts written by women, offering a space to explore diverse perspectives on architecture, design, and the built environment.
Physical Platforms
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Athens Design Forum is a platform dedicated to fostering dialogue on design, architecture, and culture in Athens. Through exhibitions, talks, and collaborations, it explores the city’s rich creative landscape and its intersection with global design discourse.
Interview coming in April 2025
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Building Diversity is a Danish platform dedicated to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in the architecture and design industries. Through research, advocacy, and concrete initiatives, the organization works to create more inclusive work environments and challenge structural inequalities in the field.
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Detmolder Design Woche is an annual event organized by students of the Detmold School of Design, taking place every spring. It serves as a platform for exploring contemporary design themes through exhibitions, talks, and workshops. The event encourages dialogue between students, professionals, and the public, offering fresh perspectives on design, architecture, and social issues.
Our editor, Lisa, is also part of Detmolder Design Woche.
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FERMENT is a space for dialogue about architecture and the city, using the metaphor of fermentation to explore transformation and collective action. Like fermentation—a dynamic process of preservation and change—these gatherings foster exchange and experimentation with future perspectives.
Read our interview with Alissia Naïda Hoffmann, founder of ferment.
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Nexture+ is a network for architecture and interior architecture students and young professionals in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Founded by student councils, it fosters exchange across universities and advocates for better working conditions in the field. Through events, discussions, and research, Nexture+ connects emerging architects, promoting a more inclusive and sustainable future for the profession.
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PAF builds from an intersectional feminist perspective, creating a community where women, and everyone who feels connected, can share their experiences in the field of architecture, explore underlying structures, and dream of a more inclusive sector.
Through a series of live and online conversations and a book club on feminism and architecture, the initiative culminates in a manifesto— a collage of experiences, insights, and knowledge— with the goal of shaping a sector that designs with and for everyone.
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Taula is a collaborative space for artists and creatives based in Barcelone.
Interview coming in February.
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