by Luke Jones & George Gingell Discuss Architecture, History and Culture
A podcast about architecture, buildings and cities, from the distant past to the present day. Plus detours into technology, film, fiction, comics, drawings, and the dimly imagined future. With Luke Jones and George Gingell.
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March 27, 2025
<p>If you want access to the full version of this episode, subscribe to our Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/about_buildings" rel="nofollow">https://www.patreon.com/c/about_buildings </a></p> <p>Watch this episode on YouTube to follow along with the images: <a href="https://youtu.be/mhoIymTPnRg" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/mhoIymTPnRg</a></p> <p>In the final part of our series on Rem Koolhaas's SMLXL, we discussed 'XL', including their unsuccessful competition entry for Parc de Vilette and the essay 'Generic City'. Discussions of Singapore, Atlanta and Yokohama are available on our Patreon. </p> <p>Our next series which will begin next month is going to be about the Slovenian architect Jože Plečnik, so watch this space!</p> <p>Edited by Matthew Lloyd Roberts.</p> <p>Support the show on <a href="https://patreon.com/about_buildings" rel="nofollow">Patreon</a> to receive bonus content for every show.</p> <p>Please rate and review the show on your podcast store to help other people find us!</p> <p>Follow us on <a href="https://twitter.com/about_buildings" rel="nofollow">twitter</a> // <a href="https://www.instagram.com/about_buildings/" rel="nofollow">instagram</a> // <a href="https://www.facebook.com/aboutbuildings/" rel="nofollow">facebook</a></p> <p>We’re on the web at <a href="http://aboutbuildingsandcities.org/" rel="nofollow">aboutbuildingsandcities.org</a></p>
March 5, 2025
<p>In Part 3 of our series on SMLXL we talked through 'L', including the essay on BIGNESS, including unbuilt schemes for the Très Grande Bibliothèquethe in Paris, the Karlsruhe Zentrum fur Kunst und Medientechnologie and the Zeebrugge Sea Terminal. </p> <p>To follow along with the images, check out this episode on YouTube: <a href="https://youtu.be/cuzdCPh-iIs" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/cuzdCPh-iIs</a></p> <p>We previously discussed some of these projects in episode 48 and bonus episode 48.5 (unlocked!), albeit less in the context of SMLXL as a publication.</p> <p>Edited by Matthew Lloyd Roberts.</p> <p>Support the show on <a href="https://patreon.com/about_buildings" rel="nofollow">Patreon</a> to receive bonus content for every show.</p> <p>Please rate and review the show on your podcast store to help other people find us!</p> <p>Follow us on <a href="https://twitter.com/about_buildings" rel="nofollow">twitter</a> // <a href="https://www.instagram.com/about_buildings/" rel="nofollow">instagram</a> // <a href="https://www.facebook.com/aboutbuildings/" rel="nofollow">facebook</a></p> <p>We’re on the web at <a href="http://aboutbuildingsandcities.org/" rel="nofollow">aboutbuildingsandcities.org</a></p>
February 20, 2025
<p>This is a preview of a bonus episode available on our Patreon feed, please support the show on Patreon for full access: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/about_buildings" rel="nofollow">https://www.patreon.com/c/about_buildings</a></p> <p>In this bonus we talked about the book-within-the-book, the series of quotations and definitions which run the breadth of the alphabet through SMLXL. It includes the usual Koolhaasian mixture of high and low culture, actress's memoirs, advertising, technical manuals, pornography and even Luke's dad!</p> <p>Edited by Matthew Lloyd Roberts.</p> <p>Support the show on <a href="https://patreon.com/about_buildings" rel="nofollow">Patreon</a> to receive bonus content for every show.</p> <p>Please rate and review the show on your podcast store to help other people find us!</p> <p>Follow us on <a href="https://twitter.com/about_buildings" rel="nofollow">twitter</a> // <a href="https://www.instagram.com/about_buildings/" rel="nofollow">instagram</a> // <a href="https://www.facebook.com/aboutbuildings/" rel="nofollow">facebook</a></p> <p>We’re on the web at <a href="http://aboutbuildingsandcities.org/" rel="nofollow">aboutbuildingsandcities.org</a></p>
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