Community Engagement
Architecture in conversation with people.
Speeches, workshops, lectures, and small evenings — the studio's ongoing dialogue with the public it serves.
May 2026
Speech
The Fifth Wall — Address at the United Nations
UN Headquarters, New York
A ten-minute address on architecture as a human-rights practice, delivered as part of the UN's Habitat programme.
March 2026
Workshop
Designing Belonging — Community Workshop
Chicago Cultural Center
A hands-on workshop with residents, sketching what an inclusive neighborhood block would look and feel like.
January 2026
Lecture
Hostile Architecture and the Right to Rest
Illinois Institute of Technology
A public lecture on defensive design, exclusionary urbanism, and quieter alternatives.
November 2025
Interview
On Empathy in Practice
Dezeen Podcast
A long-form conversation on the ethics of the door, the bench, and the threshold.
September 2025
Event
Community Library — Autumn Reading Night
Xinjiang, China
An intergenerational reading evening at the village library, with grandparents, parents, and children.