George Kafka
@g_kafka
Writer, editor and curator looking at architecture and cities. Future Observatory Curator @designmuseum.
‘Rather than demolition and displacement – at great social and carbon cost – the future of the Havelock Estate is one of maintenance, repair and investment in community infrastructure’ writes @g_kafka on Open Havelock by Alison Crawshaw architectural-review.com/buildings/open…
🚨 Amazing residency opportunity! 🚨 The Future Observatory at @DesignMuseum has launched the latest Design Researchers in Residence programme! This year the brief is 'Solar'. Read more about it here: futureobservatory.org/research/apply… @g_kafka @justinmcguirk
☀️ OPEN CALL ☀️ Are you a researcher exploring design and the climate emergency? From sundials to solar panels, baseball caps to brise-soleil, the design of our lives has long been shaped by the sun. We are seeking research proposals for our Design Researchers in Residence…
Great to see both #FutureObservatory free exhibitions @DesignMuseum recommended in @wallpapermag for exhibitions to see this month - catch 'Islands' until Sept 2023 and 'How To Build a Low Carbon Home' until March 2024 wallpaper.com/architecture/t…
Great to hear @ollywainwright's Pick of the Week for Front Row is 'How To Build A Low Carbon Home', the first part of the Future Observatory's research programme @DesignMuseum. More details here: futureobservatory.org/programme/exhi… bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…
Exhibition text is an accessibility issue
I’m glad that @g_kafka raised the point that most of the wall texts at this year’s Biennale were almost entirely illegible. Graphic designers, please stop specifying metallic vinyl type! e-flux.com/criticism/5417…
A brief return to twitter to share this poster commissioned by the Post Office in 1960 as part of a campaign to get people to address their post correctly
How do you dry your laundry ? 🧺 One of our Design Researchers in Residence, @marianna_jano, wants to know. 📩Send us a photo of your laundry to help her carry out her research project: [email protected] Find out more: bit.ly/3DEbqmP
We're hiring! We're looking for a Research Manager to work on our #FutureObservatory programme, a design research project supporting the UK’s response to the climate crisis. Deadline Mon 28 Nov: bit.ly/3gm3oql
The new crew! Very excited to be working with these ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ on their fascinating projects. Display + book landing June 2023 🏝️ #islands
📣 Introducing our 2022/23 Design Researchers in Residence, who'll spend a year developing a new project in response to the theme of 'Islands'📣 Design Researchers in Residence is a programme for emerging design researchers in collab with @ahrcpress bit.ly/3NVbMsX
Wael and Kareem are extraordinary individuals working tirelessly to support their community in Athens. I emplore you to please read, sign and share the linked petition.
📣 Introducing our 2022/23 Design Researchers in Residence, who'll spend a year developing a new project in response to the theme of 'Islands'📣 Design Researchers in Residence is a programme for emerging design researchers in collab with @ahrcpress bit.ly/3NVbMsX
'Floating Berlin was the centrepiece of Raumlabor’s Golden Lion-winning installation at last year’s Venice Architecture Biennale. Yet all my interviewees want to talk about is frogs' @g_kafka on @raumlabor's ephemeral Kreuzberg site 🐸 architectural-review.com/buildings/floa…
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Floating University in Berlin, Germany by Raumlabor - The Architectural Review
Ephemeral structures planted into the concrete floor of a disused rainwater basin hidden in the centre of Berlin house Floating University’s interdisciplinary programme of activities
As architecture schools around the world are looking to decolonise and decarbonise their curricula, we hold onto bell hooks’ beliefs that teaching should ‘enable transgressions’ and ‘education is the practice of freedom’ 🗯 the AR Education issue is here architectural-review.com/magazines/ar-s…
If you're in London, you may be interested in this discussion *tonight* between APPARATA architects & @DesignMuseum Design Researcher in Residence @delfina_fantini. (we featured APPARATA's House for Artists here: recessed.space/00009-APPARATA…) designmuseum.org/whats-on/talks…
OPEN CALL: Very excited to say applications are now open for the 22/23 cohort of Design Researchers in Residence at the @DesignMuseum under the theme of ISLANDS. Full details in 🔗 tldr work with me on new research into climate crises. share widely! designmuseum.org/learning-and-r…
Still a few tickets remaining for this evening's talk with James Bridle and @life_ill at the @DesignMuseum, which is going to be 🤯🤯🤯 – don't just take my word for it... designmuseum.org/whats-on/talks…
Introducing Samuel Iliffe (@life_ill) one of our 4 Design Researchers in Residence here at the Design Museum, who’s spent the last year thinking about the climate crisis. Samuel will be showing his work in #Restore, opening this Fri 24 Jun: bit.ly/3QvtwMy
Meet @delfina_fantini one of our four Design Researchers in Residence here at the Design Museum, who’s spent the last year thinking about the climate crisis and new ways of living. Delfina will be showing his work in #Restore, opening this Fri 24 Jun: bit.ly/3QvtwMy
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