Julien de Smedt: The architecture of misuse
Julien de Smedt is an architect and the founder of JDS Architects, the award-winning architecture firm behind buildings such as Oslo’s Holmenkollen Ski Jump or Copenhagen’s Kalvebod Waves.
The co—matter podcast 036 | February 04, 2020
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We met at JDS' headquarters in Copenhagen to talk about how architecture influences the way we live and interact with each other as a community. We talk about:
- How JDS architects designs buildings and places with the intention to be misused and re-appropriated in unexpected ways
- Julien's youth as a skateboarder in Paris and how street culture shaped his approach to architecture and design
- The role of architecture to encourage social interactions and community engagement
Here’s episode #31 of the co-matter podcast with Julien de Smedt.
Follow Julien at @juliendesmedt and JDS Architects at @jdsarchitects on Instagram.
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