Lateral Office
703 Bloor St West M6G 1L5 Toronto, ON, Canada

We contributed to the current issue of Perspecta, the Yale Architectural Journal @yalearchitecture published by @mitpress. Issue #53 is titled Onus and is edited by Caroline Acheatel, Paul Lorenz, Paul Rasmussen, Alexander Stagge. - Our essay "Notes on the Activist Tradition in Architecture" explores the shift in activist practices since the 1960s with the emergence practices centered on inclusivity, everyday-ism, social good, equity, and forensics. - Its a fantastic collection of contributions including @it_urbe @naturaurbana @abdbcb @rrael @futurefirm @de_monchaux @hectorurbandesign @ivanlmunuera #perspectayalearchitecturaljournal

Looking forward to this in 2021 - and to be among these lovely people for Exhibit Columbus - NEW MIDDLES - curated by Mimi Zeiger and Iker Gil. We will be University Design Research Fellows representing both The John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design and Waterloo Architecture

Bracket 4: Takes Action is out! . Edited by Neeraj Bhatia and Mason White Designed by Haller Brun Published by Applied Research and Design... . This is the fourth volume in a series of books about architecture, environment, and digital culture. . The rise of several divisive leaders within contemporary politics, has once again brought action to the foreground. As a new generation makes their voices heard, they are also grappling to find effective platforms for action through design. This is particularly important to consider at a moment when the authoritative systemsGovernments and corporationsappear more divergent to the voices on the ground. At the same time, within an increasingly pluralistic society, what we collectively value is increasingly unclear, which presents a primary challenge on taking action. Bracket [Takes Action] is situated at a critical point in history where the who, what, where, and how of action need to be re-conceptualized to relate to who we are, how we live, and how we communicate today. The role of design and the agency of the designer are at stake in facilitating or stifling action. . To celebrate the launch of Bracket [Takes Action], purchase it with 30% off - limited time offer - from AR+D Publishers: https://aerbook.com/maker/productcard-5269587-4768.html See more

CLEARING // 2008 Interactive installation at @harbourfrontcentre Project Team: Lola Sheppard, Mason White, Joseph Yau. #lateraloffice_clearing . .... . Clearing is a commission for a room-sized interactive space that invites visitors to investigate the politics of personal space. The room is nested into the gallery as elevated and independent. Participants enter and organize their own space as a tangible substance though the manipulation of a dense fibrous field of black elastomeric cables. Visitors use serrated acrylic discs to gather and arrange the cables like long black hair. More than 4,000 of these cables, which can stretch up to twice their original length, are strung into loops of varying density and attached across a grid of perforated metal sheets along a suspended ceiling and floor. The possible configurations are infinite. See more

Thank you to the wonderful faculty and students at @escoladacidade and @pos_escoladacidade for hosting us this week. Special thanks to profs @viegas8265 #alvaropuntoni @castroanapaula and #eduardoaquino

Heading to Columbia GSAPP tomorrow for an evening talk "Other Environments, Other Agencies" and in conversation with the amazing Andrés Jaque / OFFPOLINN. Hope to see old and new friends!

Looking forward to the visit to KTH Arkitektur next week - come by to say hello!

If you are in Seattle today, Lola is giving a talk at the UW Department of Architecture. Drop by + say hello!

Book review of Many Norths (Actar Publishers) by Matthew Jull (ADG, University of Virginia) in the JAE.

IMPULSE is back in Montreal this Winter - opening tonight!

A wonderful short movie about a wonderful project, the public baths in Bellinzona by Galfetti, Ruchat-Roncati, Trümpy, opened in 1971 and recently filmed by Chi...lean architect and film-maker Pablo Casals (http://www.pablocasals.cl/) It is published by the excellent online platform Transfer, http://www.transfer-arch.com http://www.transfer-arch.com/works/il-bagno-di-bellinzona/

Very excited to be on the "Making Heritage of the Future" panel at the "Adapting Heritage" conference in St. John's, Newfoundland - with Taryn Sheppard, Matthew AJ Brown, and Jerry Dick.