Although based in Tokyo, the celebrated architect—winner of the 1993 Pritzker Prize and the 2011 AIA Gold Medal—kept close ties to the U.S., where he was educated and had launched his career.
Comprising five programmed ‘islands’ arranged around a circular courtyard, the Seoul-based architect's ‘Archipelagic Void’ is open to visitors at Kensington Gardens through late October.
It’s business as usual at the AIA’s big annual gathering, although talk of dysfunction at the top of the national leadership chain has dampened the mood.
Per Israeli Culture Ministry officials, the decision is attributed to renovation needs of the Israeli pavilion and to a lack of affordable alternative exhibition space elsewhere in the city.
Aidlin Darling Design co-founders Joshua Aidlin and David Darling join the podcast to discuss their transition from furniture-making to architecture and the firm's AIA San Francisco Center for Architecture + Design.