Volume #36 Preview
Jeroen Beekmans
Volume #36: Ways to Be Critical

Last week we released Volume's 36th issue, 'Ways To Be Critical', and we're proud of it! Be sure to get your hands on a copy — order the issue online (hit 'Order back issue'), or click here to find a list of bookstores around the globe that sell Volume. For all those people who can't wait to check it out, we've compiled a preview of Volume #36.

Architecture Inside Out
Jeroen Beekmans

Newcastle-based graphic artist and photographer Andy Welsh has made a series of digitally manipulated photos that give new meaning to world-famous pieces of architecture.

Playboy Architecture at The New Institute
Jeroen Beekmans

On Wednesday 3 July, The New Institute in Rotterdam will host a lecture by acclaimed architectural historian and theorist Beatriz Colomina (Princeton University) on the background to Playboy Architecture, 1953-1979, that was also discussed in Volume's 33th issue on interiors.

What's your favorite building? And which building do you hate? For our upcoming issue we’re re-evaluating the role of criticism in architecture. We want you to show us which building you like and which building you dislike! Send us your photos and get published in Volume #36!

Failed Architecture #10: Beyond Failure
Jeroen Beekmans

During the season finale of Failed Architecture at De Verdieping in Amsterdam on Thursday 13 June a wide range of perspectives on the possible successes of failure, the resilience of architecture and the architect’s responsibility in a ravaged world will be discussed. Moreover, the role of architecture magazines will be explored. How does presenting and scrutinizing architecture influence how we think about cities?

Radical Locality: The Role of Architecture in a Globalizing World
Jeroen Beekmans

On Saturday 8 June at 5 PM the threefold exhibition 'Radical Locality; Actual Potential' will open at Bureau Europa in Maastricht's Timmerfabriek. With 'Radical Locality' Bureau Europa conducts from 8 June through 5 August research into the meaning of the local and the role of architecture in our globalizing world.

Transform: Altering the Future of Architecture
Jeroen Beekmans

If architecture was more inclusive would it also be in a stronger position? Parlour and the University of Melbourne organize 'Transform: Altering the Future of Architecture', a day-long event that brings together architectural researchers, practitioners (understood in the widest sense) and workplace experts to discuss strategies for change.

Verging on Convergence
Arjen Oosterman
Brendan Cormier
Volume #35: Everything under Control

The Dutch Rathenau Instituut started in 1986 as a technology assessment center to advise Dutch Parliament. It has since developed into a broader think tank studying the organization and development of science systems, while regularly publishing and stimulating debate about the social impact of new technologies. Volume talks to the Institute’s Rinie van Est and Virgil Rerimassie to hear about the main trends in synthetic biology and related disciplines. They paint a picture of the world where biology and technology have converged, and where our fundamental way of working through scientific problems has shifted.

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