Unlearning Architecture: Weaving Knowledge from Colombia to the UK

Talks & Debates

“As architects, we need to unlearn everything we have been taught“ – Ana María Gutiérrez in the Guardian

Join us for a conversation with Ana María Gutiérrez from Colombian architectural practice Organizmo, Jorge Noreña of Ruta Cuatro Taller, David McEwen from London based practice Unit 38 and Dr. Catalina Ortiz, architect, planner and the director of the UCL Urban Laboratory. They will reflect on contemporary architectural practice and how, through their work, they challenge colonialist, exclusionary and extractivist tendencies within the profession and built environment.

“People talk about sustainability, but what exactly are we sustaining?” – Ana María Gutiérrez

“As architects, we need to unlearn everything we have been taught“ – Ana María Gutiérrez in the Guardian

Join us for a conversation with Ana María Gutiérrez from Colombian architectural practice Organizmo, Jorge Noreña of Ruta Cuatro Taller, David McEwen from London based practice Unit 38 and Dr. Catalina Ortiz, architect, planner and the director of the UCL Urban Laboratory. They will reflect on contemporary architectural practice and how, through their work, they challenge colonialist, exclusionary and extractivist tendencies within the profession and built environment.

“People talk about sustainability, but what exactly are we sustaining?” – Ana María Gutiérrez