WHY THE TALK IS INSPIRING?

In this lecture Space Popular founders Lara Lesmes & Fredrik Hellberg will present their ongoing work exploring the future of virtual architecture and experience. They will present methods used in research projects such as Freestyle: Architectural Adventures in Mass Media which explores the historical relationship between mass media and style in architecture; and The Portal Galleries which traces the history of portals found in fiction and speculates on the future of public virtual infrastructure.


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