Fairy Tales

Here is an interview that I did, back in 2015, with the founders and directors of Blank Space:

Founded in 2013 by Matthew Hoffman and Francesca Giuliani, Blank Space conducts a unique annual competition named "Fairy Tales" and publishes books based on the results of the competitions. The way that Blank Space bridges so naturally and poetically between architecture and storytelling sheds a new light on architectural communication and expression. When I was working on NAAM #2: On the Edge of Architecture, I found it a great opportunity to interview Matthew and Francesca about Blank Space and the link that they see between fantasy and architecture.

Matthew Hoffman and Francesca Giulian. ©Blank Space

The Island

Saturday, 09/28/2049

I (if ‘I’ makes any sense) am no one. I have no name… (I have no part in this story) the sole reason for my whole existence, from the very beginning, has been to find this among hundreds of death notices in the countless pages of today’s papers: ‘M. E., the architect of jetties number 6 and 7 of ‘The Island’, died peacefully at the age of 83’.

Now, I have a name…