<p>Our guest on this episode is <a href="https://www.architecture.yale.edu/faculty/1496-christopher-hawthorne">Christopher Hawthorne</a>, the Senior Critic at Yale University’s School of Architecture. His previous roles include architecture critic of the Los Angeles Times, and Chief Design Officer of the City of Los Angeles. His current mission is to assemble the Speaker’s Corner at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale. Unfrozen hears his unique perspective as both critic and exhibitor.</p><p>--</p><p>Intro/Outro: “Elevator,” by The Cooper Vane</p><p>--</p><p>Discussed:</p><p>2025 Venice Architecture Biennale: “<a href="https://www.labiennale.org/en">Inteligens: Natural, Artificial, Collective</a>” – Carlo Ratti</p><p>Speakers’ Corner / Re-staging Criticism series, part of the <a href="https://www.labiennale.org/en/news/biennale-architettura-2025-gens-public-programme">GENS Public Program</a></p><p>-         <a href="https://today.uic.edu/the-school-of-architecture-at-uic-appoints-creative-powerhouse-as-director/">Florencia Rodriguez</a>, Director, School of Architecture, University of Illinois Chicago</p><p>-         Mark Lee, Sharon Johnston of <a href="https://www.johnstonmarklee.com/">Johnston Marklee</a></p><p>-         Inspiration: “<a href="https://www.perlego.com/book/4191352/vincent-scully-architecture-urbanism-and-a-life-in-search-of-community-pdf">Vincent Scully: Architecture, Urbanism, and a Life in Search of Community</a>,” by A. Krista Sykes</p><p>-         9 May: “Exhibition as Critical Vessel”</p><p>o   <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/florencia-rodriguez-717557a7/">Florencia Rodriguez</a>, Moderator</p><p>o  <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesley_Lokko">Lesley Lokko</a>, 2023 Biennale curator</p><p>o  <a href="https://www.archpaper.com/tag/aric-chen/">Aric Chen</a></p><p>o  <a href="https://mascontext.com/contributors/francisco-d%C3%ADaz">Pancho Diaz</a></p><p>o  <a href="https://chicagoarchitecturebiennial.org/people/sarah-herda/">Sarah Herda</a></p><p>o  <a href="https://mos.nyc/about/">Michael Meredith</a> (MOS) &gt; <a href="https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/michael-meredith7/">Building with Writing</a></p><p>-         10 May: Conversation on L.A. Fires</p><p>o   <a href="https://www.mmaltzan.com/">Michael Maltzan</a></p><p>o   <a href="https://labprofab.org/about/">Alejandro Haiek Coll</a></p><p>o  <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/florencia-rodriguez-717557a7/">Florencia Rodriguez</a></p><p>11 May:</p><p>o  <a href="https://mcmansionhell.com/about">Kate Wagner</a></p><p>o  <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuel-medina-0a023828/">Samuel Medina</a></p><p>o  <a href="https://www.samjacob.com/">Sam Jacob</a></p><p>o  <a href="https://www.arts.ac.uk/colleges/central-saint-martins/people/shumi-bose">Shumi Bose</a></p><p><a href="https://www.jencksfoundation.org/explore/text/1980-in-parallax-when-post-modernisms-met-in-venice">1980 Venice Architecture Biennale – The Presence of the Past</a> - Paolo Portoghesi</p><p>-         <a href="https://www.domusweb.it/en/from-the-archive/2012/08/25/-em-la-strada-novissima-em--the-1980-venice-biennale.html">Strada Novissima</a>, feat. Rem Koolh