Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Read Patrik's recent Substack for context on the state of architecture in 2025:

patrikschumacher.substack.com/p/thesis-on-the-auto-destruction-of

Patrik Schumacher is the principal architect of Zaha Hadid Architects and a main proponent of the post-Fordist design style known as Parametricism.

Read more in Patrik's books here:

amazon.co.uk/Tectonism-Architecture-Century-Patrik-Schumacher/dp/1864708964
amazon.co.uk/Autopoiesis-Architecture-New-Framework-ebook/dp/B004YK0LC4?ref_=ast_author_dp
amazon.co.uk/Autopoiesis-Architecture-II-New-Agenda-ebook/dp/B007YGGS4A?ref_=ast_author_dp

Alexander Bard is a philosopher and regular guest on the channel. Discover his work here

syntheism.com