
EpisĂłdio
For our 33rd stop, weâre going a bit all around the world with KOSMOS, an architecture practice whose tone is set by Leonid Slonimskiy and Artem Kitaev. KOSMOS donât do architecture as one is supposed to do architecture. Yet, they claim they do nothing newâŠeverything they do âalready existsâ. Rather than abstract statements, they focus on the specific issues within surrounding conditions, aiming to create architecture that reflects and subtly shifts these realities. For KOSMOS, less is moreâŠin the sense that âthe less we propose to do with our project, the happier we are with it.â âTo us, it is very important to see the project as something that is not possible now/today, but something that is possible in a year or two. It should be very real in these terms.â Using their words, âInnovation [is] introduced by requirements, not by our subjective vision.â To them âlike life without humor,â architecture without life âdoesnât make senseâ. They are right, I guess. Guest: Leonid Slonimskiy + Artem Kitaev (www) Host: Ana Catarina Silva (Porto, Portugal) Upload your references to: arquiteturaentrevistas.com Instagram @arquiteturaentrevistas Follow for more thoughts on architecture.