Farshid Moussavi | Mona Hatoum | Nissen Richards | DSDHA | Islington Architects | AOC | Social Design Collaborative | Design Earth | Counterspace | Colectivo Mel
The body may be thought of as a home, as it is where we will always live. It keeps us safe: a layer of porous skin protects from the ills of the outside world. But this slick blanket also constricts us, containing the self and reducing it to social constructs of sex and gender. With contributions by Frances Whorrall-Campbell, Zoé Samudzi, Lola Olufemi, Maria Gil Ulldemonlins and many others, the AR March issue explores the body as a site. It unpacks the space between bodies that is violent and politically charged, and how we make space for bodies that have been made invisible, relegated to the back of the queue. In multiples, there is power in our physical form: using our bodies in protest, we can build the places in which we want them to dwell.
Also in the March issue, as part of this year’s W Awards, we see emerging architects designing schools in India, social housing in Portugal and community infrastructure in London. We celebrate the contributions of Farshid Moussavi and Mona Hatoum, winners of the Jane Drew and Ada Louise Huxtable Prizes respectively. We also feature projects by Nissen Richards Studio, Islington Architects, DSDHA and AOC Architecture, and portfolios by Rania Ghosn, Sumayya Vally, Swati Janu, and Ana Baptista.