Ep 19 - Architecture as a disruptive force

World trade is declining. President Trump is questioning long-standing strategic alliances that have lasted for more than 60 years. Populist leaders are preparing for elections that will soon be held in France and Germany, hoping to build on the momentum created by Brexit and Trump. Everywhere, disruptive forces are gathering, shaking foundational assumptions, creating uncertainty... elevating anxiety for some, and excitement and promise for others. The arts in general, and architecture in particular, have long prided themselves on being disruptive. Their mission is to change what we see, and the way we see. By so doing, to challenge prevailing concepts of truth and justice. At this moment of disruption in the global order, we take a step back to talk about the capacity of the arts and architecture to both lead and bridge that disruption. William Thorsell is the former editor of Canada's national newspaper, The Globe and Mail, and former President of Toronto's Royal Ontario Museum who worked with Daniel Libeskind to build its transformative addition – the "Crystal".

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Ep 19 - Architecture as a disruptive force is an episode from Disrupting the Global Order with Janice Stein.

This episode is 26:49 long.

This episode was published on Mar 27, 2017.

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