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Reinventing the training of architects

  • Publish On 23 April 2017
  • Hernan Diaz Alonso
  • 3 minutes

This interview of Hernan Diaz Alonso at his architectural practice “Xefirotarch” in Los Angeles also features the facilities of SCI-Arc, an experimental School of Architecture. According to Hernan Diaz Alonso, the rise of technologies has changed cities, people and ways to communicate, having a tremendous impact on architecture. He explains how SCI-Arc pushes towards a more collective approach of authorship in relation to technology.

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