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Germany

The animated short film explores the relationship between architecture and the human body - Body and Architecture are both engaged in a “dance” where each adapts to the other and that interplay is expressed by a single piece of paper which wonders through the urban scenery looking for its own shape and identity. The material of the paper unfolds the fragility of the human being.

Azerbaijan

Ali Malikov, a well-known LGBTI+ activist, is the film's main character. In the background voice, they explain how cities are LGBTI+ exclusive and there is no safe space for queer people.

Albania

The Skanderbeg Square is a beautiful place and space for inclusion in daily life in Tirana. The site welcomes you the way you are, the way you move, the way you sound and the way you appear. When I first came to the square I was overwhelmed by its diversity and complexity. I got inspired to use the inclusive concept of football to get in contact with locals in Tirana and create the Dreamteam of Skanderbeg Square.

USA

Increasingly, nature has become more of a luxury for city dwellers to access in our everyday life, an indicator closely tied to real estate value and the process of gentrification. Meanwhile, our building industry is established upon the constant exploitation of nature and the production of waste. Can we redefine and up-cycle trash to create public space that serves us all? This project by Ensemble Studio transcends the shackles of a tight budget and designed a public corridor with recycled CDs and leftover quarry stones - a gigantic sculpture, a playground, a microcosmos of nature that welcomes everyone to rest, wander, play, and decompress.

Japan

We are living in an age of Political Correctness. We share and respect values from different point of views, such as LGBT, BLM and feminism. Diversity is the innovation of humanity but I have a concern about a world with JUSTICE ONLY. “Leftard” is a movie about harassment. There are 50+ kinds of harassments in Japan. I suggest an idea of “A strong opinion of justice is a kind of violence” and the story is the outcome I can foresee. We cannot define the problem objectively but only the subjective judgement of the victims. Overreaction is poison and over-justice is ruining our freedom of speech.

Singapore

Holding Space explores the lived experiences of Burmese immigrants in Singapore under the gaze of neighbours in public flats. With a focus on spatial arrangements and housing exteriors, the experimental film challenges the ways architects visualise and instrumentality their ways of seeing, seeking to hold space for subjective experiences and the subtle yet persistent influences on our domestic interiors.