Episode 108 of Scaffold, features excepts from a panel discussion with Stefanie Everaert, Ambra Fabi, Giovanni Piovene, Serban Ionescu, who reflect on the value of festivals as a much needed catalyst for new forms of public space. The panel took place at the Horst Arts and Music festival in Vilvoorde, Belgium, on May 11 2024.
Excerpts discussion, called ‘playtime’, are preceded by an amble through Horst’s transformational landscapes and soundscapes with organisers Mattias Staelens and Carole Depoorter.
Stefanie Everaert is a member of the design collective Stand van Zaken, who along with the sculptor and visual artist Serban Ionescu designed Horst's Officers' Bar - a radical transformation of the existing military facility into a public and accessible space. Ambra Fabi and Giovanni Piovene are directors of Piovenefabi, the architects behind Horst's 2024 main stage and future playground, called Ring.
Special thanks this week to the Delegation of Flanders to the UK for their support.
Scaffold is a podcast series featuring interviews with architects, artists and designers. Hosted by Matthew Blunderfield and produced by the Architecture Foundation, it is available on Apple Pocasts, Spotify, and most major podcast streaming platforms.
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