The Architecture Symposium: Bones, Not Bling asks “What if the future of design is not about more, but enough?”
Borrowing from architect Kerstin Thompson’s design philosophy, “bones, not bling” suggests that the value of architecture lies not in layers of embellishment, but in the strength of the strategic thinking beneath them.
It‘s an idea that connects to sufficiency and asks how we might design with greater restraint: making better use of what we already have, questioning what we really need, and finding value in simplicity, durability and adaptability.
The Architecture Symposium: Bones, Not Bling brings together leading voices to explore these questions and consider what a more purposeful, resourceful and enduring approach to design might look like.
The Architecture Symposium: Material Impacts investigates novel approaches to construction and consumption.
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