On the one hand, we have a collapsing ecosystem, on the other the breakdown of the global economy, and in the middle a crisis in the collective sense of reality. (...) How does one act on the prospect of looming chaos? As part of the lecture series 'Arguments' hosted by Andres Jaque at Columbia GSAPP (June 2018, New York).

In this lecture, Maarten Gielen presents what were Rotor's current preoccupations in 2016. As presented at the Architecture Association, 24 October 2016, London

Cette conférence prenait place dans le cadre de la publication du livre Déconstruction et réemploi

Reuse is a central thematic in Rotor’s work. To such an extent that one can be tempted to reduce Rotor to this topic alone. But how are we exactly engaged in this topic? A few elements of explanation.