Browsing: Interviews

Our Interviews section opens a window into the minds of architects, designers, and thinkers shaping today’s built environment. Through in-depth conversations, leading voices share their design philosophies, creative processes, and the challenges behind their most significant works.

Each interview moves beyond biography, offering candid insights into how ideas become structures and how practice responds to material, technology, and context. From global icons to emerging talents, these dialogues capture the ambitions and questions driving contemporary architecture and design.

PA Talks 11 – Stefan Antoni

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Tune in to an intriguing episode of the PA Talks series with Stefan Antoni, Director SAOTA on his eccentric range of projects with Hamid Hassanzadeh, Founder of PA. Stefan Antoni completed his Bachelor of Architecture degree at the University of Cape Town in 1985 with a first-class pass. In 1987 he set up the architectural practice Stefan Antoni Architects, which today is known as SAOTA – Stefan Antoni Olmesdahl Truen Architects. 

PA Talks 10 – Patrik Schumacher

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In this episode of PA Talks, Patrik Schumacher, an architect and architectural theorist based in London had a candid conversation with Hamid Hassanzadeh, founder of ParametricArchitecture sharing the challenges and ongoing projects. Patrik Schumacher, is the principal architect of Zaha Hadid Architects.

PA Talks 08 – Sanjay Puri

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Tune in to an informative session of the PA Talks series with Sanjay Puri, the Principal Architect of Sanjay Puri…

PA Talks 07 – Refik Anadol

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PA interviewed Istanbul-born media artist Refik Anadol, for the PA Talks series through an Instagram live session. Interviewed by Hamid Hassanzadeh, founder of PA, Anadol shared his wisdom and inspiration on creating mesmerizing works. He also addressed the question,  of our changing encounter with space when everything is getting digitalized.

PA Talks 06 – Alireza Taghaboni

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Episode 06 of the PA Talks series on ‘Paradoxicality of Context’ with Alireza Taghaboni, founder of Next Office, includes an innovative take on the role of architecture in Iran today. Born in Tehran, Iran in 1977, Architect and lecturer Alireza Taghaboni commenced his university studies in 1995 at ‘Gilan University’, in the field of Architecture. Upon receiving his master’s degree in Architecture, he began the Ph.D. program at ‘Azad University of Science and Research of Tehran’ and graduated in 2007.

PA Talks 05 – Chris Precht

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Tune in to Episode 05 of the PA Talks series with Chris Precht, an award-winning architect and co-founder of Studio Precht on ‘Reconnecting Nature and Architecture’, interviewed by Hamid Hassanzadeh.