Ephemera and Experience

Bert de Muynck is an architect, writer and independent researcher. He lives and works in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. His essays on architecture, politics and culture have been published in various national and international magazines as Archus, DWB, Amiere Smema. LOG, GAM, et al. He has been exhibiting and lecturing on the XXIInd World Congress of Architecture (UlA Istanbul 2005). During 2004-05 he was visiting critic for the 'Capital Cities' studio at the Berlage Institute, Rotterdam, The Netherlands Currently he is collaborating with the Dynamic City Foundation on investigating the urban condition and future of China. De Muynck is co-founder of People's Architecture, presently curating the 3x3 A Perspective on China lecture series for the Center for Architecture in New York. The first lecture (April 17) will feature the Dynamic City Foundation and the architectural collective Urbanus, more info http://www.peoplesarchitecture.org/3x3_hoIder.html