Alistair Napier

[Alistair Napier @alistairmapier]

I recently wrote for @FailedArch on Sukarno's "anti-imperial Olympic Games", GANEFO, which was a fascinating way to learn about Indonesia's radical beginnings at the centre of the Third World project alongside it's postcolonial nation-building project

https://t.co/Kv7SNhiDHp

[Alistair Napier @alistairmapier]

welcome to my podcasting era

[Open City @OpenCity_UK]

“Our Government is not comfortable with the Chinese Government building an Embassy next to the Tower of London” @alistairmapier discusses Angela Rayner’s decision to call in David Chipperfield’s plan for new Chinese super embassy in east London.
🎧 : https://t.co/weKwpxW8os

[Alistair Napier @alistairmapier]

@entschwindet @ollywainwright the "cod philosophers, gonzo anthropologists" line just came across as pure projection from someone who went to Cambridge and the RCA. sure I also went to the RCA, but in practice I've met many people with completely different, more technical experiences from their universities

[Alistair Napier @alistairmapier]

@entschwindet @ollywainwright yeah it's a weird read, I've just done my part 3 and was sufficiently terrified (in a good way) by my lectures on the BSA, CDM, etc. sure I'm not an expert yet, but we had regular, healthy debates on the legacy of Grenfell and how we can't pass the buck anymore

[Alistair Napier @alistairmapier]

For the past half a year I've been working on this project to expand on my interests around the British Empire Exhibition. Please share with anyone who you think may want to be involved with our conference in September!

[BEE.2024_ @BEE_LSA_2024]

2024 marks the centenary of the opening of the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley.

This week, @LSofARCH, in partnership with the @BritishCouncil, launched a Call to Participation for a conference in September, to critically reflect upon the exhibition's legacy.

[Alistair Napier @alistairmapier]

@JohnMcGrath95 omg no way, their work really is beautiful

[Alistair Napier @alistairmapier]

these people currently at the top of the party have absolutely zero shame or conviction, they are alienating huge numbers of their natural voters. given that this man would be my local MP, he's just made my decision all the more simple

[Alistair Napier @alistairmapier]

will never forget being condescendingly told by people in and around the labour party that not voting for them in the next election would make me responsible for the deaths of thousands

[j @jrc1921]

Labour's Lammy states that the UN Human Rights Commissioner is 'entitled to his point of view' on Israel breaking international law

[Alistair Napier @alistairmapier]

@JohnMcGrath95 can't wait to be on the other side of the argument and seeing you argue with Mark about how unethical it is to not vote for Labour

[Alistair Napier @alistairmapier]

it's about time we start fucking up their food after what they've done to us

[Douglas Murphy @entschwindet]

excellent (imo) critically supportive review of the biennale from this year's @NewArchWriters cohort here https://t.co/bu8hVadcVu

[Alistair Napier @alistairmapier]

so lucky to be a part of this! our @NewArchWriters cohort is contributing to e-flux this summer, reflecting on this year's Venice Biennale

[Nick Axel @alucidwake]

We start with a collectively written review of Lesley Lokko's 18th International Architecture Exhibition, #TheLaboratoryOfTheFuture. https://t.co/g8wVFhp5Md

[Alistair Napier @alistairmapier]

@entschwindet @NewArchWriters thank you so much 😭

[Sulfikar Amir, PhD. @SulfikarAmirPhD]

Indonesia is building a new capital, a large-scale $35 billion urban project located in East Kalimantan. What are the rationales behind the new capital and how is it being pursued as a political project? These are addressed in this working paper 👇

https://t.co/LyDPE098Ys

[Alistair Napier @alistairmapier]

@JohnMcGrath95 done you out of a job at yougov mate

[Alistair Napier @alistairmapier]

@entschwindet I thought you would have enjoyed this reference - really clever stuff

[Alistair Napier @alistairmapier]

in particular, I didn't know I could love I.M. Pei any more than I did until now

https://t.co/ij4SYBVSUy

[tim d.o' @t__________duds]

Ieoh Ming Pei (1983)

[Alistair Napier @alistairmapier]

one of the best threads I've ever seen

[tim d.o' @t__________duds]

Every Pritzker Prize laureate, if they were a Muppet.

a thread:

[Alistair Napier @alistairmapier]

@JohnMcGrath95 just enjoy the game lad

[Alistair Napier @alistairmapier]

on a recent trip the airport security guy said to me "why can't all passengers be like you?" and I'm still living off that high months later