Public Lecture by Space Popular

The Global Home

The Independent School for the City and Nieuwe Instituut have teamed up to invite Lara Lesmes and Fredrik Hellberg of Space Popular for a talk on Wednesday 20 May, titled 'The Global Home'.

Lara Lesmes and Fredrik Hellberg lead the practice Space Popular; an architecture studio that explores the relationships between media and the built environment through research, design and artworks. The studio has realized buildings, exhibitions, public artworks, furniture collections, and interiors in Asia and Europe, as well as virtual architecture for the immersive internet. Lesmes and Hellberg are Professors of Architecture at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna (die Angewandte) and have previously held academic positions at UCLA AUD in Los Angeles, the Architectural Association in London, the University of Toronto, and INDA Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok. Clients, collaborators and commissioners include national institutions such as MAK — Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna, Austria, MAXXI — National Museum of 21st Century Art, Rome, Italy, the Swedish Center for Architecture and Design ArkDes, Stockholm, Sweden, the Royal Institute of British Architects, London, UK, the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, South Korea, as well as independent galleries such as MAGAZIN, Vienna, Austria, and Sto Workshop, London, UK.

Programme 20 May 2026

16:45 - 17:00 Door open

17:00 - 17:15 Welcome and introduction

17:15 - 18:15 Talk by Lara Lesmes and Fredrik Hellberg of Space Popular

18:15 - 18:45 Q&A

18:45 Drinks and aftertalk