There was more to talk about than we could fit in one episode. So here is part two! Who did Daan look up to when he was a student? How can you and I proactively create this Protopia? What if I want to run my own studio? What if I don’t? Also, Russian literature, Greek philosophy and chairs. All in one episode. We hope you enjoy our conversation, we sure did!

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Check out Studio Roosegaarde’s latest and (least?) favourite project: the Urban Sun
https://www.studioroosegaarde.net/project/urban-sun
Daan’s letter with Carlo Ratti is both inspirational and interesting, would recommend: https://www.domusweb.it/en/architecture/2020/11/02/design-for-humanity-ratti-and-roosegaardes-letter-to-david-chipperfield.html

Daan’s peers:
Olafur Eliasson: https://www.olafureliasson.net/
Thomas Heatherwick: http://www.heatherwick.com/

Read some Russian classics, you peasant:
Nikolaj Gogol: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolai_Gogol
Alexander Pushkin: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Pushkin

If you’re from the University of Twente, this is why you should know R. Buckminster Fuller:
https://www.utwente.nl/en/organisation/alumni/ut-canon/stories/het-ding/
R. Buckminster Fuller:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckminster_Fuller

Philippe Starck’s TEDTalk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4PwHD7XKj0