Kapital Creation: A Beijing State of Mind

An upcoming film explores the juxtaposition of unbridled economic development and burgeoning creativity in the city

Urbanization is a major global issue, but nowhere more pressing and extreme than in China. The country’s urban population is expected to hit one billion over the next decade, according to the World Bank. Alongside unprecedented economic development and resource consumption, China has come under fire for its treatment of individuals in light of purported gains for the collective good—including issues around equity and its …

Outerlands: Season One

The documentary series from AREA 5 aims to debunk sterotypes and explore non-traditional gaming coverage

Every now and then a project comes along that can make even the most jaded curmudgeon crack a smile—Outerlands is one of those projects. Video games are a diverse form of entertainment, and one that is oftentimes misunderstood, vilified or mocked. But the industry is filled with passionate people: Players, journalists, creators, publishers and platform holders who all have their own interesting stories about how …

Sensing Spaces: Architecture Reimagined

We speak with curator Kate Goodwin on transforming London's Royal Academy of Arts into a sensorial spatial experience

Over this past month, London’s distinguished Royal Academy of Arts (RA) witnessed large-scale preparations for one of their most highly anticipated shows, “Sensing Spaces: Architecture Reimagined.” The RA’s traditional, Beaux-Arts style gallery rooms (the walls of which have traditionally accommodated world class art tours) now enclose a new wave of interactive work, exclusively designed for the RA, that reimagines architecture’s potential for expression. The RA’s …