Nowadays, design and architecture are often presented as either timeless necessities or hyper-ephemeral trends. However, like any cultural expression, both disciplines are historically interconnected and conditioned in many ways. From postmodern obsession with historicity to various forms of monument preservation, the participants in this discussion bring together different perspectives on how design and architecture shape history, deal with it, and become part of it.

With: Sam Jacob (Sam Jacob Studio, University of Applied Arts Vienna, Institute of Architecture (I oA))