Global Cities with David Gianotten
In this episode we speak with David Gianotten about OMA’s global practice who believe that going ‘beyond the brief’ is their responsibility – as teams to design for trajectory instead of solution. OMA is known for their visionary and optimistic design ethics, as we look to some of David’s projects, such as Potato Head Studios in Bali, the White Cube project in DRC and WA Museum Boola Bardip in Perth
David Gianotten is a Managing Partner-Architect of the renowned OMA – a practice that designs architecture, urbanism and culture.
People + Teams
a global leading architecture practice of which David Gianotten is a Managing Partner-Architect
a global design studio focusing on branding, wayfinding and placemaking
Global Case Studies
A Lecture with David Gianotten on the White Cube Project
Bajes Kwartier (OMA, 2017-Ongoing)
redevelopment of a 1970s prison complex on the periphery of Amsterdam into housing
WA Museum Boola Bardip in Perth (OMA and Hassell Studio, 2016-2019)
a museum in Perth
White Cube LIRCAEI in Lusanga (OMA, 2018)
a museum/gallery in the Democratic Republic of Congo with sculptural pieces orignally made of mud then reproduced with cocoa and palm oil
Perth Concert Hall (OMA, 2024-Ongoing)
renovation of Jeffrey Howlett and Don Bailey’s 1973 design
Potato Head Studios (OMA, 2020)
resort in Bali that shares space with the community
Sydney Opera House (Jorn Utzon, 1973)
Theories + Planning
A Lecture with David Gianotten on How Architecture Influences the Cultural Identity of Cities
Metropolis
a mechanism rather than a physical space, a way to imagine beyond what we know
Designing for Trajectory instead of Solution
a key belief at OMA
Literature + Critical Perspectives
Inside the Public Loop with David Gianotten of OMA
See Also
A New Normal (Various, 2025-ongoing)
Proposal for Melbourne City to become self sufficient by 2030
Works by various Melbourne firms such as Clare Cousins, John Wardle etc
Article on Melbourne’s edgeless urban sprawl (Tone Wheeler, 2023)