Smiljan Radić in Conversation with Justin McGuirk

Join us for a talk by Smiljan Radić, the architect of the Radić Pavilion, who will discuss key ideas behind his design with writer and curator, Justin McGuirk. Smiljan Radić is a preeminent Chilean architect, whose work is characterised by his dedication to the detail of his buildings and his interest in the expressive use of natural materials, such as wood, stone and metals. Radić was born in Santiago de Chile in 1965, and studied at the Instituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia, Italy. In 2001, Radić was named ‘Best architect under 35 years old’ by the Chile College of Architects, and in 2009 was appointed an honorary member of the American Institute of Architects. He has lectured extensively and has mounted several architecture exhibitions on his work. Radić has completed the majority of his buildings in Chile, with a diverse range of commissions. His smaller public buildings include the extension to Charcoal Burner’s House, Santa Rosa, Chile; The Wardrobe and the Mattress, Tokyo, Japan, and the Bus Stop Commission, Kumbranch, Austria. His larger public buildings in Chile include Restaurant Mestizo, Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino, and the Winery in Millahue, while his domestic buildings include Cooper House 2, Pite House, and the House for the Right Angle. Justin McGuirk is a writer, critic and curator based in London. He is the director of Strelka Press, the publishing arm of the Strelka Institute in Moscow. He has been the design critic of The Guardian, the editor of Icon magazine and the design consultant to Domus. In 2012 he was awarded the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale of Architecture for an exhibition he curated with Urban Think Tank. His book ‘Radical Cities: Across Latin America in Search of a New Architecture’ is published by Verso. Please dress warmly, as this event will be held in the Radić Pavilion. This event is now fully booked. Converging Lines: Art, Architecture & Design is a programme of talks that will explore the nature of collaboration between architecture and other creative disciplines. This spring, to celebrate the opening of the Radić Pavilion, designed by Chilean architect Smiljan Radić, Hauser & Wirth Somerset plays host to some of the leading figures in the world of art and design, with a series of talks and discussions celebrating the unique combination of art, architecture and the rural landscape at Durslade Farm.