With Alvaro Siza, renowned architect we reflect on his career and he shares his advice for young architects: ”Not advice, but a wish: that they love architecture. That they feel the responsibility and understand the contribution of architecture for a good way of life. It's a wish, not advice. It doesn't work with advice; it works with deep wishes and a sense of responsibility.”

Julia Koerner blends segments of architecture in the field of fashion: “Architects are experts in 3D modeling and computational design techniques. These design methodologies I was only able to learn during my architecture education. At that time, fashion education did not provide that skill set. Therefore, my education enabled me to become an expert in digital design, 3D printing, and other digital fabrication techniques.”

Media designer Yawen Cong explores traditional Chinese aesthetics in digital sphere: “What draws me to traditional Chinese gardens and Shanshui painting is their concept of "man-made nature." These gardens represent humanity's attempt to simulate natural landscapes, much like how we construct digital worlds today.”

Art as resistance in the work of Hikaru Fujii: "Throughout history, humanity has constantly repeated the same course of action in the face of catastrophe - it tells a big story of "reconstruction."