David van der Leer is Executive Director of the Van Alen Institute in New York City, where he develops projects that explore the nuanced relationship between the built environment and the human being, focusing on the ways our minds and bodies are impacted by the cities we live in, and how we in turn impact the environment. At the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum David has worked as an Associate Curator for Architecture and Urban Studies, and is the initiator for and curator of the BMW Guggenheim Lab, a mobile urban think tank, community center and public gathering space. As editor and writer David is involved with Extra Extra since its very first hours, generously sharing knowledge and playful insights.
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Long Read Interview
- Paola Antonelli on Being an Equal Opportunity Flirt, a Larrosexual and the Eroticism of Urban Typefaces
- Rebecca Solnit on Courtship, Growing up in the Bay Area and the Consumption of Eroticism
- Atelier Bow-Wow on Sharing the Intangible and Little Erotic Moments
- Nicolas Provost Shows Us a Beautiful Dark World, Gently Touching on Sensuality and Sexuality
- Carolina Bueno on Brazil’s Throwaway Urbanism and Flirting Across Cultural Divides
