Alfredo Thiermann is professor of History and Theory of Architecture at EPFL in Lausanne, where he directs HITAM, a research lab exploring the intersection of architecture, technology, and media. His work focuses on the social and environmental histories of architecture through technical mediation. He previously taught at Harvard and the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. His book Radio-Activities: Architecture and Broadcasting in Cold War Berlin (MIT Press, 2024) examines architecture’s entanglement with media. The team at HITAM includes: Pedro Correa, Research Assistant and PhD candidate at Columbia GSAPP, studies intersections of artisanal craft and industrial capitalism in Latin America; Ella Neumaier, PhD candidate, researches the modern construction of soil; and Xavier Nueno, Postdoctoral Researcher, teaches at EPFL and authored El arte del saber ligero (Siruela, 2023).