TAKK’s Mireia Luzárraga and Alejandro Muiño and Ivan L. Munuera will discuss their project Discotecture: Altered States which explores how the architecture of nightclubs actively shapes cultural, social, and environmental practices.
Barcelona, Spain and New York, United States
WebsiteIvan L. Munuera is a scholar, critic, and curator working at the intersections of culture, technology, politics, and bodily practices. He is assistant professor at Bard College and has held fellowships at PIIRS (Princeton) and the CCA. His work has been published in JAE, The Journal of Architecture, Log, Perspecta, Thresholds, and Domus, among others. He has curated exhibitions at La Casa Encendida, Maat Lisbon, Museo Reina Sofía, and CAAC, and developed projects featured at major biennials.
TAKK, founded by Mireia Luzárraga and Alejandro Muiño, integrates ecological frameworks into spatial production. Luzárraga is assistant professor at Columbia GSAPP. TAKK’s work has received the Design Vanguard Award (2024), FAD (2023), and is in collections such as FRAC Centre and Vitra Design Museum. Clients include IVAM, Hermès, Moncler, and Swatch.
840 N. Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
The Biennial expands its footprint downtown with the opening of its fifth site at 840 N. Michigan Avenue, transforming more than 65,000 square feet of space on the Magnificent Mile into a dynamic hub for art, design, and dialogue.
