The following is the Introduction to Monsoon as Method, Assembling Monsoonal Multiplicities, the edited volume by Monsoon Assemblages, published by Actar in 2022. Introduction: Monsoon as Method Lindsay Bremner This is a book about a global weather system and our intra-actions with it over a five-year research period. It is a reflection on human relationships […]
Lindsay Bremner has been awarded a one-year, €150,000 European Research Council (ERC) Proof of Concept Grant for ‘Climate Cartographics,’ a project to test the societal and commercial potential of the cartographic techniques developed during the Monsoon Assemblages project. She and two research fellows will work with the Active Travel Academy, Southwark Borough Council, Trees for […]
We are delighted to announce that the culminating book of the Monsoon Assemblages project, Monsoon as Method: Assembling Monsoonal Multiplicities, is now published. It is available for purchase from the publisher, ACTAR’s website here and will be available from other online bookstores shortly. We will launch Monsoon as Method on line on 8 June, when […]
The Monsoon Assemblages team is pleased to announce that we have been invited to contribute to the Venice Architecture Biennale 2020, ‘How will we Live Together? curated by Hashim Sarkis. Our proposal, ‘Between the Barometer and the Dragonfly’ is being developed in collaboration with Office of Experiments, a London based Arts Practice. The full list […]
Since March 2019 when we held our final symposium, Monsoon [+ other] Grounds, the MONASS team has been busy. The following is a summary of what we have been doing: 1 Design Studio 18 The final MArch level design studio aligned with Monsoon Assemblages ended in June 2019. The studio worked on the Ayeyarwaddy River […]
The final design studio associated with Monsoon Assemblages is nearing its end. On the 11th April the students of Design Studio 18 had their last review for the year, with just portfolio submissions remaining. The end of the year will bring to a close the experiment of associating an architectural design studio with a grant […]
The third MONASS symposium and exhibition, Monsoon [+other] Grounds took place at the University of Westminster on the 21 and 22 March, 2019. It following Monsoon [+other] Airs and Monsoon [+other] Waters, which had been held in 2017 and 2018. The symposium brought the monsoon down to earth so to speak, as a seasonal designer […]
We are pleased to announce that Monsoon [+ other] Waters, the publication resulting from our symposium by the same name held in 2018 is now available. It can be downloaded as a low res PDF, and will be available for purchase as a hard copy from online stores shortly. Download Monsoon [+ other] Waters and […]
We are pleased to announce the programme for Monsoon [+ other] Grounds, the third and final symposium that Monsoon Assemblages will convene before its final conference in 2021. Monsoon [+ other] Grounds will take place in M416, University of Westminster Marylebone Campus, 35 Marylebone Road, London NW1 5LS on 21 and 22 March 2019. The programme […]
MONASS News , October 2018 Over the summer, there has quite a lot going on for the MONASS research team. This short blog will summarise some of these activities. Field Work During June and July this year, Beth Cullen and Christina Geros undertook field work in Bangladesh, assisted by Research institute Bangladesh and the Bengal […]