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Launch of The Blindspot Initiative, Jose Sanchez's book of essays on design resistance

  • Archinect Outpost 900 E 4th St Los Angeles, CA United States (map)

Join us in celebrating The Blindspot Initiative, the latest book of projects and essays on design resistance and alternative modes of practice edited by Jose Sanchez at Archinect Outpost on Saturday, February 9th, 7-9pm. The evening will begin with a talk by Jose Sanchez and comments by contributors to the book, followed by a Virtual Reality demonstration and book signing.

The book is available for presale here, to be signed by Jose Sanchez at the event.

Gaming the Real World. Photo courtesy of Jose Sanchez of Plethora Project

Gaming the Real World. Photo courtesy of Jose Sanchez of Plethora Project

Published by Evolo, The Blindspot Initiative contains a foreword by generative software designer Casey Reas and texts by Jose Sanchez, David Gerber, Jenny Wu, Kate Davies and Mostafa Elsayed. 

‘Multi Family House’ (Rendering courtesy of Gilles Retsin Architecture)

‘Multi Family House’ (Rendering courtesy of Gilles Retsin Architecture)

The Blindspot Initiative features work from a range of architectural designers, including Satoru Sugihara, Gilles Retsin, Universal Assembly Unit, Isohale - Catherine Griffiths, Keiichi Matsuda, 3HUND, Kinch (Casey Rehm), Plethora Project (Jose Sanchez), Botlab (Zach Schoch) and Ruairi Glynn. 

Clip from Keiichi Matsuda's future vision, Hyper-Reality.

Clip from Keiichi Matsuda's future vision, Hyper-Reality.

Located in the Arts District in Downtown Los Angeles, Archinect Outpost offers a curated collection of small-run, independently published monographs, design objects, apparel and architecture publications including Art Papers, Beautifully Banal, Bracket, CLOG, Concrete Maps, Ed, Flat Out, Fresh Meat Journal, Harvard Design Magazine, Intern Mag, LA+, Log, MacGuffin, Migrant Journal, MONU, NESS, Place-Holder, Plat Journal, POOL, Project Journal, Soiled, and Thresholds Journal.

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Archinect Outpost is located at 900 E 4th St, in the heart of Downtown LA's Arts District. We look forward to seeing you at the event!

Earlier Event: December 15
Archinect Outpost Holiday Party
Later Event: February 14
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