Jo Noero in Conversation with James Brillon
b'James Brillon, a third-year M.Arch student at Columbia GSAPP, speaks with Joe Noero of Noero Architects on the occasion of his lecture at the school on October 16, 2017.\\nThey discuss the relationship between democracy and architecture and how this is expressed in Noero\\u2019s Table House project: stacking structures that provide shack dwellers with a framework to both improve their homes and acquire skilled labor. They also consider what an architect gains from teaching, and Noero shares his advice for students: \\u201cGo where the work is. Leave America. Leave Western Europe: they\\u2019re finished. \\u2026 Africa\\u2019s population is going to double in forty years time. It\\u2019s going to be the continent of the future. That\\u2019s where you should go.\\u201d\\nMore information on Noero Architects at http://www.noeroarchitects.com/\\nWatch the full Jo Noero lecture video at https://www.arch.columbia.edu/events/729-jo-noero'