Gem Barton

Fancy a coffee chat zoom with me? Over the last year I have connected with so many interesting people; either by reaching out to those I’ve admired from afar with the hope of a warm reception or from people who’ve reached out to me in the same vein.

Who are my contacts in the architectural media / press game? I’ve got a BIG project launching tmrw. Do people still send press releases?

I’m guest editing this issue of Charette

Charrette 11.1 Call for Contributions: SURPRISE! Queer Spatial Pedagogies A call to reflect on emerging queer spatial pedagogies. How have queer methods, both from within spatial disciplines and from other disciplines, impacted the way we teach architecture and design?

Did you know there’s an open source directory that lists #speculative #design and #futures educators around the world, and their specialisms. Connect, collaborate, research… add yourself to the list! (We also have a slack channel too). Comment / DM for the link.

If you do want to chat here’s the link - calendly.com/gembarton/30min

Huge thanks to all those who have taken the time to meet with me for chats, guidance, inspiration, unintentional therapy, laughter and more. Too many to name but I hope you know who you are 🙌❤️

If I spoke with you this year and it was a good experience do pass this on to others - let’s pay it forward.

Some might think I’m mad but I’ve found it exciting - I’ve caught up with old students, internet acquaintances, previous colleagues, global ‘strangers’ intrigued about me and my work, and those hoping for guidance and advice.

Fancy a chat? In 2024 I plan to continue setting aside a few hours every first friday of the month for Exploratory Chats.

I started these earlier this year and have had some incredibly enjoyable, insightful and frankly illuminating conversations. Here’s to just some of you.

#HIRING. Join my team: superFUTURES is looking for a part/time associate lecturer (Royal College of Art). jobs.rca.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?r…

That’s all for 2023👌 super grateful to everyone for the opportunity to share my work and that of my students. Fancy something in 2024? Drop me a message or fill in your requests here: forms.gle/6LSqsKmsBPkgRR…

And finally some talks and workshops on the new edition of my book *’Don’t Get a Job, Make a Job’* careers/strategies for Bea Martin and her excellent MSA Collective and team at Manchester School of Architecture (MSA).

That’s my A/W speaking gigs lined up now: I’ll be introducing all things #speculativespatialdesign and superFUTURES.RCA to the MA Interior and Spatial Design students Politecnico di Milano alongside alumni Yue Sun, Yu Zhang and Alexandra Ellerkamp

Dunne & Raby, Phil Balagtas, Nicolay Boyadjiev, Benjamin H. Bratton, Dana Barale Burdman, Tom Greenall, Anab Jain, Nicola Koller, Matteo Mastrandrea, Cesar Reyes Najera, Kathy Nothstine, Ethel Baraona Pohl, Anna Pompermaier, Ayesha Silburn, Phoebe Walton, Matt Ward + Liam Young.

Currently ON SALE @ribabookshops online. Reduced from £32 to £25 Design Studio Vol. 5: Experimental Realism: (Design) Fictions and Futures: 2022