The Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) was founded on 1st January 1975. To mark its 50th anniversary, we recorded a series of conversations with OMA experts and enthusiasts throughout January 2025, reflecting on the many ways the practice has shaped architectural culture over the past five decades.
Presented by the Architecture Foundation, the series is produced and hosted by Richard Hall (https://www.general-office.co.uk/).
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In the fifth of a series of five podcasts marking OMA’s 50th Birthday, Richard Hall is joined by Albena Yaneva and Christophe van Gerrewey to discuss one of OMA’s most complex interests: invention.
OMA at 50 is produced by Richard Hall (https://www.general-office.co.uk/) and presented by the Architecture Foundation (https://architecturefoundation.org.uk/).
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27 Nov 2025
Research
In the fourth of a series of five podcasts marking OMA’s 50th Birthday, Richard Hall is joined by Giovanna Borasi and Stephan Petermann to discuss the role of research in OMA’s practice.
OMA at 50 is produced by Richard Hall (https://www.general-office.co.uk/) and presented by the Architecture Foundation (https://architecturefoundation.org.uk/).
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20 Nov 2025
Programme
In the third of a series of five podcasts marking OMA’s 50th Birthday, Richard Hall is joined by Aslı Çiçek and Holger Schurk to discuss OMA’s obsession with something called ‘program’.
OMA at 50 is produced by Richard Hall (https://www.general-office.co.uk/) and presented by the Architecture Foundation (https://architecturefoundation.org.uk/).
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13 Nov 2025
Terrain Vague
In the second of a series of five podcasts marking OMA’s 50th Birthday, Richard Hall is joined by Véronique Patteeuw and Sebastien Marot to discuss OMAs enduring fascination with landscape.
OMA at 50 is produced by Richard Hall (https://www.general-office.co.uk/) and presented by the Architecture Foundation (https://architecturefoundation.org.uk/).
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5 Nov 2025
Metropolitan
In the first of a series of five podcasts marking OMA’s 50th Birthday, Richard Hall is joined by Lara Schrijver and Pier Paolo Tamburelli to discuss the eponymous idea of Metropolitan Architecture upon which the office was founded.
OMA at 50 is produced by Richard Hall (https://www.general-office.co.uk/) and presented by the Architecture Foundation (https://architecturefoundation.org.uk/).
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
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