About the Author

Graham CairnsDr Graham Cairns has taught at universities in Spain, the UK, Mexico, South Africa and Gambia. He has worked in architectural studios in London and Hong Kong. The author and editor of five books, he has delivered keynote talks internationally and has published multiple articles on architecture, film and advertising in scholarly journals. Previously, he also ran a research-based performing arts company, Hybrid Artworks, with a specialism in video installation and performance. Currently, he is based at Columbia University, New York and is Honorary Senior Research Associate at the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL. He is principal editor of the scholarly journal Architecture_MPS and director of the research group AMPS (Architecture, Media, Politics, Society).
Kirsten DayDr Kirsten Day is a registered architect, lecturer (Interior Architecture, Swinburne University of Technology) and researcher (Centre for Design Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology). She has worked as a researcher in solar technology, and brings those skills to her practice.
Christakis ChatzichristouDr Christakis Chatzichristou is currently an Associate Professor of Architecture at the University of Cyprus. Awarded a PhD in Architecture from the Bartlett School of Graduate Studies at the University College London in 2002, he has taught at Pratt in New York (visiting professor, Spring 2010), the American University of Beirut and the Lebanese American University (2002–2003).