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--Intro/Outro: “Got to Do It,” by Andrew W.K.--Discussed:Amateur Architecture Studio: Wang Shu and Liu WenyuA surreal and uncanny live translation of the press announcement. Sample sentences, per AI:“Then tell your ego can contribute to tie your to the total, one lie or toggle lie or drone gorgeous, so it will usually kind of boil in here.”“So it a general fish on the Gita woman sound lion eating the Minion, and Villa means young Jewish show that comes in the currency.”“Yes, we shall defund the pushes away, and the way this would come dark.”Is this the China-max Biennale?Marco Polo reference (visited Hangzhou in 1275)Shades of Lacaton & Vassal, curators of the 2018 BiennaleShades of, and throwing shade at, Mindfulness City from the 2025 editionComplexity of taking on the US Pavilion responsibility in this timelineThe 2025 edition, PORCH: An Architecture of GenerosityOur somewhat lame attempt at Fantasy Biennale:Post-warfare architecture / rebuilding schemes from Ukraine or Gaza?One source of ideas: Constructing Hope: Ukraine | Chicago Architecture CenterExpected returnees:Francis KereLacaton & VassalProbably not Ma YansongProbably not Ai WeiweiQuestion mark over Russia and Israel pavilions, which were unoccupied and closed for renovations, respectively, in 2025The 2026 Art Biennale debacleDeath of curator Koyo KuohNo Golden Lions for nations accused of war crimesPotential Greg- and Michèle Champagne-led activation: EU-CAN Alliance:Greg: Classic OMA-AMO content, shitposting, that kind of thing. Michele: An alliance around new Bauhaus principles concerning housing.Exclusive first right of refusal obtained for Mind Enterprises performanceWill the menagerie of pavilions make space for protest and dialogue around the more controversial entrants?Sorkin’s take on the Rafi Segal-designed Israeli National Library and its cancellationAustrian pavilion bridge to the adjoining neighborhoodVenezia FCClosing of current arena on the Venetian lagoon, Stadio Pier Luigi PenzoOpening of a new stadium in MestreEnter the Canadians:Major investment from DrakeNew management from Toronto FCGiuseppe Saputo (Quebecois) owns Bologna FCFlashback to episode 119, Paul Goldberger’s interview and comments on the politics of sports and their arenasComo FC

--Intro/Outro: “Ya Got Trouble,” by Robert Preston (Original Cast Recording of “The Music Man”)-Discussed:“All-American City: Bluster, Boom and Bust in Wichita,” by Chase M. Billingham“The Midwest Revival: A Well-Kept Secret,” Alan Arenhold, in Governing, April 21, 2026Unfrozen 118, “Migrant Midwest”Unfrozen 108, “NORTH”The Chisholm TrailCessnaBeechcraftStearman AircraftThe Coleman CompanyWhite CastlePizza HutSpirit AeroSystemsWichita’s non-annexation agreement with the Aerospace Industrial District, renewed 2021Overview | Aerospace | Industry... | Greater Wichita PartnershipRise of the Creative Class, by Richard FloridaThe Cheesecake Factory arrives in Wichita – stop the pressesJack De Boer Gilbert and Mosley chemical bloom,1986“The Minnesota Guys” – David G. Lundberg and Michael Elzufon- Arrest for fraud“Harvard-educated” James Chung: 2015 Focus ForwardMarshall Murdock and the Wichita Eagle“The City as a Growth Machine: Towards a Political Economy of Place,” (1976) by Harvey Molotch“Urban Fortunes,” (1987), Harvey Molotch and John Logan Markus Moos, University of Waterloo: “Youthification”Tulsa Remote ProgramChoose Topeka ProgramModern Romance, by Aziz Ansari and Eric KleinenbergCentury II (1970), by John M. HickmanWichita Public Library (1967), by Schaefer, Schirmer & EflinNaftzger Park (2019 edition, Garver)Naftzger Park (1979 edition)

Intro/Outro: “Here on Earth,” by Love and Rockets--“Dwelling on Earth,” by Stefan Al“Supertall,” by Stefan AlUnfrozen 29, “‘Al’ in on Supertalls”Etymology of “oikonomia” = “economy” in ancient GreekThe Nebelivka Hypothesis“The Poetics of Space,” by Gaston BachelardPierre Bordeau’s theory of “habitus”The Roman insulae“The Island at the Center of the World,” by Russell ShortoAngkor WatLidar scanningMesopotamia’s use of plaster leading to deforestationThe Frankfurt KitchenCommunal living at TU DelftBosco Verticale, MilanMjostarnet, Brummundal, NorwayICON Technology3D printing on the Moon 

Intro: “Stop the Rock,” by Apollo 440--Discussed:“Lunch on a Beam: The Making of an American Photograph,” by Christine Roussel“The Art of Rockefeller Center,” by Christine RousselRockefeller Center historyTishman Speyer acquired in 2000Nelson RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller Jr.The Ludlow MassacreJohn R. ToddRaymond HoodWallace HarrisonAndrew ReinhardDelirious New York (Rem Koolhaas) and “Manhattanism”Empire State (Empty State) BuildingIvy LeeMerle CrowellCharles Clyde EbbettsThomas KelleyWilliam LeftwichOccupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), est. 1971

Intro: “S.P.Q.R.” by This HeatDiscussed:Paul Goldberger“Trump Will Destroy Washington if It’s the Last Thing He Does,” New York Times, March 13, 2026More Times analysis on the White House ballroom plansGodwin’s LawAlbert SpeerBenjamin LatrobeAlternate venues, that would not require a new ballroom at the White House:National Building MuseumMellon AuditoriumMoynihan Train HallSaarinen's Dulles Airport design “Fedlandia” – a plan to rebuild 230 acres of Federal downtown WashingtonEast Potomac Golf Links Trump takeover plan, and the resistanceNational Garden of American HeroesChristopher Columbus statue, BaltimoreWhite House ballroom architectsJames McCreryShalom BaranesArc de Trump – Justin ShubowSuit against Kennedy Center renovationsMamdani’s Trump-whispering to get funding for the Sunnyside Yards overbuildDulles Airport overhaul proposalsOriginal Dulles Airport mobile loungesJohn Foster DullesTrump offer to release Gateway Tunnel funds in exchange for naming Penn Station after himRenaming of Palm Beach airport, after TrumpRenovation and expansion of the US Embassy in Delhi, India (Edward Durell Stone > Weiss Manfredi)Penn Station reconstruction under Trump:Move Madison Square Garden?AECOM joint venture to lead project managementASTM + HOK + PAU Plan: Keep MSG, remove Hulu TheaterMoynihan Train HallBallpark: Baseball in the American CityFIFA Sites include:Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MAArrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MOSoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CAAT&T Stadium, Arlington, TXChuck Klosterman: “Football” as a “hyperobject”Milan San Siro (Stadio Giuseppe Meazza)NY Jets plan for West Side stadiumUpcoming Goldberger book (11/17/2026): “The Imperfect City: Design, Serendipity, and the Real Life of Cities”--Outro: “The Leopards Ate My Face,” by Franchesca Ramsey