Making Space
A traveling live symposium that explores the nuances of home—how we create it, what gives it meaning, and why it matters—featuring short presentations by leading minds on a given theme.
Explore stories from our 2025–2026 theme: “The House I Grew Up In.”
Annie Chu
The architect reflects on her childhood home in Hong Kong by writing a story about it.The House I Grew Up InSam Klemick
“The forms I build now cradle the structures above them in the way my childhood furniture once held me,” the designer says.The House I Grew Up InFrances Anderton
“Our interiors were an ongoing adventure,” says the journalist of her family’s residences in Bath, England.The House I Grew Up InKenturah Davis
Despite losing her childhood home to the Eaton Fire, the artist says, “Altadena remains my anchor.”The House I Grew Up InJoe Dangaran
“We’re all products of our environment, our experiences,” the architect says.The House I Grew Up InErich Joiner
Home is “an environment that shapes our lives—and not just the architecture and the design of it,” the director says.The House I Grew Up InJonathan Nesci
“The materials in that house were good in 1923,” the designer says, “and more than a hundred years later, they still look good.”The House I Grew Up InDavid Michon
The FOR SCALE founder and writer’s childhood dreams, set in an imaginary suburban house, shaped his view of home as a personal mythology.The House I Grew Up In
Join Us for Making Space IRL!
Our first edition of Making Space, organized with the L.A. Forum for Architecture and Urban Design, took place in Los Angeles and brought the theme “The House I Grew Up In” to life. Journalist Frances Anderton, artist Kenturah Davis, director Erich Joiner, designer Sam Klemick, and architects Annie Chu and Joe Dangaran reflected on lessons learned from their childhood homes. Transcripts of their presentations are available above.
Past Events
Making Space L.A.: “The House I Grew Up In”
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
6:00 PM – 8:30 PM