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Sam Jacob, on art and architecture

The Justyna Green Podcast

Sam Jacob is the principal of Sam Jacob Studio for architecture and design, and was the founding director of FAT Architecture.

by Justyna GreenPublished on : Nov 04, 2019

In her conversation, Justyna Green discusses Sam Jacob's education and varied approaches to architecture, his work at the nexus of art and architecture, the inspiration and design process behind the newly-opened London's Cartoon Museum and the re-modelling of the V&A’s Cromwell Road entrance.

See Sam’s ‘Sea Things’ installation at the Victoria and Albert Museum during the London Design Festival in September 2019.

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