Iconic Windows in the Arts - Architecture

In this episode, you’ll meet the CEO of DAC, Kent Martinussen, and architect Sebastian Aristotelis, who share their perspectives on the most iconic windows in architecture.

Within the field of architecture, the importance of the window — and the work with daylight — is impossible to overlook. But which buildings and architects stand out the most when it comes to the window’s role and significance?

To explore this, we’ve invited the CEO of the Danish Architecture Center (DAC), Kent Martinussen, and architect Sebastian Aristotelis to discuss and present their views in this episode of Iconic Windows in the Arts. Architect and host Ane Cortzen guides us through the conversation.

Host: Ane Cortzen
Guests: Kent Martinussen and Sebastian Aristotelis

The following works are discussed:

  1. Pantheon, 120 CE
  2. Cupola Space Station, 2010
  3. Plato’s Allegory of the Cave
  4. Uhab, SAGA Architects, 2023
  5. Hagia Sophia, 360
  6. Sainte-Chapelle, 1248
  7. Eco-Neo, SAGA Architects, 2024

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About the podcast series Iconic Windows in the Arts
In architecture and the visual arts, the significance of the window and light is well known. But it is perhaps less recognised that windows can also expand storytelling in fields such as film, literature, and music.
In Iconic Windows in the Arts, you will meet leading experts and art specialists from a range of artistic disciplines who, together with architect Ane Cortzen as host, select and unfold works in which the window plays an extraordinary role.

The series is developed by VILLUM Window Collection and produced by CultureWorks.