Storefront for Art and Architecture will present Stammtisch / Tertulias / Salon: On Architecture and Publishing Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at 7 PM at the Storefront Gallery. The salon will address how publishers large and small have been exploring new forms of printing and distribution and how each new direction suggests different possibilities in the world of architecture.  The evening is curated by Ana Maria Torres and will showcase Pablow Twose from Engawa and Benjamin Prosky, who will discuss publishing practices, the internet, scalability and the open exchange of ideas.

About the Speakers

The Engawa project launched in January 2010 as a result of the need to discuss architecture by people located in different cities: Tenerife, Barcelona, Toledo, Granada, Giron, etc. Because of the distances, Engawa provides a meeting place and an open forum.

The magazine takes its name and much of the meaning from the Japanese word "engawa", which means the space between the interior and the exterior of classic Japanese architecture. It is a transitional space which suggests things like invitation or welcome, but also the contrary, that is to say projection and opening.

The topic of each issue comes from one image chosen by a member of Engawa. This random image prevents repeating the usual topics, and allows randomness of conversation. From that premise a little spy game starts, where the images become text, or vice versa.

Benjamin Prosky is currently the Assistant Dean for Communications at Harvard Graduate School of Design, where he oversees the departments of events, exhibitions, web content, publications, and Harvard Design Magazine. He has worked as a freelance communications consultant for architects and designers, advising firms on branding, written and verbal communications materials, outreach to press, publications, clients, and cultural institutions. He co-founded Architizer in 2009.