Borderless Studio Is All About Building Community

In this podcast episode, the Chicago-based principals Paola Aguirre Serrano and Dennis Milam discuss the firm's projects that aim to unify.

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For Paola Aguirre Serrano and Dennis Milam, AIA, principals of Chicago-based Borderless Studio, confronting the complex issues facing cities and communities today requires an understanding of architecture, urbanism, landscape design, planning, and civic participatory processes. According to the duo, a collaborative and holistic approach is key to addressing social inequities and division.

Courtesy Borderless Studio

In this episode of our podcast, Aguirre Serrano and Milam detail some of their firm’s self-initiated projects that bring Chicagoans together, as well as the importance of place to their personal growth and work.

Episode 47: Borderless Studio Is All About Building Community, featuring Paola Aguirre Serrano and Dennis Milam is also available on SoundCloud, iTunes, and GooglePlay.

Ben Kolak, Courtesy Borderless Studio

To learn more about Borderless Studio, read its Next Progressives profile. This podcast episode was produced by Katharine Keane and Rob Grauert.

About the Author

Katharine Keane

Katharine Keane is the former senior associate editor of technology, practice, and products for ARCHITECT and Architectural Lighting. She graduated from Georgetown University with a B.A. in French literature, and minors in journalism and economics. Previously, she wrote for Preservation magazine. Follow her on Twitter.

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