Expanding Fields of Architectural Discourse and Practice: Curated Works from the P.E.A.R. Journal

Matthew Butcher is Associate Professor in Architecture at The Bartlett School of Architecture. His work has been exhibited at the V&A Museum, London; Storefront for Art and Architecture, New York; The Architecture Foundation, London and the Prague Quadrennial, Prague. Recent projects include The Mansio, a retreat for writers and poets that travelled sites across Hadrian’s Wall in the summer of 2016 and which was nominated for the 2017 Architects Journal Small Projects Prize. He is also editor of the special issue of Architectural Design titled Re-imagining the Avant-Garde: Revisiting the Architecture of the 1960s and 1970s.

Megan O’Shea is as an art producer and consultant for Contemporary Art Society Consultancy. She started her career in the art world working for Frieze Magazine and the inaugural Frieze Art Fair, then spent six years as Assistant Director at greengrassi and a further two years as Artist Liaison at Timothy Taylor Gallery. More recently she has worked freelance for artists including Aleksandra Mir and Susan Hiller as well as galleries and organisations including Matt’s Gallery and Christie’s Education.