Bathing Place as Public Space Roundtable: Cultural Practice

Thursday, November 12, 2020 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

A discussion on the present and future of public bathing architectures with:

  • Mikkel Aaland, sweat bathing guru, author of the classic Sweatand host of the upcoming documentary series The Perfect Sweat 
  • Marcos Zotes, architect at Basalt Architects Iceland specializing in geothermal wellness design
  • Aziza Chaouni Associate Professor University of Toronto, architect restoring Morocco’s historic Sidi Harazem springs complex
  • Katie Bracher, co-founder of the Brighton Beach Box Sauna and of the British Sauna Society
  • Pia Lindman, Finnish artist and educator, creator of the installation Public Sauna at PS1 NYC

Moderated by Christie Pearson, author of The Architecture of Bathing: Body, Landscape, Art