AirAA is a multimedia platform that broadcasts conversations within the Architectural Association (AA) beyond its homes in Bedford Square, Hooke Park and Montague Street. Recorded and produced at the AA in London, the AA’s podcast series bring together voices from diverse disciplines. Series include On the Steps of 36, which features conversations between members of the AA community and invited guests; Files on Air, which provides audio readings from authors of selected essays from AA Files; and A Line Traced, which aims to ask challenging questions to examine topics that require urgent architectural responses.










Join us On the Steps of 36: a question-and-answer conversation that crosses thresholds into our guests’ histories, lives, influences and stories, shedding light on the person behind the work.
In this episode, Ryan Dillon is joined by Brendan Cormier, Chief Curator at the V&A East and the editor of Pandemic Objects, published by AA Publications in collaboration with the V&A in February 2024. The book examines everyday objects that became charged with new urgency in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic and is available for purchase at the AA Bookshop.
AirAA podcasts are conceived, recorded, mixed, edited and distributed from the Architectural Association School of Architecture, which is based in Bedford Square in London. Special thanks to Thomas Parkes for his contribution to the production of our episodes.
The opinions expressed in AirAA podcasts are solely those of the participants and do not represent the opinions of the Architectural Association as a whole.