DARIA ZVEREVA
Architect, Researcher and Curator
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On Radical Decisions, Creative Direction, and Designing a Future Beyond Borders
Daria Zvereva is an architect and researcher currently working at AMO with Samir Bantal. Originally from Crimea, she fled her home twice — first during the 2014 occupation, and again in 2022 following the invasion of Ukraine. With no passport and no guarantees, she crossed borders by bus and train until reaching Rotterdam, where she joined OMA as an intern and carved her path into creative direction.
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In this episode, Daria shares what it means to choose freedom over safety, why architecture must move beyond buildings to become a vehicle for systems, curation, and radical imagination, and how resilience and mentorship helped her build a future across borders.
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Piet Oudolf is one of the most influential landscape designers of our time. Known for his groundbreaking work on the High Line in New York and the Lurie Garden in Chicago, his naturalistic planting style has redefined public and private landscapes worldwide.
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Architect, Researcher and Curator
EP TITLE
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On Radical Decisions, Creative Direction, and Designing a Future Beyond Borders
Daria Zvereva is an architect and researcher currently working at AMO with Samir Bantal. Originally from Crimea, she fled her home twice — first during the 2014 occupation, and again in 2022 following the invasion of Ukraine. With no passport and no guarantees, she crossed borders by bus and train until reaching Rotterdam, where she joined OMA as an intern and carved her path into creative direction.
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In this episode, Daria shares what it means to choose freedom over safety, why architecture must move beyond buildings to become a vehicle for systems, curation, and radical imagination, and how resilience and mentorship helped her build a future across borders.