Felix Burrichter on Print’s Enduring Power in the Algorithmic Age

Through PIN–UP, the German-born, New York–based editor, curator, and founder Felix Burrichter continues to expand the possibilities of what an architecture magazine can be. He constructs intuitive bridges between creative sectors—whether art, design, and music, or fashion, film, and food—and shows how the built environment shapes and responds to larger societal and cultural forces. Amid endlessly scrollable, algorithmically controlled digital feeds, PIN–UP remains committed as ever to a print-forward, human-led approach. 2026 marks the 20th anniversary of this self-described “magazine for architectural entertainment” and the launch of its 40th issue, a special edition devoted to the notion of “Independence”—a north star for Burrichter, who has long championed slower, more intentional forms of media rooted in curiosity, discovery, and pleasure.

On the episode, Burrichter reflects on why he sees magazines as intimate dinner parties; how slowness and experimentation have become his publication’s defining strengths; and why, despite our precarious present, he continues to strive toward utopia.

Special thanks to our Season 13 presenting partner, L'ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts.

Show notes:

Felix Burrichter

[00:50] PIN–UP Magazine

[07:01] India Mahdavi

[09:42] Alexandra Cunningham Cameron

[12:50] Moriyama House by Ryue Nishizawa

[18:33] PIN–UP Home

[27:21] Jay Osgerby

[31:10] Theaster Gates

[31:10] Solange Knowles and Saint Heron

[31:24] Solange’s “Losing You” (2012)

[32:19] Luther Vandross’s “A House Is Not a Home” (1981)

[44:14] KPF

[47:53] Jop Van Bennekom and Gert Jonkers

[47:53] Stephen Todd

[48:41] Dylan Fracareta

[48:41] Geoffrey Han

[49:34] “Taking It Slow With Spencer Bailey”

[49:54] Paulo Mendes da Rocha

[52:28] Bijoy Jain

[59:34] The Barbie Dreamhouse

[59:50] “Isamu Noguchi: ‘I Am Not a Designer’”

[1:02:16] Dozie Kanu

[1:06:34] Ben Ganz

[1:08:57] Travis Scott

[1:13:27] Rana Toofanian

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