Michael Meredith

Architecture serves as a site for exploring the tension between irony and sincerity, where the boundaries between life and work remain deliberately porous. Michael Meredith, co-founder of the practice MOS, emphasizes that architecture functions best when it embraces doubt and avoids the grandiose pretensions of corporate, large-scale development. By prioritizing smaller, experimental projects and maintaining a shared set of references—ranging from the writings of David Foster Wallace to the socialist anarchism of William Morris—architects can cultivate a more meaningful, community-oriented practice. This approach rejects the pursuit of capital value, positioning architecture as a discipline that thrives outside of traditional market metrics. Ultimately, the true nature of the field lies not in heroic gestures but in a scrupulous commitment to scale and the constant, open-ended re-articulation of what it means to build.