As we imagine what the future holds, we inevitably position ourselves within a liminal space of experimentation — one that operates at the intersection of theoretical inquiry and design practice. In the context of postcolonial discourse, Homi Bhabha conceptualizes cultural boundaries as a “third space,” a site of negotiation and translation where established hierarchies and meanings are unsettled and reconstituted.

The notion of liminality, akin to the architectural threshold, is not merely a space of transition but a generative condition — an interstitial realm where ambiguity fosters the emergence of new spatial and cultural configurations. It is within this productive indeterminacy that architecture finds its agency, engaging critically with the boundaries that shape both material and ideological constructs.

The lecture by Rossana Hu, who co-founded Neri&Hu Design and Research Office with Lyndon Neri in 2006, will show a few of the studio’s works, each of which interrogates the role of cultural boundaries as sites of liminal engagement. Through these investigations, the studio explores how architecture can operate within these interstices, simultaneously acknowledging their constraints and leveraging their capacity for transformation.