In conversation — Issa Veld on listening to buildings

"I think most buildings are doing far more than we ever ask of them", Issa Veld tells us, sitting in the foyer of a public library in Rotterdam. "They are heating themselves, cooling themselves, listening for fire, watching for visitors. They have a soundtrack. We just don't usually stop long enough to hear it." Read the full conversation — about contact mics, after-hours access, and the unexpected friendliness of municipal security guards — in our journal.