Architect Arna Mačkić is founder of Studio L A (together with Lorien Beijaert), and writer of the book Mortal Cities & Forgotten Monuments. For L A, the practice of architecture is a device through which to investigate societal issues, and to place them in renewed perspectives. Their projects relate to inclusion and exclusion mechanisms, refugees, collective identity and public domain. Studio L A has won several awards, including the Dutch Design Award (2014) and the Maaskant Prize for young Architects (2017). Currently Arna is member of the supervisory board of Jan van Eyck Academy and part of the editorial board of the Yearbook Architecture in the Netherlands.