TVK and Planda submitted Podia, a project for New York Designing for free speech competition organised by AIA New York and Theatrum Mundi. 

“A podium (plural podia) is a platform that is used to raise something to a short distance above its surroundings. It derives from the Greek πόδι (foot). In architecture a building can rest on a large podium. Podia can also be used to raise people, for instance the conductor of an orchestra stands on a podium as do many public speakers.”