Make City Festival

26/02/2020

World Economic Forum

World Economic Forum

It's a fruit-for-all.

🔎 Learn more about how agriculture is going urban: https://wef.ch/2EA66C2

25/02/2020

Architecture & Beauty: a troubled relationship (September 15, 2010)

Architecture & Beauty: a troubled relationship (September 15, 2010)

Yael Reisner discusses her book Architecture and Beauty: Conversations with Architects about a Troubled Relationship, and briefly introduces panelists Hernan...

23/02/2020

Eyal Weizman barred from U.S. ahead of Forensic Architecture retrospective

Someone so fundamentally involved in questioning power structures and questionable systems by way of investigative architecture practice - and unearthing these on every level - targeted, and barred..

Eyal Weizman, attempting to travel to Miami for Forensic Architecture’s first U.S. survey, has had his visa revoked and was barred from entering the country

22/02/2020

Solar-Powered Facility Brings Surgical Services to Rural Uganda

Solar-Powered Facility Brings Surgical Services to Rural Uganda

On September 17, 2019, around 3 a.m. Eastern Time, a few dozen physicians, architects, and others connected to New York’s Mount Sinai Health System woke up, turned on their computers and phones, and tuned in to a livestream of a hernia-repair surgery in the rural village of Kyabirwa, Uganda. It wa...

22/02/2020

The Greening of Paris Makes Its Mayor More Than a Few Enemies

The Greening of Paris Makes Its Mayor More Than a Few Enemies

As Anne Hidalgo declares war on the car, drivers rage at the disruptions, but supporters credit her with preparing Paris for a hotter future.

22/02/2020

MINDMAP - METROPOLE EUROPE, YONA FRIEDMAN'S FEASIBLE UTOPIA - Max Borka

RIP Yona Friedman .. Here an article by Max Borka that shows how contemporary his ideas remain..

METROPOLE EUROPE, YONA FRIEDMAN'S FEASIBLE UTOPIA | Proposal for a Métropole Europe, which would transform a large part of Western Europe into the 'world's biggest non.city' ...

20/02/2020

‎Stadt in Bewegung: Francesca Ferguson – Die Stadt als Möglichkeitsraum auf Apple Podcasts

Ein Interview - geführt von Anna Schunk - im Rahmen von WeShare podcasts über Stadt in Bewegung - welches in die Ursprünge und Ansätze von MakeCity 2018 eintaucht ... von "Eigentum verpflichtet", bis Empathie als Ansatz in der Stadtentwicklung, und Stadt/Land Spannungsfelder
https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/francesca-ferguson-die-stadt-als-m%C3%B6glichkeitsraum/id1489062053?i=1000458551816

‎Sendung Stadt in Bewegung, Folge Francesca Ferguson – Die Stadt als Möglichkeitsraum – 03.12.2019

19/02/2020

Partizipation... genauer betrachtet..

Dass mit Beteiligungsverfahren vieles schief läuft, wissen wir. Ewige Nörgler, Ego-Shooter in den Gremien und veritable Kämpfer für das Gute – Klaus Selle hinterfragt die derzeitigen Prozeduren.
https://www.marlowes.de/wenn-beteiligung-alt-aussieht/

14/02/2020

Die verkaufte Stadt - ZITTY

On the brutally tasteless privatisation of public space in Berlin..

Es gibt private und öffentliche Plätze in Berlin – und solche, die nur wirken, als wären sie für alle da, tatsächlich aber jemandem gehören. Was macht das mit einer Stadt, wenn die Grenzen zwischen privat und öffentlich verschwimmen? Eine Spurensuche Um diese Frage kommt in Berlin seit eini...

13/02/2020

Stud. Assistenz aus dem Bereich Architektur/Urban Design/Stadtplanung gesucht! Bewerbungsfrist verlängert! Infos siehe Post zuvor

04/02/2020

Städte, Dörfer, Diskussionen

Städte, Dörfer, Diskussionen

Das spannungsvolle Thema, wie eine landesweite Entwicklung Metropolen, Agglomerationen und ländliche Räume verbinden könnte, ist wieder in der Versenkung verschwunden. Vielleicht nicht einmal zufällig – so recht ist nicht immer deutlich, was eigentlich zur Diskussion steht. Anregungen zu einer...

04/02/2020

Az W Architekturzentrum Wien

Mit dem Film "1. April 2000" zeigen wir am Mittwoch 12.02., 19:00 im Rahmen der Veranstaltung "Besetze Bilder" ein Stück österreichischer Filmgeschichte der intergalaktischen Art. Lasst euch das nicht entgehen! Das Filmscreening findet im Anschluss an den Vortrag der Medien- und Zeithistorikerin Karin Moser statt.

Es ist das Jahr 2000, und Österreich steht noch immer unter der Besatzung der alliierten Siegermächte. Nachdem der neu gewählte Ministerpräsident am 1. April kurzerhand die Unabhängigkeit ausruft, wird das Land des Weltfriedensbruchs angeklagt. Die ÖsterreicherInnen müssen nun beweisen, dass von ihnen keine Gefahr ausgeht. Ein Streifzug durch die Geschichte beginnt … Science-Fiction anno 1952 – im Auftrag der österreichischen Bundesregierung. Ausgerechnet unter der Hand eines Regisseurs, der in der Reichsfilmkammer Karriere machte, sollte der mit dem Who is who der heimischen Schauspielschaft besetzte »Imagefilm« die Weltgemeinschaft von der Eignung zur staatlichen Souveränität überzeugen. Eine intergalaktische Friedensmission, die in die österreichische Filmgeschichte einging. Ufos über Schönbrunn. Wahnsinn! (Filmarchiv Austria)

„1. April 2000“, AT 1952, 105 min., dOF, R: Wolfgang Liebeneiner

© Filmarchiv Austria

04/02/2020

co–matter on Twitter

Julian de Smedt on - The Architecture of Misuse, for co-matter.
You can listen to it via the co-matter podcast on iTunes, Spotify etc. by searching for "co-matter julien de smedt".
https://co-matter.com/…/julien-de-smedt-the-architecture-of…

““Architecture is the place where we’re born, where we live every day and where we’ll die.” Award-winning architect @juliendesmedt1 from @JDSarchitects about the role of architecture to foster social interaction and community. Now on the podcast🙏 https://t.co/onFiRgQZCb”

04/02/2020

Kenzo Tange, the Father of Modern Japanese Architecture

Kenzo Tange, the Father of Modern Japanese Architecture

Lauded in all four corners of the world, his iconic monuments made from rough concrete led to his style being described as 'lyrical brutalism'.

03/02/2020

Architektur im Kopf?

Ihr habt entschieden: Der Schweizer «Bau des Jahres 2019» steht in Graubünden, genauer im Engadin. In einer engen Wahl mit grosser Beteiligung hat das Muzeum Susch / Art Stations Foundation CH von Chasper Schmidlin (Schmidlin Architekten) und Lukas Voellmy (LUVO Architekten) das Rennen gemacht. www.swiss-architects.com/de/architecture-news/meldungen/gewahlt Text: Elias Baumgarten, Foto: Conradin Frei

03/02/2020

A Sublime Example of Organic Architecture in Joshua Tree

A Sublime Example of Organic Architecture in Joshua Tree

Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright disciple Kendrick Bangs Kellogg, the Doolittle House has been meticulously preserved by its current owners

03/02/2020

After the Economic Crisis, Athens’ Tight-knit Zine Scene Flourishes

After the Economic Crisis, Athens’ Tight-knit Zine Scene Flourishes

Set back from the street and nestled in the corner of a central Athenian stoa (a covered arcade), Fotagogos can be hard to track down. “If you find me once, then you will find me again,” quips Julia Tsiakiris, founder of the shop-cum-gallery and its parent publishing house, To Rodakió. With its...

03/02/2020

Opinion: To close The School of Architecture at Taliesin is to kill the experimental legacy of Frank Lloyd Wright

Opinion: To close The School of Architecture at Taliesin is to kill the experimental legacy of Frank Lloyd Wright

Cruz García and Nathalie Frankowski argue that closing The School of Architecture at Taliesin would be a blow to architectural education.

03/02/2020

Street Artist JR Ends Mexico Border Installation with Picnic on Both Sides

fabulous spatio-political commentary..

French street artist JR ended his temporary installation on the Mexican side of the US border fence with a potluck picnic on both sides.

03/02/2020

ID22: Institute for Creative Sustainability

ID22: Institute for Creative Sustainability

Like so many news stories, there is some truth in this one and some simplifications...
To summarize my positions: Berlin is on its way to taking some necessary, "radical steps", intervening in the housing market to slow down the excesses of the speculative, profit-oriented developers.
But, what is radical?
Housing, in any case, should not be traded as a commodity. Everyone should be guaranteed access to decent housing.
Berlin is also, fortunately, taking steps to develop more housing, emphasizing a common good approach, especially working with city housing companies as well as housing cooperatives and emerging structures such as Community Land Trusts.
Radical steps are understood in comparison to the last few decades of neoliberal urban and housing development, meaning in Berlin and elsewhere we have the fantastic challenge, and opportunity, of together creating a more democratic and just city. Affordable housing for everyone: is that radical?
And, let's be honest: we need to be taking radical steps these days, facing the crises that we are, for example regarding our democracies as well as the climate!

02/02/2020

Cement Murals (1960)

Cement Murals (1960)

M/Ss and C/Us of a carved and coloured concrete mural at Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, showing a modern and quite geometric design of figures. M/Ss and C/Us ...

01/02/2020

150,000 Botanical and Animal Illustrations Available for Free Download from Biodiversity Heritage Library

A stunning resource...

Billed as the world's largest open access digital archive dedicated to life on Earth, the Biodiversity Heritage Library is comprised of animal sketches, historical diagrams, botanical studies, and various scientific research collected from hundreds of thousands of journals and libraries around the g

01/02/2020

Berlin Freezes Rents for 5 Years in a Bid to Slow Gentrification

Berlin Freezes Rents for 5 Years in a Bid to Slow Gentrification

The move, in a capital once known for its artists and its party scene, aims to reverse a trend that is driving out older and lower-income residents.

24/01/2020

“Parasitic” Apartments Are Taking Over Paris Rooftops

“Parasitic” Apartments Are Taking Over Paris Rooftops

A local architecture firm has devised an eco-friendly solution to Paris’s limited real estate

24/01/2020

DAZ

Exhibition "Critical Care"
8.2. - 22.3.20 // Wed - Sun 3 - 8 pm
Photos: Leon Lenk
#CriticalCareDAZ #DAZBerlin

24/01/2020

Yasmeen Lari wins 2020 Jane Drew Prize

Great that one such dedicated - lesser-known - architect is recognised!

Yasmeen Lari, Pakistan's first-ever female architect, was named the 2020 recipient of the Jane Drew Prize, the Architects' Journal announced today. The 79-year-old Lari was honored with the lifetime achievement prize for raising the profile of women practicing in architecture ...

24/01/2020

An extraordinary architect - The DAM Frankfurt also celebrates with its timely exhibition..!

Happy Birthday Gottfried Böhm. ⁠⠀
Today marks the 100th birthday of Architect Gottfried Böhm, first German @pritzkerarchitectureprize winner. In honor of his amazing body of work and on the occasion of his birthday the @architekturmuseum Frankfurt is celebrating him with the exhibition Böhm 100. ⁠⠀
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#Brutalism #boehm100 #Neviges #pilrimage #concrete #SOSBrutalism #poligonalberlin #picoftheday #archilovers #notbrutalism #germanarchitecture #neverstopexploring #mnml #concretearchitecture #highmodernism #brut #Beton #bestbuilding⁠⠀
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Images: Wallfahrtskirche in Velbert-Neviges (1968)

22/01/2020

What Does A Tenfold Increase in Berlin’s Real Estate Prices Mean for the City’s Art?

What Does A Tenfold Increase in Berlin’s Real Estate Prices Mean for the City’s Art?

The cultural cost of accelerated growth in the German capital

22/01/2020

Buchtipp: Critical Care - Architecture and Urbanism for a Broken Planet

Buchtipp: Critical Care - Architecture and Urbanism for a Broken Planet

22/01/2020

The DAM celebrates Gottfried Böhm's 100th birthday | STYLEPARK

Another coup by Oliver Elser and his team.. concrete petting as an adjunct to honouring a remarkable architect..

On the occasion of his 100th birthday the DAM honors Gottfried Böhm with an exhibition about his famous pilgrimage church in Neviges.

15/01/2020

The case for ... making low-tech 'dumb' cities instead of 'smart' ones

The fantastic case for lo-tech solutions for our future cities; for rewilding and creating hybrid landscapes in the face of the climate crisis..

High-tech smart cities promise efficiency by monitoring everything from bins to bridges. But what if we ditched the data and embraced ancient technology instead?

13/01/2020

FAR frohn&rojas

We are very happy to announce that our project Wohnregal in Berlin was selected as one of the 30 most pioneering projects of the last decade!
You can find the full selection on Baunetz here:
https://www.baunetz.de/meldungen/Meldungen-Dreissig_wegweisende_Bauten_der_letzten_Dekade_7094848.html

11/01/2020

Fantastic accolade in a city where the communication of architecture is all too rarely seen as being of lasting cultural value..

What a fantastic start into the new decade! ARCH+ receives this year's Berlin Art Prize awarded by the Academy of the Arts Berlin in the section Architecture. The prize was donated by the Berlin Senate to commemorate the March Revolution that took place in 1848. It is awarded to honour artistic achievement and to promote creative work in each of the six Sections represented in the Academy. Thank you so much for the appreciation of our work, acknowledging its importance for the discipline of architecture.
Winners 2020: Grand Prize: Younghi Pagh-Paan (Music); Art Prize: ARCH+ (Architecture), David Schutter (Visual Arts), Christian Winther Christensen (Music), Norbert Zähringer (Literature), Sasha Marianna Salzmann (Performing Arts), and Christine A. Meier (Film and Media Arts).

Was für ein Start in die neue Dekade! ARCH+ erhält den diesjährigen Kunstpreis der Akademie der Künste in der Sektion Baukunst. Der Preis wurde in Erinnerung an die März-Revolution von 1848 vom Berliner Magistrat/Senat gestiftet. Er dient der Auszeichnung künstlerischer Leistungen und der Förderung künstlerischer Arbeiten in allen sechs von der Akademie vertretenen Kunstsparten. Herzlichen Dank für die Würdigung unserer Arbeit, die damit als wichtigen Bestandteil der Architektur-Disziplin anerkannt wird.
Preisträger_innen 2020: Großer Kunstpreis: Younghi Pagh-Paan (Musik); Kunstpreis: ARCH+ (Baukunst), David Schutter (Bildende Kunst), Christian Winther Christensen (Musik), Norbert Zähringer (Literatur), Sasha Marianna Salzmann (Darstellende Kunst) und Christine A. Meier (Film- und Medienkunst). Foto: Noshe

https://www.adk.de/de/presse/pressemitteilungen.htm?we_objectID=60597

11/01/2020

Women in Architecture Awards 2019

Women in Architecture Awards 2019

A short film featuring the judges of the 2019 Women in Architecture Awards, which are organised by the AJ and The Architectural Review. More about Women in A...

11/01/2020

Software as Infrastructure - Announcements - e-flux

Architects arriving at net theory

Software as Infrastructure Symposium at the Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture (Shenzhen) January 11, 2020, 12:30-6:30pm

08/01/2020

Architektin Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky - Mehr als die Erfinderin der Einbauküche

Architektin Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky - Mehr als die Erfinderin der Einbauküche

Die Architektin Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky ist vor allem für die "Frankfurter Küche" bekannt, mit der sie die Einbauküche erfunden hat. Eine neue Biografie erzählt, wie viel mehr sie geleistet hat, auch als Widerstandskämpferin gegen die Nazis.

07/01/2020

Concrete: the most destructive material on Earth

A serious reality check for any architect actually building stuff..

After water, concrete is the most widely used substance on the planet. But its benefits mask enormous dangers to the planet, to human health – and to culture itself

02/01/2020

Architectural Digest

Architectural Digest

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01/01/2020

GRO

Her fra tagfarmen ønsker vi alle et godt nytår! Det har været et fantastisk år for ØsterGro, da vi fik et endeligt ja til, at vi kunne blive her permanent som en grøn oase i København! Vi har kæmpet, sejret og fejret både vores 5-års fødselsdag og de mange gode år vi har foran os - med helt igennem mindeværdige fester! Vi glæder os til mange flere spændende og meningsfulde fejringer, arrangementer, workshops og rundvisninger på @oestergro med jer allesammen og ikke mindst hyggelige middage med vores gæster i Gro Spiseri 🌻

Med vores seneste initiativ Fællesgro udvider vi med nye lokationer i 2020, så endnu flere kan blive en del af et fællesskabstøttet landbrug, hvor vi sammen med gode landbrug derude tager hånd om jorden, vi lever af og med 💚

Skud ud til vores skønne venner, frivillige, medlemmer, leverandører, samarbejdspartnere og tagfarmsfamilie! Tusind tak for et dejligt 2019 og rigtig godt nytår! 🍀

#østergro #godtnytår #takforiår #østerbro #fællesgro #grospiseri #fællesskabstøttetlandbrug #lokaleråvarer #økologi #regenerativtlandbrug

13/12/2019

Edition Staub

Die IDEENPARADIESE kosten nur noch die Hälfte! Das reich bebilderte, mehr als 300 Seiten und 70 Arbeiten umfassende Buch bietet ein unerschöpfliches Reservoir künstlerischer, konstruktiver, politischer und philosophischer Ideen für Architekturstudierende, die sich auf der Suche nach Entwurfskonzepten für ihre Abschlussarbeit befinden oder ein freies Thema bearbeiten wollen.

IDEENPARADIESE
Fünf Jahre konzeptioneller Master Architektur in Stuttgart
herausgegeben von:
Markus Allmann und Gerd de Bruyn
ISBN: 978-3-928249-90-4
Paperback
324 Seiten, 17 x 22 cm
ab sofort zum reduzierten Preis von nur noch 16,00 €
Edition Staub 2018

Bestellungen direkt bei der Edition Staub über www.editionstaub.de oder im Buchhandel.

12/12/2019

Learning from Berlin: on a one day tour with guests from New York City – planned and organised in a collaboration between MakeCity and Poligonal - Office for Urban Communication – we visited a series of outstanding pilot projects that have shaped the urban landscape, influenced the discourse on contemporary housing and reinvented the urban mix. We have met with the architects, discussed planning strategies, marvelled at floorpans and enjoyed unique views over Berlin. Thanks to everyone who made this ambitious programme possible:
Olaf Grawert / brandlhuber +
Muck Petzet / Muck Petzet Architekten
Christoph Roedig / Roedig Schop Architekten
Tom Friedrich / ROBERTNEUN
Britta Jürgens and Matthew Griffin / Deadline Architects
Anh-Linh Ngo / ARCH+
Kirsten Eggers / König Galerie

[Images by Poligonal Berlin]