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Architect Lise Juel expresses how “Melancholy as a concept has been a useful perspective in understanding artists and artworks, but it remains underexposed in the field of architecture.” And yet, she continues, this is “not melancholic in its negative sense, but in the sense of a thoughtful and pensive approach to life.” Seventeen houses in Denmark are featured in this(...)
A+U 562 07:17 Melancholy & Dwelling - Contemporary Houses In Denmark
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Architect Lise Juel expresses how “Melancholy as a concept has been a useful perspective in understanding artists and artworks, but it remains underexposed in the field of architecture.” And yet, she continues, this is “not melancholic in its negative sense, but in the sense of a thoughtful and pensive approach to life.” Seventeen houses in Denmark are featured in this issue, along with more than a dozen architectural offices that in turn reflect this melancholic perspective through their work, key to understanding Danish architectural practice, both traditionally and in the present. With work by Jeppe Utzon, LETH & GORI, Primus Architects, Atelier Lise Juel, and more.
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A+U 563 08:17 Glass Facades
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Modern glass facades are technically demanding and fascinating in design. Glass as a building material has diverse characteristics, even contrary on occasion, and architects are increasingly using the high design potential of fully glazed facades in representative building projects outside of the typical office typology. An essay by Christian Schittich opens an(...)
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Modern glass facades are technically demanding and fascinating in design. Glass as a building material has diverse characteristics, even contrary on occasion, and architects are increasingly using the high design potential of fully glazed facades in representative building projects outside of the typical office typology. An essay by Christian Schittich opens an exploration of this transformative element of architecture through fourteen works designed by as many architects. Projects range from a Shanghai tea house by Atelier Deshaus and Mikkelsen Arkitekter’s Rambøll Headquarters in Copenhagen, to works by Atelier Kempe Thill, Wiel Arets, Pezo von Ellrichshausen and more.
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A+U 564 Bernt Nyberg
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The work of Swedish architect Bernt Nyberg is featured in this monographic issue, which focuses especially on his formative projects from the 1960s and ’70s. A huge endeavour in the making, the research, documentation, and production of materials for this publication have lasted four years. Given the relatively unknown nature of Nyberg’s work, the narratives herein are(...)
A+U 564 Bernt Nyberg
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The work of Swedish architect Bernt Nyberg is featured in this monographic issue, which focuses especially on his formative projects from the 1960s and ’70s. A huge endeavour in the making, the research, documentation, and production of materials for this publication have lasted four years. Given the relatively unknown nature of Nyberg’s work, the narratives herein are derived from direct sources, either through archival research or interviews with the architect’s surviving collaborators. Matthew Hall headed the investigation into Nyberg’s currently endangered body of work in Sweden, which ranges from homes and row houses to administrative, care, and maintenance facilities.
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A+U 569 : David Adjaye
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Featuring more than 25 designs by the Ghanaian-British architect, this instalment offers an in-depth look at the direction his practice has taken over the past decade, and includes an essay by the architect on his approach to light and density. ''The light determines how the building will be seen and understood, and influences how I decide to format the construction,''(...)
A+U 569 : David Adjaye
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Featuring more than 25 designs by the Ghanaian-British architect, this instalment offers an in-depth look at the direction his practice has taken over the past decade, and includes an essay by the architect on his approach to light and density. ''The light determines how the building will be seen and understood, and influences how I decide to format the construction,'' explains Adjaye. It is a formidable list of projects from around the globe, such as the Moscow School of Management in Skolkovo, IBA Hamburg, Beirut's Aishti Foundation, Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, Wakefied Market Hall in West Yorkshire, and Sugar Hill mixed-use development in New York City.
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The first issue of 2022 is entirely dedicated to a special feature, “Dwelling Studies and Japan’s Women Architects”. Beginning with an introduction by Atelier Bow-Wow co-founder Momoyo Kaijima, it includes insightful written contributions from Yuzuru Tomonaga, Izumi Kuroishi, Namiko Minai, and Michelle L. Hauk. A wide array of works by women architects is presented, among(...)
A+U 616 Dwelling studies and Japan's women architects
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The first issue of 2022 is entirely dedicated to a special feature, “Dwelling Studies and Japan’s Women Architects”. Beginning with an introduction by Atelier Bow-Wow co-founder Momoyo Kaijima, it includes insightful written contributions from Yuzuru Tomonaga, Izumi Kuroishi, Namiko Minai, and Michelle L. Hauk. A wide array of works by women architects is presented, among them projects by Yuki Ishiguro, Akiko Miya, Rie Azuma, Masako Hayashi, and SANAA co-founder Kazuyo Sejima. The feature also includes an interview with Nobuko Ogawa and a conversation between Kazuyo Sejima and Satoko Shinohara, architect and professor at Japan Women’s University.
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A+U 617 Bernardo Bader
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The Austrian practice of Bernardo Bader comes into focus in this edition, illuminated in essays by Arno Ritter and Florian Sauter. Featured are projects for sporting events and activities, such as Reichshof Stadium, Ski Lodge Wolf, and the Alpine Sports Centre, as well as profiles of renovations and new works, encompassing several houses, the Susi Weigel Kindergarten,(...)
A+U 617 Bernardo Bader
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The Austrian practice of Bernardo Bader comes into focus in this edition, illuminated in essays by Arno Ritter and Florian Sauter. Featured are projects for sporting events and activities, such as Reichshof Stadium, Ski Lodge Wolf, and the Alpine Sports Centre, as well as profiles of renovations and new works, encompassing several houses, the Susi Weigel Kindergarten, Salgenreute Chapel, Klostergasse Studio, and an Islamic cemetery. Also in this issue, the winning entries of the Central Glass International Architectural Design Competition 2021 are presented and the awarded British architect Richard Rogers (1933–2021) is remembered.
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A+U 618 : Columbia
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This issue offers an inside look at the architecture, landscape, and cities of Colombia, a land of fabulous natural beauty that has used architecture as a key agent in rebuilding its cities and civil society following decades of strife. A photo essay by Camilo Echavarría shows how travels through the tropical region reveal a homogenous, abstract passage of time, where(...)
A+U 618 : Columbia
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This issue offers an inside look at the architecture, landscape, and cities of Colombia, a land of fabulous natural beauty that has used architecture as a key agent in rebuilding its cities and civil society following decades of strife. A photo essay by Camilo Echavarría shows how travels through the tropical region reveal a homogenous, abstract passage of time, where architecture is conditioned by various landscapes and geographic diversity. Medellín-based architect and guest editor Camilo Restrepo Ochoa leads this journey through Colombia, showing works by fourteen practices across three generations, and neighbourhoods that are reinvigorated through mobility and urban space.
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A+U 619: Bruther
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BRUTHER is the Paris-based architectural studio launched by Stéphanie Bru and Alexandre Theriot in 2007. Describing architecture as a ''combat sport'', the duo rose to international prominence in 2014. Competitions, experiments, and investigations, are all part of a work process they see as a strategic game, a balancing act between abstraction and function, diversity and(...)
A+U 619: Bruther
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BRUTHER is the Paris-based architectural studio launched by Stéphanie Bru and Alexandre Theriot in 2007. Describing architecture as a ''combat sport'', the duo rose to international prominence in 2014. Competitions, experiments, and investigations, are all part of a work process they see as a strategic game, a balancing act between abstraction and function, diversity and uniformity, opacity and transparency. This edition presents the full extent of their work through 29 projects, ranging from collective housing and cultural and educational institutions to pavilions and exhibitions. While many are small in scale or unbuilt, they nevertheless allow an in-depth look at the practice.
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A+U 620 : Francis Kéré
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Awarded the Pritzker Prize in 2022, Burkinabé architect Francis Kéré has built his reputation on works that are not only innovative but also sustainable and collaborative in nature. This issue examines his development over the years by profiling his numerous projects for education, health care, social welfare, and the arts, as well as other prominent works such as the(...)
A+U 620 : Francis Kéré
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Awarded the Pritzker Prize in 2022, Burkinabé architect Francis Kéré has built his reputation on works that are not only innovative but also sustainable and collaborative in nature. This issue examines his development over the years by profiling his numerous projects for education, health care, social welfare, and the arts, as well as other prominent works such as the Burkina Faso National Assembly, Serpentine Pavilion, National Park of Mali, and Goethe-Institut Dakar. The magazine also features examples of Kéré’s work in exhibition design, furniture objects, and even an otherworldly pavilion in Montana. Four authors contribute illuminating essays on the architect.
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A+U 626: Berlin
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The latest issue is now available at the bookstore.
A+U 626: Berlin
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The latest issue is now available at the bookstore.
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