Kristin Feireiss Knihy

In Hinblick auf die gebaute Umwelt sind es insbesondere Architekten und Ingenieure, die sich mit der Zukunftsfähigkeit unserer sich dramatisch verändernden Lebenswelten auseinandersetzen. Das Buch präsentiert Architektur- und Forschungsprojekte, die durch Kreativität, wissenschaftliche Erkenntnis, technologische Innovation, soziales Engagement und gesellschaftliche Verantwortung den Herausforderungen der Umweltverträglichkeit begegnen. Es basiert auf dem „Zumtobel Group Award for Sustainability and Humanity in the Built Environment" und stellt realisierte Projekte vor, die neben ihrer herausragenden architektonischen Qualität einen richtungsweisenden Beitrag zu einer nachhaltigen Zukunft leisten. Zudem werden aktuelle Initiativen gezeigt, die innovative Forschung vorantreiben und einer neuen Generation umweltbewusster Architekten Mut machen. Insgesamt werden über vierzig internationale Projekte von renommierten Architekten wie Thom Mayne und Steven Holl präsentiert, darunter Entwicklungsprojekte in Bangladesh, Nepal und Afrika sowie experimentelle Ansätze im Hochwasserschutz. Die Publikation enthält auch Beiträge von Experten aus Architektur, Wissenschaft, Wirtschaft und Politik. Mit seinen Beispielen architektonischer Pionierarbeit ist es ein inspirierendes Werk für alle, die sich für zeitgenössische Architektur und Umweltfragen interessieren, und bietet sowohl Fachleuten als auch der breiten Öffentlichkeit Einblicke in visio

The connection between architecture and hand drawing is explored through the sketches of Wolf dPrix, co-founder and CEO of Coop Himmelb(l)au. Over 53 years, these sketches have served as the foundational step for every design, even amidst the rise of digital architecture. Initially representing built works in the 1960s and 1970s, they now provide strategic guidance for complex projects. From a collection of 2,800 archival drawings, 1,300 were chosen to illustrate developmental dynamics, showcasing around 320 significant architectural projects as invaluable historical documents.

The construction and design of school buildings in Germany faces major challenges. Particularly in metropolitan areas, student numbers are continuously rising and, according to all forecasts, population growth is set to continue in the coming years. This is why new school buildings, including extensions and renovations of existing school buildings, are one of the central topics of investment policy throughout Germany today. In Berlin alone, additional space for around 70,000 new school children will be needed by the 2024/25 school year. Approximately 5.5 billion euros will be spent from 2017 to 2026 on the refurbishment and/or expansion of existing schools; about 40 new school buildings will be erected. Against this backdrop, the exhibition initiated and curated by Beate Engelhorn at Aedes Architecture Forum presents 12 contemporary school buildings in Europe that are exemplary for the implementation of current educational and urban planning models

Shenzhen is a city full of vitality. With its twelve million inhabitants it is a dense migrant city that was built randomly in a short period. Its history of development is a linear intersection of occasion and inevitability. Called into existence in 1979 with the establishment of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone (SEZ), the city became a place where export-oriented manufacturers have been producing and assembling an enormous amount of goods. The exhibition 'SHENZHEN-ness: Space in Mutation' demonstrates the urban transformation on the basis of five cases: Shenzhen-Hong Kong Entry and Exit Border Controls, Shenzhen Hi-tech Zone, Huaqiangbei, Xiasha Square, and Dafen Village. These unique spatial prototypes illustrate the unconventional production process of Industry 4.0.00Exhibition: Aedes Architecture Forum, Berlin, Germany (30.06. - 15.08.2018).

"The exhibition Rural Moves - The Songyang Story is dedicated to observing the on-going collaboration between the Beijing architect Xu Tiantian (DnA_Design and Architecture) and the municipal government responsible for Songyang, located southwest of Hangzhou in Zhejiang Province. Rural Moves - The Songyang Story presents nine projects that have been realized and elucidates them with models, plans, and photographs as well as by means of a film installation that presents the new architecture and the culture and history of the people of Songyang"--Publisher's website.