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playze architects : local & transcultural : Basel Berlin Shanghai

Title
playze architects : local & transcultural : Basel Berlin Shanghai / Preface: Kristin Feireiss and Hans-Jürgen Commerell.
Publication
Berlin : Aedes, [2022]

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Description
95 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans; 18 cm
Summary
"The exhibition presents an insight into the experience of the studios, which are associated with a high degree of social compatibility. Typical building themes and common working methods are critically questioned and tested for their practicality, while profound, complex, almost philosophical theses leave room for many stories from different perspectives. Under the title local & transcultural, playze pose questions about economics, politics, mobility, digitalization, globalization and environmental protection, culture and social issues and answer them with stories from their building processes and experiences. These offer a very individual as well as extraordinary insight into the projects and take the visitor on a journey with the hurdles around the planning, implementation up to the realization of the buildings. The stories show that playze develops creative solutions to unforeseen problems and adapts to local conditions. As each question is answered with an example of a project, the visitor gets an overview of the extensive oeuvre. The exhibition is divided into two rooms. The first room welcomes visitors in a coffee house atmosphere with an open kitchen. Monitors are placed at the tables as "table neighbors" where project participants from around the world share their experiences and provide a behind-the-scenes look at issues such as cultural misunderstandings, copyright infringements, legal disputes, but also positive surprises. On various occasions during the exhibition period, food will be prepared in the kitchen and shared with invited guests, creating a space for casual discussion and interaction. In the second exhibition space, eight projects are presented as complex axonometric art drawings printed on large wooden panels, while additional working materials, sketches, models, films and other fragments are displayed on long tables, giving an insight into the process of creation."-- Aedes website (viewed on December 15, 2022)
Alternative Title
  • playze architects : local & transcultural
  • playze architects : Basel, Berlin, Shanghai
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Genre/Form
  • Exhibition catalogs.
  • History.
Exhibitions (note)
  • Catalog of an exhibition held at the Aedes Arkitekturforum, Berlin, August 27, 2022 - October 5, 2022.
Call Number
NA2543.S6
ISBN
  • 9783943615777
  • 3943615774
LCCN
9783943615777
OCLC
  • on1355334014
  • 1355334014
  • SCSB-14608386
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries