Parallel Cities
At times, the visions for the future made by urban planners are so enthralling that they continue to coexist as a parallel reality of sorts alongside the real, built city. This is what happened in Hirtshals, a Danish town with a population of some 5,500.
The Big Picture of Urban Policies
Global phenomena with long-term effects are often forgotten when talking about the processes of urban transformation.
Spaces Made Differently
The book with a special name celebrates Raumlaborberlin, a Berlin-based architect collective, and its 25 years of existence.
Thoughts on the Uncontrollability of the World
The resonance theory by the German sociologist Hartmut Rosa makes one question which aspects of construction we need to control and to what extent that control should be exercised.
In the Grip of the Abstraction
Buildings and their characteristics should be seen in relation to the societal conditions that created them – not only as a form of aesthetic expression, Pier Vittorio Aureli suggests.
Larger-Than-Life Creations
The tragic tales on unsuccesful buildings raise the question on what separates the creator from the creation.
The Neglected Facade
The importance of facades has been forgotten in modern architectural design, Randall Korman argues in The Architecture of the Facade.
On the Sources of Reima Pietilä’s Architecture
Writing played a central role in Pietilä’s design process.
A Look Behind the Curtain
Eero Saarinen’s second wife, Aline Louchheim Saarinen, had a significant impact on how Saarinen’s architecture has been interpreted and understood.