Architecture and Design

A closer look at the pioneering architectural work of Oswald Mathias Ungers and Rem Koolhaas, who built a foundation in the 1970s for rethinking architecture today.

»Dimensions« investigates methodologies and ways of working, contributing to the creation and constitution of knowledge in the discipline of architecture.

Digital sovereignty has become a hotly debated concept. The current convergence of multiple crises adds fuel to this debate, as it contextualizes the concept in a foundational discussion of democratic principles, civil rights, and national identities: is (technological) self-determination an option for every individual to cope with the digital sphere effectively? Can disruptive events provide chances to rethink our ideas of society – including the design of the objects and processes which constitute our techno-social realities? The positions assembled in this volume analyze opportunities for participation and policy-making, and describe alternative technological practices before and after the pandemic.

In the 1930s, shoes became fashionable objects with wide consequences for design and industrial production. The history of modern footwear can be traced through the lens of Bally's corporate evolution.

An exploration of the intersections between gender, power structures, and architecture from 1900 to the present day.

The Times of Experience are always embedded in other times, teasing our Ways of Beholding to find new perspectives.

The book takes the reader on a journey into the world of the making and re-making of space, by exploring the everyday life of the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts (Norwich, England) with an ANT-based empirical study.

If reality is a construction and architecture is part of it, then the virtual spaces of games can teach us a lot about architecture and the role it plays in and for society.

This volume traces the complex connections between migration and design in the 20th and 21st centuries – new theoretical perspectives and case studies on a hitherto neglected field within art historical research!

»Townscapes in Transition« combines recent research in architectural history and theory, restoration and heritage production for Italy's interwar period.