form defining strategies

experimental architectural design. Edited by Asterios Agkathidis, Markus Hudert and Gabi Schillig.

This book examines experimental design methodologies in the field of architecture and their implementation in academic settings. Theoretical considerations by guest essayists and numerous examples of conceptual designs compliment our holistic approach to the subject matter. The studies collected here emerged during a workshop in 2007/08 with architecture students at the Technical University of Darmstadt and the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Usual designing parameters such as functional specifications and local context were not considered. The models that emerged are organizational systems that have been developed through diagrammatic thinking and are therefore capable of representing processed data and strategies. During the workshop various design techniques were applied that enabled the development of integrative spatial concepts. Geometry played an essential role here. Studies were later developed by following given rules, converting them into diagrams, then finally and perhaps most importantly, through the use of physical models. With contributions by Asterios Agkathidis, Johan Bettum, Maria Blaisse, Anja Bramkamp, Moritz Hauschild, Markus Hudert, George Katodrytis, Gabi Schillig, Michael Schwarz and Yves Weinand. 3., veränderte Auflage. 119 Seiten mit 355 Abb., broschiert (Wasmuth Verlag 2011) leichte Lagerspuren