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From Friday April 1, 2022 to Sunday July 17, 2022, the Teatro dell’architettura Mendrisio is pleased to present the exhibition “Heinrich Tessenow. Approaches and Iconic Projects”, promoted by the Academy of Architecture of the Università della Svizzera italiana and curated by prof. Martin Boesch.

The exhibition aims to explore the work of Heinrich Tessenow (1876, Rostock-1950, Berlin), through a number of his buildings, architecture and urban projects, his theoretical reflections and his writings, in the context of the cultural and architectural debate in Germany in the 1st half of the last century.

The exhibition includes original drawings from private and public collections, as well as numerous architectural models of his projects, interpretative panels, reliefs of parts of buildings made with the "frottage" technique, samples of materials, publications, photos and videos as well as some pieces of furniture designed by Heinrich Tessenow himself.

The German architect Heinrich Tessenow (1876-1950) is mainly associated  with projects for small housing for workers, artisans and the middle-class. These buildings, thanks to their simple square form, absence of decoration and expertly controlled proportions, are striking in their strong but discrete presence.

With the exception of the Hellerau Festspielhaus of 1911, it is often forgotten that Tessenow himself designed a number of other iconic buildings, such as the State School in Klotzsche of 1926, the conversion in 1931 of the guardhouse (Neue Wache) in Berlin into a memorial to the victims of World War I, and his impressive yet sensitive project for a bathing holiday centre on the Baltic Sea coast of Prora in 1936, with the powerful image of the great hall (Festsaal) as an open pillared chamber.

Tessenow, who believed the ideal city should have from 20,000 to 60,000 inhabitants, with his projects for schools and administrative buildings, proved to be perfectly capable of carrying out large-scale urban projects. He could control the large scale as well as smaller projects. His school building in Kassel is an excellent example of urban design and  architectural intelligence. In  the 1940s  he carried out  considerable projects of urban expansion and reconstruction.

The discovery of the ruins of the 1926 State School in Klotzsche (Dresden) at the end of the 1990s, thanks to the efforts of the exhibition curator Martin Boesch (1951, Zurich), led to a research project on Heinrich  Tessenow’s achievement. In addition to research in the archives, the curator also practised fieldwork and archaeological investigations, seeking to completing the knowledge of the project also  with the  materials actually used and so save it from completely disappearing. This research has given us back important information about the materiality, colours and atmosphere of the German architect’s work.

This wealth of in-depth knowledge is presented and on display, arranged in three thematic areas:

• Building in the landscape
• Projects for the city
• The big house and the small house

Beton ist derzeit der weltweit am meisten verwendete Baustoff. Zugleich verursacht die Herstellung des Bindemittels Zement einen erheblichen Teil des globalen CO2-Ausstosses. In der an der ZHAW in Winterthur konzipierten Ausstellung wird Beton als Baustoff in seine Einzelbestandteile zerlegt, es werden Herstellungsprozesse und Varianten erläutert. Vorgestellt werden zudem neueste Forschungen, wie CO2-sequestrierter Recyclingbeton, bei dem die Gesteinskörnung mit CO2 angereichert wird, sowie LC3-Zement, bei dem man die Hälfte des klimaschädlichen Zements durch Kalkstein und kalzinierten Ton substituiert. Ob diese Entwicklungen dem Beton eine Zukunft als klimafreundlichem Baustoff geben können, ist eine entscheidende Frage, auf die es noch keine abschliessende Antwort gibt.

https://arch.ethz.ch/news-und-veranstaltungen/veranstaltungen/details.bauen-mit-beton-co-arme-rezepturen-und-klimafreundliche-anwendungen.65025.html

A new annual exhibition format initiated by EPFL Architecture.
Designed and curated by TEXAS Lab.

The exhibition presents a section on the content of the school's overall project pedagogy established over the last three years. Instead of a presentation of "finished" projects, whose appreciation in an exhibition is often limited to questions of taste or trend, a more analytical view has been chosen to provide an X-ray of the school's production according to a series of entries. 

Master-Arbeiten Architektur
Master’s Theses Architecture
Frühjahrssemester / Spring Semester 2022

Ingresso libero

Lunedì - Venerdì 10:00-17:00
Sabato su prenotazione: logistica.me@usi.ch

At the center of this edition, to promote the participatory spirit that animates the Biennale, there will be two important calls to collect both theoretical contributions, through a Call for Pecha Kucha, and physical through a design action aimed at interpreting the territorial and social reality that surrounds us with an installation selected among the participants in the Call for Action. We are looking forward to receiving your proposal!

About the Biennale svizzera del territorio 2022

The proposal emerges from a collective curatorial idea to critically explore the theme of the (un) finite ((non) finito) as finiteness of resources and the limits of growth. Our Biennale presents itself as an expression of international interest that brings to the attention of the public new perspectives of investigation of the natural and built territory, from the landscape to the Baukultur. Click here to get an overview of the three previous editions.

Biennale 2022 theme: Despite some attempts to theorize an “end of history” (which never happened), we can only helplessly verify that our pace continues to accelerate and our dependence on raw materials and energy is increasing, plunging us into a succession of (climatic, health, political and humanitarian) crisis. In this context, we can no longer expect to create and preserve immutable, perfect, “finite” objects and landscapes.

International Institute of Architecture, a center of urban culture dedicated to the exploration of issues related to the territory and sustainability based in Lugano, Switzerland, hosts and organizes the event.

Calls and updates on guests and program can be consulted on our website: https://www.biennale.i2a.ch/en.

https://www.tam.usi.ch/en/feeds/9187

From Friday April 1, 2022 to Sunday July 17, 2022, the Teatro dell’architettura Mendrisio is pleased to present the exhibition “Heinrich Tessenow. Approaches and Iconic Projects”, promoted by the Academy of Architecture of the Università della Svizzera italiana and curated by prof. Martin Boesch.

The exhibition aims to explore the work of Heinrich Tessenow (1876, Rostock-1950, Berlin), through a number of his buildings, architecture and urban projects, his theoretical reflections and his writings, in the context of the cultural and architectural debate in Germany in the 1st half of the last century.

The exhibition includes original drawings from private and public collections, as well as numerous architectural models of his projects, interpretative panels, reliefs of parts of buildings made with the "frottage" technique, samples of materials, publications, photos and videos as well as some pieces of furniture designed by Heinrich Tessenow himself.

The German architect Heinrich Tessenow (1876-1950) is mainly associated  with projects for small housing for workers, artisans and the middle-class. These buildings, thanks to their simple square form, absence of decoration and expertly controlled proportions, are striking in their strong but discrete presence.

With the exception of the Hellerau Festspielhaus of 1911, it is often forgotten that Tessenow himself designed a number of other iconic buildings, such as the State School in Klotzsche of 1926, the conversion in 1931 of the guardhouse (Neue Wache) in Berlin into a memorial to the victims of World War I, and his impressive yet sensitive project for a bathing holiday centre on the Baltic Sea coast of Prora in 1936, with the powerful image of the great hall (Festsaal) as an open pillared chamber.

Tessenow, who believed the ideal city should have from 20,000 to 60,000 inhabitants, with his projects for schools and administrative buildings, proved to be perfectly capable of carrying out large-scale urban projects. He could control the large scale as well as smaller projects. His school building in Kassel is an excellent example of urban design and  architectural intelligence. In  the 1940s  he carried out  considerable projects of urban expansion and reconstruction.

The discovery of the ruins of the 1926 State School in Klotzsche (Dresden) at the end of the 1990s, thanks to the efforts of the exhibition curator Martin Boesch (1951, Zurich), led to a research project on Heinrich  Tessenow’s achievement. In addition to research in the archives, the curator also practised fieldwork and archaeological investigations, seeking to completing the knowledge of the project also  with the  materials actually used and so save it from completely disappearing. This research has given us back important information about the materiality, colours and atmosphere of the German architect’s work.

This wealth of in-depth knowledge is presented and on display, arranged in three thematic areas:

• Building in the landscape
• Projects for the city
• The big house and the small house

Beton ist derzeit der weltweit am meisten verwendete Baustoff. Zugleich verursacht die Herstellung des Bindemittels Zement einen erheblichen Teil des globalen CO2-Ausstosses. In der an der ZHAW in Winterthur konzipierten Ausstellung wird Beton als Baustoff in seine Einzelbestandteile zerlegt, es werden Herstellungsprozesse und Varianten erläutert. Vorgestellt werden zudem neueste Forschungen, wie CO2-sequestrierter Recyclingbeton, bei dem die Gesteinskörnung mit CO2 angereichert wird, sowie LC3-Zement, bei dem man die Hälfte des klimaschädlichen Zements durch Kalkstein und kalzinierten Ton substituiert. Ob diese Entwicklungen dem Beton eine Zukunft als klimafreundlichem Baustoff geben können, ist eine entscheidende Frage, auf die es noch keine abschliessende Antwort gibt.

https://arch.ethz.ch/news-und-veranstaltungen/veranstaltungen/details.bauen-mit-beton-co-arme-rezepturen-und-klimafreundliche-anwendungen.65025.html

A new annual exhibition format initiated by EPFL Architecture.
Designed and curated by TEXAS Lab.

The exhibition presents a section on the content of the school's overall project pedagogy established over the last three years. Instead of a presentation of "finished" projects, whose appreciation in an exhibition is often limited to questions of taste or trend, a more analytical view has been chosen to provide an X-ray of the school's production according to a series of entries. 

Master-Arbeiten Architektur
Master’s Theses Architecture
Frühjahrssemester / Spring Semester 2022

Ingresso libero

Lunedì - Venerdì 10:00-17:00
Sabato su prenotazione: logistica.me@usi.ch

Einreichfrist / Application Deadline: 3. Juli 2022

Tentacular Writing

A Peer-to-Peer Writing Retreat

11. bis 16. September 2022

Tschlin, Graubünden, Summer School

HEIA-FR | HAUTE ÉCOLE D’INGÉNIERIE ET D’ARCHITECTURE DE FRIBOURG

EXPOSITION DES TRAVAUX DE BACHELOR & MASTER 21 | 22

La filière d’architecture de la Haute école d’ingénierie et d’architecture de Fribourg a le plaisir de vous inviter à l’exposition des travaux de Bachelor & Master de la promotion 2021-2022.

L’exposition aura lieu au 1er étage de l’ancienne usine Chocolat Villars (Route de la Fonderie 2 à Fribourg) du 05 au 09 juillet 2022. Toutes les informations pratiques figurent sur les affiches ci-jointes.

Vous pourrez également découvrir tous les projets dans l’exposition en ligne qui sera lancée le vendredi 15 juillet 2022.

Au plaisir de vous y rencontrer nombreuses et nombreux !

HORAIRES
DU MARDI AU VENDREDI, DE 17h30 À 20h
LE SAMEDI, DE 9h À 14h
ADRESSE
ROUTE DE LA FONDERIE 2 / 1er ÉTAGE
1700 FRIBOURG
EXPOSITION EN LIGNE
DÈS LE 15 JUILLET 2022
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Wir laden Sie herzlich zur Buchvernissage «Architektur als Werkstatt – Die ArchitekturWerkstatt St.Gallen – ein Atlas» und zur Eröffnung unserer Jahresausstellung ein.

Begrüssung | Anna Jessen, Leitung ArchitekturWerkstatt
Würdigung | Thomas Hasler, Architekt Frauenfeld, Fachbeirat Departement Architektur Bau Landschaft Raum

Anschliessend laden wir Sie herzlich zum Rundgang durch die Ausstellung und zum Apéro ein.
Wir freuen uns über Ihre Anmeldung bis spätestens am 1. Juli 2022.

Juries: 13-21 July 2022
Expo: 13-28 July 2022
 

Lectures and discussions in memory of Professor Martin Steinmann.
Part 1 of a two-part colloquium organised in collaboration with EPFL Lausanne (Part 2 at EPFL Lausanne on 31 October 2022).

Information on the exact programme and schedule will be communicated at a later date.

Lectures and discussions in memory of Professor Martin Steinmann.

Part 2 of a two-part colloquium organised in collaboration with ETH Zurich (Part 1 at ETH Zurich on 11 October 2022).

Information on the exact programme and schedule will be communicated at a later date.