Experiment in Architecture: Thinking the Unthinkable and Realizing the Impossible

Published by Birkhäuser 2023

Experiment in Architecture

Thinking the Unthinkable and Realizing the Impossible

Edited by: Frank Stepper , Timo Carl and Sarah Blahut

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783035626278

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About this book

Dare experiments!

The book documents the teaching philosophy developed at the chair of experimental design by Frank Stepper and his team at the University of Kassel. The approach places an emphasis on fostering and developing aesthetic and formal imagination through experimentation. Thinking the "impossible" helps to formulate architectural concepts that progress beyond predictable causalities and functional constraints. For the emergence of innovative designs and novel construction typologies analogue models are augmented with computational strategies and digital fabrication methods.

20 Years of teaching Experimental Architecture, from introductory to thesis level projects
Experimental videos with QR code links
With contributions by Hitoshi Abe, Marie Therese Harnancourt-Fuchs, Steffanie Hennecke and others

Author / Editor information

Frank Stepper, Prof., Sarah Blahut, Assistant Prof., Universität Kassel (eek)

Timo Carl, Prof. Dr., Frankfurt UAS (dEK)

Topics

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	1
Frank Stepper’s Journey Through Architecture Hitoshi Abe Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	5
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	6
Entering the Universe of Possibilities Marie-Therese Harnoncourt-Fuchs Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
Experiment in Architecture, Thinking the Impossible Frank Stepper Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	37
Experimenting with Real World Parameters Timo Carl Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	81
In Search of Free Space in the Design Process Stefanie Hennecke Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	115
Credits / Editor Biographies Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	148
Imprint Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	152

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Birkhäuser
Audience: Lecturers and students of architecture, design architects
Pages
- Main content: 152
Illustrations
- Coloured Illustrations: 200
Keywords: Formfinding; Design process; Modeling; Deconstructivism

eBook

Published: September 5, 2023
ISBN: 9783035626278

Paperback

Published: September 18, 2023
ISBN: 9783035626223