Experiment in Architecture

Experiment in Architecture Thinking the Unthinkable and Realizing the Impossible

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Publisher's Synopsis

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

Book information

ISBN: 9783035626223
Publisher: Birkhäuser
Imprint: Birkhauser
Pub date:
DEWEY: 724.6
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 144
Weight: 732g
Height: 280mm
Width: 220mm
Spine width: 15mm