Unfertige Häuser

By Florian KaiserGuobin Shen,

Publisher: Edition Axel Menges

Imprint: Edition Axel Menges

Architects usually try to create »finished« buildings, i. e. coherent works of architecture for eternity. Butdoes this claim stand up to reality? Should that be the claim at all? After all, it can- not be ruled out thatthe building will change after completion. Inspired by references from architectural history, art andanthropology, the young Kaiser Shen studio developed various theses at the beginning of its practice andtested them on the basis of its own projects. Central to this is the question of how buildings change intheir lifespan due to external influences and what this change means for permanence in architecture andfor the idea of space.

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