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Editorial

Editorial
S. 1–2
Anh-Linh Ngo

The Voluntary Prisoners of Architectural Work

Intro
S. 3
Jakob Walter, Felix Hofmann, Victor Lortie

To the Profession

Intro
S. 4–5
Olaf Grawert

From the Profession

Occupation | Vocation

Kapitel
S. 8–9

Occupation | Vocation

Essay
S. 10–17
Peggy Deamer

Work

© The State Russian Museum; VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2024
Essay
S. 18–25
Douglas Spencer

Labor, Production, and the Ends of Architecture

Interview
S. 26–29
Andrea Gebhard, Ruth Schagemann, Susanne Wartzeck, Arno Brandlhuber, Olaf Grawert

Architecture Without a Lobby

Practice
S. 30–35
Chybik + Kristof, Olaf Grawert

Chybik + Kristof

Practice
S. 36–41
Ana Filipović, Olaf Grawert

Ana Filipović

© La Mode en Images
Interview
S. 42–47
Peter Grundmann, Anh-Linh Ngo

“We Just Built It Ourselves”

Essay
S. 48–51
Marisa Cortright

“It Could Always Be Worse”

Visual Essay
S. 52–57
Leonhard Clemens

The Worker’s Project, 2021

© Leonhard Clemens
Essay
S. 58–65
Paola De Martin

Architecture as a Class Society

Value | Values

Kapitel
S. 66–67

Value | Values

Interview
S. 68–77
Oana Bogdan, Olaf Grawert, Felix Hofmann

Crisis-Proof

Interview
S. 78–83
Jan Knikker, Olaf Grawert, Jolene Lee

The Marketing Value of Architecture – How To Sell Architecture

© MVRDV; VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2024
Glossary
S. 84–87
Elke Doppelbauer

The Company As A Project – Tools Of Cooperation

Practice
S. 88–93
l'atelier Nomadic Architecture Studio, Olaf Grawert, Paul Barth

l'atelier, Nomadic Architecture Studio

Practice
S. 94–99
Space&Matter, Olaf Grawert

Space&Matter

Practice
S. 100–105
IFUB*, Olaf Grawert, Paul Barth

IFUB*

© Thomas Straub
Essay
S. 106–115
Nick Beech

Conflagration: The (Self-)Image of the Architect

© Jeremy Selwyn / Evening Standard / eyevine / laif

Commodity | Community

Kapitel
S. 116–117

Commodity | Community

Essay
S. 118–125
Maria Shéhérazade Giudici

Hoc Opus, Hic Labor – Technologies of the Visible and of the Invisible in Ancient Roman Architecture

Essay
S. 126–133
Will Orr, Ricardo Ruivo

The Pyramid and the Labyrinth

Interview
S. 134–137
Finn Williams, Jakob Walter, Paul Barth

Public Practice

London Metropolitan Archives, City of London, from SC/PHL/02/BOX 136
Practice
S. 138–143
Assemble, Olaf Grawert

Assemble

Practice
S. 144–153
ARGE.CO, Olaf Grawert

ARGE.CO

Commentary
S. 154–157
Jakob Walter

Formalizing Work Relationships in Architecture Firms

Interview
S. 158–163
Sascha Kellermann, Jakob Walter, Gabu Heindl

Trusting in Alternatives

Essay
S. 164–171
Janna Bystrykh, Catherine Koekoek, Alina Paias, Hani Salih, Saskia van Stein, Noortje Weenink

Nature of Hope – International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam 2024

Imprint

Imprint

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Journal for Architecture and Urbanism 

 

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Advisory Board 

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Editor-in-Chief 

Anh-Linh Ngo* (V. i. S. d. P.)

 

Managing Director

Arno Löbbecke

 

Editorial Team 

Nora Dünser*, Mirko Gatti, Christian Hiller, Felix Hofmann*, Sascha Kellermann* (co-project lead for the German-language publication), Markus Krieger, Daniel Kuhnert, Victor Lortie* (project lead for the English-language publication), Melissa Makele, Alex Nehmer, Jakob Walter* (co-project lead for the German-language publication)

 

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s+ station+ station.plus

Chair for Architecture and Storytelling

Institute of Design and Architecture (IEA),

Department of Architecture (D-ARCH),

ETH Zurich

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Prof. Arno Brandlhuber*; Giacomo Ardesio, Severin Bärenbold, Brigitte Beck, Ludwig Engel*, Olaf Grawert* (project lead), Pan Hu, Alina Kolar, Meghan Rolvien

 

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David Siegrist*

 

* Editorial team for this publication, which is based on the German-language issue ARCH+ 251: Unternehmen Architektur (March 2023)

 

The English version of this publication has been made possible by the generously support of the International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam 2024: Nature of Hope, held from June 29 to October 13, 2024, at the Nieuwe Instituut in Rotterdam.

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Rob Madole (pp. 4–5, 42–47, 78–83, 144–54)

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Acknowledgments

We would like to thank Paul Barth, Manuel Bokanyi, Leonie Wagner, and Sarah Wirth for their in-depth analysis of the statistics on the architecture market. Like their contributions, many of the conclusions and reflections in this publication arose from discussions with students as part of the s+ teaching program (station.plus, IEA, D-ARCH, ETH Zurich).

We would also like to thank Naima Callenberg, Saskia Hebert, Stefan Heidenreich, Gábor Kocsis, Lucia Martínez, Silke Ötsch, Ruth Schagemann, Anna Yeboah, and Nina Zschocke in particular for their productive comments, suggestions, and additions to the content of this issue.

We would especially like to thank all the groups and individuals who have made every effort across various media to raise awareness around the topic of working conditions in architecture to improve them. These include Architects for Future, Failed Architecture, Future Architects Front, Kontextur, The Architecture Lobby, UVW-SAW, and many more.

 

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