Im 18. Jahrhundert wurden die Alpen zum Topos einer neuartigen Naturbetrachtung, die sich im Begriff des Sublimen und Erhabenen kristallisierte. Zwischen Schrecken und Faszination changierend, löste d
In vielen Verhaltensweisen verhält sich der Mensch immer maschinenähnlicher. Im Arbeitskontext ist der Mensch eine jederzeit austauschbare Human Resource geworden. Eine zwecklose Existenz ist ebensowe
SUPERSUIT ist ein interdisziplinäres Experiment an der Grenze zwischen Mensch und Raum. Er ist ein Werkzeug für poetische Interventionen in unterschiedlichen urbanen Situationen, lädt zur Partizipatio
[a]FA ist ein Lab, in dem räumliche, infrastrukturelle, ökologische und kulturelle Phänomene Sub-Sahara Afrikas transdisziplinär untersucht werden. Dokumentiert werden drei Projekte, die in Ghana und
Urban Change investigates the massive change processes in urban space. In the face of the complexity of this transformation, internationally renowned experts analyze these changes from different persp
Wolf D. Prix, founder of Coop Himmelb(l)au was more than 20 years head of Studio Prix at the Angewandte in Vienna. His architectural visions shaped the studio with radical concepts, high profile strat
This book explores contemporary arts-based research, exploring the interdisciplinary BiornaMetics project to create architecture defined by natural patterns. Biornametics interconnects scientific evid
How can art change society? What aesthetic quality does dialog bring to art? What is the role of autonomy in dialogical art? Dialogical Interventions investigates how dialogical art moves between the
Scientific, philosophical, and artistic contributions offer detailed explanations of the various aspects of urban wilderness and present a differentiated look at our urban environment. The book also p
With many examples and numerous photos, this book explains important geometrical terms and concepts such as multi-view projection and 3D projection, curve bends and surface cambering, the geometry of
Geometry and its Applications is meant to address those who are interested in geometrical relationships, from simple plane geometry problems to difficult tasks in spatial geometry. The main emphasis i
Could Tatlin's world famous monument be built today, how could it have been built in 1920? Students at the Institute of Architecture of the Vienna University of Applied Arts reveal the answers to key
Profiling the work of voyagers traveling with the Cape Farewell touring exhibition, 'Unfold' also offers essays by experts and critical thinkers from both the sciences and the arts, discussing current
Choreo-graphic Figures: Deviations from the Line stages a beyond-disciplinary, inter-subjective encounter between the lines of choreography, drawing and writing, for exploring those forms of thinking-
Built to Grow investigates patterns of growth and dynamics in nature with the aim of creating a new “living architecture” that can be applied to architectonic designs. It examines biological processes
"Social Design : Public Action" reviews the contributions to the international Social Design symposium held at the University of Applied Arts Vienna in 2013, questioning the transfor
Drawing together five years of projects by students at the Deep_Futures Lab at the Institute of Architecture, U. of Applied Arts Vienna, Austria, this volume contains projects created under the di
Die Publikation versammelt die Ergebnisse des kunstlerischen Forschungsprojekts DIGITAL SYNESTHESIA und stellt erstmals ein umfassendes Kompendium zu diesem Begriff vor. "Digitale Synasthesie&quo
After the success of Unbuildable Tatlin?!,a book is now available on Friedrich Kiesler’s visionary “Endless House”, which was only ever realized in the form of a model. It presents the current state o
Through a trans-disciplinary exchange artist Nikolaus Gansterer researches on innovative forms of diagrams revealing their performative potential in the process of aesthetic sense-making. Drawing a l
Sealed in the book/envelope are a variety of thoughts, images, considerations, and theoretical references about the immediate and broader context of establishing an Art & Science class at the Univ
As the portrait of a fringe group, this book invites the reader to engage with the phenomenon of outcasts; it orders the rich material – which has grown out of numerous projects of artistic research w
