The New Restraint
Architecture In Straitened Circumstances
04 May - 21 Jul 2013
Anupama Kundoo
Wall House, 2000
Auroville, Indien, Ausstellungsansicht Venedig Biennale, 2012, Feel the Ground. Wall. House: One to One, Foto: Anupama Kundoo
Wall House, 2000
Auroville, Indien, Ausstellungsansicht Venedig Biennale, 2012, Feel the Ground. Wall. House: One to One, Foto: Anupama Kundoo
a.gor.a architects, Brandlhuber+ in Zusammenarbeit mit Cristina Garriga, Erica Overmeer, Christopher Roth, ELEMENTAL, Anupama Kundoo und TYIN tegnestue Architects
Curators: Anna Jehle, Thomas Thiel and Andreas Wannenmacher
Architecture is currently undergoing a global shift. The conditions for producing it have changed fundamentally in times of diminishing resources and crisis situations. Economic as well as ecological aspects, but also ongoing deficiencies in structurally weak areas, are putting new demands on architecture. Against this background, the exhibition, »The New Restraint« is presenting, in the form of installations extending over entire galleries, five trend-setting initiatives, which see a social and cultural commitment in building work. On the basis of videos, photography, plans, material samples in original size, as well as a walk-in model, forms of architecture are being shown, which employ simple means to react creatively to the shift outlined above. The exhibition is presenting projects distinguished by a high degree of independent initiative, often coming about in cooperation with a local populace as well as using locally-available building materials. In this way, an art of building takes centre stage, and it is one which contributes to improving people’s respective life-situations through intelligent design and innovative strategies. Despite in part difficult contexts, buildings intended for communities and displaying specific architectural quality are going up all around the world. With different focuses on the cultural context, local infrastructure and the production process, the Bielefelder Kunstverein presents practices that are facing up to the changed circumstances of production with vision, ambitious design and dedication.
Curators: Anna Jehle, Thomas Thiel and Andreas Wannenmacher
Architecture is currently undergoing a global shift. The conditions for producing it have changed fundamentally in times of diminishing resources and crisis situations. Economic as well as ecological aspects, but also ongoing deficiencies in structurally weak areas, are putting new demands on architecture. Against this background, the exhibition, »The New Restraint« is presenting, in the form of installations extending over entire galleries, five trend-setting initiatives, which see a social and cultural commitment in building work. On the basis of videos, photography, plans, material samples in original size, as well as a walk-in model, forms of architecture are being shown, which employ simple means to react creatively to the shift outlined above. The exhibition is presenting projects distinguished by a high degree of independent initiative, often coming about in cooperation with a local populace as well as using locally-available building materials. In this way, an art of building takes centre stage, and it is one which contributes to improving people’s respective life-situations through intelligent design and innovative strategies. Despite in part difficult contexts, buildings intended for communities and displaying specific architectural quality are going up all around the world. With different focuses on the cultural context, local infrastructure and the production process, the Bielefelder Kunstverein presents practices that are facing up to the changed circumstances of production with vision, ambitious design and dedication.