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Exhibition: What Models Can Do

Becky Quintal — Thu, 26 Jun 2014 00:00:00 +0000

A new exhibition in Germany looks at the history of the architectural model in contemporary art. It begins with a legendary model by Charles Simonds, covers the 1990s with Ludger Gerdes, Hermann Pitz and Thomas Schütte, and ends up in the present day with Alicia Framis, Hinrich Sachs and Carlos Garaicoa.

Pavilion Siegen / Ian Shaw Architekten

Daniel Sánchez — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 01:00:00 +0000

The pavilion’s dramatic, planar form articulates an assured, yet subtle compression of space, framing views of the lake and the local topography. The building’s tectonic rigor is palpable, its seemingly gravity defying configuration enabling the floor plate and ceiling to cantilever some 6m beyond the lakeshore.