Back issues of [ark] magazine: 2008

Articles

• Foreword by Jochen Stotmeister
• "November series of lectures 2008 in Stuttgart", by Thomas Willemeit, Natalie de Vries, Rudy Ricciotti, Bolle Tham and Martin Videgård Hansson
• The inside story... "Some architects have become 'media stars', and especially with prestigious international projects there is a tendency that the same architects are invited and commissioned over and over again. In how far is this 'star system' different from the situation 50 or 100 years back, when a few architects exerted enormous international influence as well? Which chances and 'niches' exist for smaller architectural offices in this situation?", with UdA (Turin), Marnix van der Meer (Utrecht) and Han Tümertekin (Istanbul)
• Cover story: The World Mammoth and Permafrost Museum, "A many-legged mammoth", Yakutsk, Russia by Thomas Leeser
• "The colour of Paris", by Annick Desmier
• "Ventilated rainscreen-cladding systems are in great demand. They offer design scope and a high level of functional quality with regard to energy-efficient building. How do they lend themselves to designs involving radii?", by Alexander Groeschen of StoVerotec GmbH Germany
• "Good insulation of a building's carcass and appropriate technical installations are crucial when it comes to saving energy costs. Which facade insulation systems from Sto are suitable for which tasks?", by Markus Kammerer of Sto Austria
• "Window sills often represent the weak point of a facade system in terms of load-bearing capacity. Can this problem be solved by regarding window sills as an integral part of the insulation system?", by Reiner Fürstner of Sto Austria
• Playtime: Lisa Hassanzadeh, concrete architectural associates, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• City guide: Malmö: bridgehead to the 21st Century

Projects

• Conversion of a department store, Eschweiler, Germany (BeL)
• Museum, Heidelberg, Germany (N2Q Architekten)
• Extension for Beru AG, Ludwigsburg, Germany (Freivogel Architekten)
• 'Pathe Küchlin' multiplex cinema, Basel, Switzerland (Burckhardt + Partner AG)
• Ice rink, St. Pölten, Austria (Sam Ott-Reinisch Architekten)
• Omniworld sports centre, Almere, The Netherlands (Zwarts & Jansma Architecten)
• Allegria house, Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom (Meri Makipentti)
• Directie Noordzee, Rijswijk, The Netherlands (VMX Architects)
• School extension, Fessy, France (Yohann Forel)
• Lufthansa Aviation Center, Frankfurt, Germany (Ingenhoven Architekten)
• Atrium House, Opole, Poland (KWK Promes)
• Haus H., Trofaiach, Austria (yes architecture)
• Lu-teco administrative building, Ludwigshafen, Germany (Architekturbüro Laier)
• Kvarteret Ankarspelet II, Malmo, Sweden (White Arkitekter)

Articles

• Foreword by Jochen Stotmeister
• ECOLA 2008: Award winners announced - Monastery of Our Lady, Novy Dvur, Czechia / White Cube Mason's Yard, London, United Kingdom / Haus D on the former Junghans site, Venice, Italy / Haus Am Kupfergraben 10, Berlin, Germany / Renovation of a prefab-type building, Stormstrasse 14-28, Leinefelde, Germany / Restoration and extension of the Villa Garbald, Castasegna, Switzerland / Dirty House, London, United Kingdom
• The inside story..."'Our buildings aren't meant to last forever' is a commonly heard refrain. Yet the ecological debate of recent years has also shown us that buildings must be more than short-lived write-off projects. What means do architects have of endowing their buildings with longevity and what strategies do they pursue in this connection?", with dekleva gregorič arhitekti (Ljubljana), Conradin Clavuot (Chur), and Anders Landström (Stockholm)
• "Five-segment chakra" by Prof. Volkwin Marg, Hubert Nienhoff, Kristian Uthe-Spencker, gmp - Gerkan, Marg und Partner
• "Colour and age", by Monika Holfeld
• "Low-energy and passive houses call for special design details, to ensure that thermal bridging can be largely avoided. What solutions are available for the plinth area of facade insulation systems?", by Reiner Fürstner of Sto Germany
• "How does an external wall insulation system work? What aspects need to be observed in order to avoid thermal bridging and to ensure a long service life for the system? ('Basics of EWIS', Part 1)", by Detlef Keßler of Sto Germany
• Playtime: Peter Brückner, Brückner & Brückner, Tirschenreuth, Germany
• City guide: Brno: back in the centre of Europe

Projects

• Eulachpark housing complex, Winterthur, Switzerland (Burkhalter Sumi Architekten GmbH)
• Villa Overgooi, Almere, The Netherlands (NEXT Architects)
• Conference centre with canteen, Unterpremstätten, Austria (DI Reinhold Tinchon ZT GmbH)
• "C53 - stacked villas" residential house, Berlin, Germany (zoomarchitekten)
• Hodel detached house, Unterägeri, Switzerland (Eugen Schumacher Architekten)
• EDQM, Strasbourg, France (Art & Build Brussels)
• Šturje primary school, Ajdovščina, Slovenia (Marko Kosovel and Mag)
• Hospice, Stuttgart, Germany (Aldinger und Aldinger)
• Theurer residence, Kleinmachnow, Germany (Thomas Fabrinsky)
• Residential house in Rue Louis Blanc, Paris, France (ecdm architects, Emmanuel Combarel, Dominique Marrec)
• Town centre apartment block, Bad Rappenau, Germany (ASIRarchiteken)
• Everyday Heroes: Strucksbarg apartment building / In der Alten Forst, Hamburg, Germany (Renner Hainke Wirth Architekten)

Articles

• Foreword by Jochen Stotmeister
• ECOLA 2008 - Talking shop with a practical slant: "Facing up to the realities to cope with the challenges we face", by Stefan Forster, Frankfurt, Germany / "Part of the bigger picture: Thoughts on building with plaster", with Jochen Stotmeister (Sto AG), Jürgen Hilger (central association of the German building sector), ECOLA jury (Prof. Roger Riewe, Riegler Riewe Architekten / Prof. Petra Kahlfeldt, Kahlfeldt Architekten / Wolfgang Lohbeck, Greenpeace / Antonio Ortiz, Cruz y Ortiz / Julien de Smedt, JDS Architects
• The inside story... "Apart from designing buildings, architects have always pursued other lines of work as well - as furniture and product designers, project developers, advisors, development aid volunteers... In what fields outside of their "conventional" occupation will architects be involved in particular in the next 10 years, and why? In which of these areas have you already acquired experience?", with raumlabor_berlin (Berlin), Nabil Gholam (Beirut) and Antti-Matti Siikala (Helsinki)
• "Le Corbusier - The Art of Architecture", with Mateo Kries (Vitra Design Museum) and Sunand Prasad (Royal Institute of British Architects / RIBA)
• "The Self-Decorated Ape", by Nina Jablonski
• "How are openings in buildings to be dealt with when planning an external wall insulation system? What aspects need to be considered with regard to load transfer and what factors influence the shock resistance of such systems? ('Basics of EWIS', Part 2)", by Detlef Keßler of Sto Germany
• "Sometimes, full-surface acoustic ceilings do not provide a suitable means of solving problems with room acoustics. Are individual acoustics-enhancing ceiling canopies an alternative?", by Martin Lenzer of StoVerotec GmbH, Germany
• Playtime: Martin Krammer, INNOCAD Planung und Projektmanagement GmbH
• City guide: Cape Town: a metropolis with two faces
• "Somewhere over the rainbow - guided motorcycle tours to explore Western Cape's Architecture"

Projects

• Mercedes-Benz Centre, Milan, Italy (ARGE Design Construction)
• Kummrütistrasse apartment complex, Horgen, Switzerland (Martin Spühler Architekten AG)
• Hospice, Hamburg, Germany (Planungsgruppe Nord)
• Auditorium, Grafenegg Castle, Austria (Schröder Schulte-Ladbeck architectural firm)
• Tanner Street Gateway housing estate, Barking, United Kingdom (Peter Barber Architects, Jestico + Whiles)
• Supermarket with a multi-storey car park, Haguenau, France (IXO Architecture)
• Rosenauschule school, Heilbronn, Germany (The building surveyor's office of the City of Heilbronn)
• Town houses, Maribor, Slovenia (Prof. Dr. Ales Vodopivec, Gasper Medvesek, Nena Gabrovec)
• Residential and office buildings, Zurich, Switzerland (Philipp Wieting / Werknetz Architektur)
• Acropolis Museum, Athens, Greece (Bernard Tschumi Architects, Michael Photiadis / ARSY Ltd.)
• "Pusteblume" kindergarten for the disabled, Buchen, Germany (Ecker Architekten)
• German Pavilion EXPO 2008, Saragossa, Spain (ACXT Arquitectos)
• Everyday heroes: Residential and commercial building, Puchheim, Germany (Architectural firm of Stefan and Paul Dinkel)

Articles

• Foreword by Jochen Stotmeister
• ECOLA: Ever-changing structures: The ECOLA Workshop in Portugal
• The inside story... "In which countries, apart from your own country, does your firm currently operate and what are your experiences of building abroad? Which countries will be the most important foreign markets for architectural firms in your country over the next 10 years, and why?", with Beda Faessler, riken yamamoto & beda faessler (Zug), David Leventhal, Kohn Pedersen Fox (New York) and Barry Cooke, make architects (London)
• "Golden cut" - Oslo East railway station, by Space Group Arkitekter - Gary Bates, Gro Bonesmo, Adam Kurdahl
• "Black design - exclusive or banal?", by Hermann Sturm
• "What fire protection regulations apply for external wall insulation systems and how can such systems be protected against wind suction? (Basic Course EWIS, Part 3)", by Detlef Keßler of Sto Germany
• "Four proposals for the facade"
• Everyday heroes: Conversion of a detached house, Wachenheim, Germany (Markus Weckesser)
• Playtime: Arne Fentzloff, Architektur 109, Stuttgart, Germany
• City guide: Luxembourg: small city in the heart of Europe

Projects

• Institute for Pathology at Landeskrankenhaus, Feldkirch, Austria (Marte.Marte Architekten)
• Seminar building "Semi90", Aachen, Germany (HH+F Hentrup Heyers + Prof. Fuhrmann Architekten)
• Residential and commercial building, Mannheim, Germany (Langendorf Architekten)
• "The Wilderness" residential dwelling, Darsham, United Kingdom (Paul + O Architects)
• Media Library, Le Portel, France (Arietur)
• Raiffeisenbank, Schruns, Austria (Lang & Vonier Architekten, bauWERK)
• Residential dwellings, Kiel, Germany (Architektencontor Agather | Scheel)
• Residential building of the Hauptmann family, Oftersheim, Germany (Lorentz Roth Architekten GmbH)
• Canteen and media library, Balingen, Germany (Ackermann & Raff)
• Community centre "Ivan Pavao II", Rijeka, Croatia (Randic – Turato)
• Headquarters of the Volksbank, Salzburg, Austria (BKK-3 Architektur ZT GmbH, Otte&Pessl)
• School extension, Schulzendorf, Germany (zanderroth architekten)
• Cité Judiciaire, Luxembourg (Rob Krier und Christoph Kohl)