UN Studio
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Citation
Hinge, v.62, 1999, pp. 60-62
Abstract
Amsterdam is the base where Ben van Berkel and Caroline Bos (BvB&CB) established UN Studio in 1998. Less a practice and more a multiple network, their realisations and projects have a relevance to today's super-speed society which has left many architects standing still. UN, meaning United Net, proposes a new interrogation that leads us to ask 'what are the limits of architectural practice?' As a possible response, their 'network' extends beyond existing forms of co-operation with clients to include design engineers, financiers, management gurus, process specialists, designers and stylists. Armed with this approach, UN Studio absorbs ideas from other fields, notably systems theory, cognitive science, and the analysis of discourse. Developing connections lies at the centre of their methodology and demands specific instruments. Their latest manifesto is an 800 page triple volume titled 'Move', published by UN Studio and Goose Press. Valerie Portefaix picks out some of the highlights.
(1) Deep plan
(a) UCP Mainport, Utrecht, 1997 balcony zone
(2) Crossing points
(a) Bus Terminal and Train Station, Arnhem 1996-2000
(3) Endlessness
(a) Music Faculty, Graz, 1998-2002
(b) Architecture Faculty, Venice, 1998
(4) Imagination
(5) Manimal
(a) Mobius House, Hot Gooi, 1993-98
(6) Seamlessness
(a) Expo 2001, Yverdon-Les-Bains, 1998
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Architect: UN Studio
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Type
Article
Format
Date
1999
Language
en