Multidisciplinary Anthology Architectures of Weaving

The volume »Architectures of Weaving«, a rich anthology edited by MoA members Christiane Sauer, Mareike Stoll, Ebba Fransén Waldhör, and Maxie Schneider, published by Jovis Verlag, Berlin in November 2022, is available open access now at De Gruyter.

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Taking as its point of departure a symposium of the same title held in July 2021, the lavishly illustrated volume brings together contributions from numerous researchers from various disciplines of the Cluster of Excellence and experts from other institutions.

»Architectures of Weaving« connects architecture and textile by exploring fiber architectures from the micro-scale of biological systems to the macro scale of textile and built structures. Selected case studies, essays, and interviews reflect on cultural practices and materials research through the lens of textile thinking. In the quest for more sustainable and resilient approaches to meet the challenges of our time, the book entangles different perspectives into a new transdisciplinary fabric of thought. It presents fascinating approaches heralding a paradigm shift by working with fibrous materiality: structures become flexible and adaptive and interact with their environment. As a source of inspiration, the book assembles exceptional works from practitioners, researchers, and theoreticians from the fields of architecture, art, material science, cultural history, design, engineering, mathematics, microbiology, and textile technology.

With contributions and works by Samira Akhavan, Aqualonis, Baubotanik Research Group, Bastian Beyer, Elaine Bonavia, Samira Boon, Saskia Buch, CITA, Felicia Davis, Karola Dierichs, Delia Dumitrescu, EDEK, Michaela Eder, Stefanie Eichler, Myfanwy Evans, Bára Finnsdóttir, Peter Fratzl, Gramazio Kohler Research, Petra Gruber, Lorenzo Guiducci, Skander Hathroubi, Regine Hengge, ICD ITKE, Elaine Igoe, Heike Illing-Günther, Svenja Keune, Karin Krauthausen, Anne-Kathrin Kühner, Ferdinand Ludwig, Claudia Lüling, Alison Grace Martin, Wilfrid Middleton, Natalija Miodragovič, Ammar Mirjan, Juni Sun Neyenhuys, Martin Niedermeier, OFFICE Kersten Geers David Van Severen, Iva Rešetar, Xingwen Pan, Martha Panzer, Jörg Petruschat, Kristina Pfeifer, Arno Pronk, Mette Ramsgaard Thomsen, RappUnger, Tomás Saraceno, Christiane Sauer, Diana Scherer, Maxie Schneider, Self-Assembly Lab MIT, Jasmin Sermonet, Josephine Shone, Nelli Singer, Yuliya Sinke Baranovskaya, Clara Santos Thomas, Daniel Suárez, VTN Architects, Ebba Fransén Waldhör, Charlett Wenig, Mark West

The editorial team

Prof. Christiane Sauer, architect and professor for Material Design in the architectural context at weißensee school of art and design berlin, PI at »Matters of Activity«
Ebba Fransén Waldhör, artist, designer, and lecturer who works in spa­tial installation and design research, with a primary focus on textile
Maxie Schneider is an architect and researches adaptive material systems at »Matters of Activity«
Dr. Mareike Stoll, literary scholar and photo-historian, is Research Associate at »Matters of Activity« and weißensee school of art and design

For more information and a view into the book go to the website of JOVIS Verlag.

The official Book Launch with panel discussion took place on January 25, 2023.