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Concept

Iñaki Echeverria arquitectos, 2011 More than thirty years ago Kristin Feireiss founded the Aedes Gallery in Berlin. It was the first time that architecture was exhibited and presented as a product of thought processes. Prior to this, the general opinion had been that architecture was merely something to house ex- hibits. The Aedes Gallery introduced the phenomenon of architecture into a specific public domain, bringing urban reality into society in a new way, making it negotiable and political. This new approach to communicate contemporary architecture led to international critical acclaim. Now the Aedes Architecture Forum is one of the world-renowned institutions and cultural brands for built environment, urban planning and associated fields. It has continually stimulated a critical dialogue with the public and has made a significant contribution to the global discourse regard- ing architecture and urban culture with outstand- ing exhibitions, lectures and conferences. Many significant architects and Pritzker laureates exhibited at Aedes decades before they achieved international fame, including Zaha Hadid, Rem Koolhaas, Herzog & de Meuron, Kazuyo Sejima, Frank Gehry and Wang Shu. Through its approxi- mately 300 displays, publications, and as many events to date, Aedes has provided a platform for the presentation and analysis of avant-garde con- Reception at Aedes am Pfefferberg, 2010 cepts, visions and built projects. The Aedes Network Campus Berlin (ANCB), a trans- disciplinary metropolitan laboratory, is the ultimate product of this recent development. Horizons of Public Housing, Madrid, 2007 Ai Weiwei, 2008

Zaha Hadid, 2000

Find the Gap, 2005

Yona Friedman, 2004

OMA, 2000

A brief History of Venues

In 1980 Aedes started at Savignyplatz in Berlin, moved under the railway viaduct in 1988 and ex- tended 1995 to Hackesche Höfe in the new eastern part of the city. Today all activities are concentrated at Pfefferberg. The images show exhibitions at these former venues in Berlin, where world renowned and emerging architects alternated in presenting their architectural and urban concepts. Frank O. Gehry, 1997

TUMU Young Architecture from China, 2001 Brett Steele Director AA London Prof. Dr. Anibal Cavaco Silva President of Portugal

MichaelSergej Ludwig Tchoban Regula Lüscher ExecutiveArchitect, City Councillor Berlin for Director, Senate Department Housing, Housing Construction for Urban Development, and Urban Renewal, Vienna Berlin

Àlvaro Siza Architect, Portugal

Marnix Krop Klaus Wowereit Ambassador of the Netherlands Mayor of Berlin in Germany Christian Blickentorfer Ambassador of Switzerland in Germany

Dieter Kosslick Director Berlinale, Berlin

Location and Program Sudhir Vyas Ambassador of India in Germany In 2006 Aedes moved to a new location, a former industrial site in the Berlin district Prenzlauer Berg that now houses creative industries. Aedes am Pfefferberg contains two show rooms, office premises, a café, and since 2009 the ANCB total- ling about 600sqm. The exhibition space opened

with an interdisciplinary exhibition of the art- Rafael Dezcallar de Mazarredo ist Olafur Eliasson. Thematic exhibitions such as Ambassador of Spain in Germany “AND – Creative Arts in China“ (2007), “What Makes India Urban?” (2009), “Measure of Man – Measure of Architecture” (2010) and “Water – Christian Prosl, Curse or Blessing” (2011) have expanded the cura- Ambassador of Austria torial focus. in Germany The ANCB, an academic programme and experi- mental urban laboratory, was inaugurated in 2009 Kazuyo Sejima with the conference entitled „Educating the Glo- Architect, SANAA bal Architect“. Since then, universities worldwide have partnered with ANCB and developed a com- mon programme.

Everton Vieira Vargas Ambassador of Brasil in Germany Chivy Li Deputy Chief of Mission, Liu Sola Madelon VriesendorpEmbassy of Singapore, Berlin Singer, Beijing Artist, London The Third Space, a spatial installation by students, Academy of Arts, Munich, 2009

Hyperfunction - On the Construction of Realities in Architecture, plan a, 2007

Accomplishments

Through various kinds of events, exhibitions, de- bates and performances, this dynamic platform attracts a diverse range of people from different Marte Marte Architects, 2010 fields and backgrounds. The large number of visi- tors as well as the global perception of the exhibitions through web communication, newsletters and related partner networks are remarkable. The national and international press also regularly cov- ers Aedes’ activities. Founder Kristin Feireiss was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Repub- lic of Germany for her dedication in the field of architecture culture. In particular for strengthening the dialogue with research and education, she re- ceived an honorary doctorate from the University of Braunschweig.

Swiss Shapes, 2006 Ursula Schulz-Dornburg, Photographer, 2009 Winy Maas Kazuyo Sejima Arata Isozaki Matthias Sauerbruch Olafur Eliasson Stefan Behnisch Thomas von Ballmoos Helle Juul Markus Dochantschi Harald Szeemann Stefan Rettich Wolfram Putz

Wolf D. Prix Massimiliano Fuksas Zaha Hadid Hans Hollein Peter Smithson Ai Wei Wei Jean Sundin Matthias Rick Ton Matton Almut Ernst Günter Behnisch Markus Bader

Norman Foster Christoph Ingenhoven Renzo Piano Hani Rashid Seung H-Sang Frank O. Gehry Fuensanta Nieto Yona Friedman Mpheti Morojele Jörg Schlaich Kees Christiaanse Rem Koolhaas

James Stirling Bimal Patel Wong Mun Summ Ursula Schulz-Dornburg Ma Qingyun Günther Vogt Jun Aoki Zvi Hecker Sergei Tchoban Kengo Kuma Kamel Louafi Helmut Dietrich

David Chipperfield Shin Takamatsu Peter Eisenman Peter Cook Louisa Hutton Gustav Peichl Much Untertrifaller Shigeru Ban Theresa Keilhacker Armand Grüntuch Peter Zumthor Philip Johnson

Roman Delugan Ken Yeang Madelon Vriesendorp Alvaro Siza Thom Mayne Enrique Sobejano Francisco Mangado Johanne Nalbach Jo Coenen Hubert Klumpner Ansgar Schulz Kjetil Thorson

The Protagonists

The Aedes ‘Family’ grew over 30 years to become a respectably sized network in which the famous as well as the emerging talents share their posi- tions on what space, city and architecture is, or Philip Johnson Peter Zumthor Yung Ho Chang Odile Decq Richard Hassell Leon van Schaik Alfredo Brillembourg Yung Ho Chang Jürgen Mayer H. Kim Herforth Nielsen Bernhard & Stefan Marte Wilfried Kuehn should be. Their diverse ideas, strategies and designs trace architecture and urban history in this incredible period between the centuries – from the analog to the digital, from physical performance to the web – and document a continuous reflection and what ‘being an urban inhabitant’ means. Stefan Rettich Ai Wei Wei Jean Sundin Iñaki Echeverría Andreas Haase Simona Malvezzi José Antonio Sosa Winfried Häfner Will Alsop Fernando Menis Maria Auböck Jong Soung Kimm Aedes Catalogues

With more than 300 titles the Aedes exhibitions have been accompanied by these compact square catalogues. For some it has been their first publi- cation, for others an occasion to include a state- ment in an internationally acknowledged architecture series. Water - Curse or Blessing!?, 2011

Delugan Meissl Associated Architects, 2006

blauraum architekten, 2011

The World of Madelon Vriesendorp, 2008 What Makes India Urban?, 2009

European Embankment, The new dance Theater precinct in St. Petersburg, 2009

Aedes Partners

For many years, embassies and cultural founda- tions of many countries, have cooperated in the Aedes programme. Since Aedes is not publicly funded, some of its economic base is provided through its cooperation with international compa- nies who continuously support the programme fi- nancially. These partners: Zumtobel, Busch Jaeger, Carpet Concept and Axor hansgrohe, are actively integrated into the Aedes network and associated with the unique cultural brand of Aedes and its high profile within the fields of architecture and Graber Pulver Architects, 2009 design.

Behnisch Architekten and Transsolar Climate Engineers, 2006 The Seventh Room, Urban Planning in Zurich, 2009

Gmür & Geschwentner Architekten, 2011

Baumschlager Eberle, 2008 Berlin Motion - Cinema of the Future, 2010 SANAA, Kazuyo Sejima + Ruye Nishizawa, 2010

Olafur Eliasson, 2006

Dietrich | Untertrifaller, 2008 A69 Architects, 2008 raumlabor, Berlin, 2008

Building Talk by Happold Trust in cooperation with TU Berlin and TFH Berlin wih Stefan Behnisch, 2008

Ton Matton, Netherlands,2007

Public reception, summer 2010

What Makes India Urban?, 2009 Bauwelt Badgespräche 2 | 2011

DIE ZEIT Nr. 42, 13. Oktober 2005

The Architectural Review 11 | 2009

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Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 23. Januar 2007 OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Front Page > Calcutta > Story IN TODAY'S PAPER Five urban projects conceptualised by Calcutta-based architects and urban designers have been selected to be showcased at an Front Page exposition in Berlin later this year. The exhibition — “What makes India urban? 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Kristin Feireiss

Hans-Jürgen Commerell

Áine Ryan

Ramona Bautz

Ulla Giesler

The Aedes Team

Under the guidance of Founder Kristin Feireiss and Director Hans-Jürgen Commerell, the team

has grown to reflect both its expanded subject Beate Engelhorn areas and new operating formats. Since 1997, Ulla Giesler, a Cultural Scientist and Curator spe- cialising in Asia, has been Deputy Director. Beate Engelhorn, Architect and Curator with a focus on contemporary European and North-American architecture, joined in 2006. Ramona Bautz, Execu- tive Secretary and Accounts Manager supported Dunya Bouchi Aedes Cooperation Partners: Aedes since 2004. Christine Meierhofer has been Graphic Designer since 2003. Aine Ryan, an Ar- chitect and Urban Designer from Ireland, became the Programme Manager for the Aedes Network Campus, supported by Dunya Bouchi, a Historian. Ramona Bautz The expertise of many freelance colleagues from a Powered by: variety of fields has informed the work of Aedes and ensured the smooth running of its operations.

Christine Meierhofer Aedes Architecture Forum Christinenstr. 18-19 10119 Berlin Germany Tel: 0049 (0)30 282 70 15 Fax: 0049 (0)30 283 914 66 [email protected] www.aedes-arc.de