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Swiss Window Journeys Architectural Field Notes

Chair of Architectural Behaviorology, ETH Zurich, Momoyo Kaijima, Simona Ferrari, Lena Stamm, Joel Zimmerli, eds.

Keywords

Architecture

Publication

Switzerland

Momoyo Kaijima's chair of Architectural Behaviorology at ETH Zurich, has conducted fieldwork research on Swiss windows based on themes such as "Farming and Production," "Dwelling and Trading," or "Caring and Healing." The book comprises drawings representing the complex network of windows and texts that examine the various historical, technological, and socioeconomic conditions that make up each space, providing an ecological perspective on the role of windows as a tool for resourceful living practices. In addition, interviews with nine Swiss architects shed light on the challenges of window design in the contemporary architectural process. This book was published with the financial support of the Window Research Institute.

Conversations include Christine Binswanger and Raúl Mera (Herzog & de Meuron), Mario Botta, Gion A. Caminada, François Charbonnet (Made in), Emanuel Christ and Christoph Gantenbein, Annette Gigon and Mike Guyer, Silke Langenberg, Peter Märkli, Elli Mosayebi and Ron Edelaar (EMI Architekt*innen)

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• Details
  • Published by gta Verlag
  • 21 × 28.4 cm, softcover
  • 224 pages
  • 531 illustrations
  • 39 EUR
  • 2023
  • ISBN 978-3-85676-458-6
  • Text in English
• Table of contents
  • 9　Windows as tools for living
  • 12　Maps
  • 18　Conversation with Gion A. Caminada
  • 23　Farming and producing
  • 48　Conversation with Silke Langenberg
  • 53　Manufacturing and processing
  • 70　Conversation with Peter Märkli
  • 75　Dwelling and trading
  • 92　Conversation with Elli Mosayebi and Ron Edelaar (EMI Architekt*innen)
  • 97　Cohabiting and exchanging
  • 112　Conversation with Annette Gigon and Mike Guyer
  • 117　Residing and vacationing
  • 136　Conversation with Mario Botta
  • 141　Archiving and preserving
  • 158　Conversation with Emanuel Christ and Christoph Gantenbein
  • 163　Networking and transporting
  • 182　Conversation with François Charbonnet (Made in)
  • 187　Caring and healing
  • 206　Conversation with Christine Binswanger and Raúl Mera (Herzog & de Meuron)
  • 211　Window wisdoms
  • 213　Appendix