Susanne Stacher

In times of crisis: Quo vadis, architecture?

Driven by the desire to create better worlds in the face of crises, architects are trying to rethink society, cities and forms of living, to renew architecture and its materiality - and in doing so are shaping a new aesthetic.

For crises, as 'tipping moments', open up new perspectives: Using historical as well as contemporary projects, Susanne Stacher examines different strategies in architecture. Approaches from science and philosophy (including Pierre-Henri Castel, Hartmut Rosa) make it possible to question ideas of progress, growth, nature, society, which become visible in the architectural projects presented.

The book spans a broad historical arc and is a plea to reflect on the role of architecture and urban planning in times of ecological crisis.

• A historical and philosophical consideration of architecture in times of crisis

• From archaism to the pursuit of deceleration, creation through destruction to the re-enchantment of the world.

• Projects/concepts by Hans Hollein, Ebenezer Howard, Bjarke Ingels, Le Corbusier, Adolf Loos, Paul Otlet, Bernard Rudofsky and others.