Open for Maintenance is published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name, which is curated by ARCH+ and the SUMMACUMFEMMER BÜRO JULIANE GREB collective and will feature in the German Pavilion at the 18th Venice Architecture Biennale. The project proceeds from the idea that sustainable practice can only be brought about by a major social shift. Architecture that seeks to overcome wastage, consumption, and the profligate use of resources must also prioritize the repair and upkeep of existing buildings, while acknowledging the work involved in this and according it greater value. It should be based on the principle of maintenance and give pride of place to the mundane task of caring for what is.
ARCH+ is Germany’s leading magazine for discourse in the fields of architecture and urbanism.
208 pp. ca. 200 colour illustrations, softcover
Leipzig May, 2023
ISBN: 9783959057035
Width: 23 cm, Length: 29 cm
Language(s): English
Editor: Franziska Gödicke, Christian Hiller, Melissa Makele, Anh-Linh Ngo, Anne Femmer, Juliane Greb, Petter Krag, Florian Summa
Designer: Stan Hema
Text: Marco Baravalle, Rebiennale / R3B, Assemblea Sociale per la Casa, Haus der Materialisierung, Kotti & Co, CRCLR House, Bellevue di Monaco
