Archis is an experimental think tank and publisher.

We explore the diversity and development of architecture, through the publication of Volume magazine and books, the organization of events and international research projects.

VOLUME

Reports from the front
Interview with Hans van Dijk

Arjen Oosterman
Volume 58: Legacy

In revisiting Volume’s (pre)history In Volume 58: The Legacy, we conducted an interview with Hans van Dijk, editor-in-chief of Volume’s predecessor Archis during the 1980s. An exchange on the role of architecture criticism in general and the magazine in particular at the time. The sad news that Hans van Dijk passed away August 26, 2021 transforms this exchange between colleagues in search of motives and motivations into a testimony of what architecture criticism once stood for and what it may potentially be capable of today.
Relational Thinking in Media Architecture: Interview with Marcus Foth
Marcus Foth
& Francesco Degl'Innocenti
& Arjen Oosterman
Volume 59: Futures Implied
When the walls get voices
Marília Pasculli
Volume 59: Futures Implied
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Volume 59: Futures Implied

Events

15.06.2021

Launch Volume 58 ‘Legacy’

Online

26.05.2021

MAB20 Livecast #6 — Launch of Volume 59 ‘Futures Implied’

25.03.2021

‘The Masterplan’ by Reinier de Graaf: Dezeen talk

Online – Architecture Matters

Projects

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Architecture of Peace

Architecture of Peace is an international long-term research and action project in which a large number of stakeholders are involved. The project will consist of local case studies, interventions, university research studios, debates, publications and exhibitions.

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Architecture after the Internet

In this research we explore and frame the implications of architecting space and society through digital technologies. From decentralised technologies to civic platforms, Architecture After the Internet explores these shifts through a series of publications, events and projects.

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Archis RSVP

Archis RSVP Events are tactical interventions done all over the world. RSVP events address public space by means of pro-active critical experimentation and improvisation.

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Cities and People

The project investigates the future impact of the new technologies upon the European urbanities. Developing concepts like smart city or smart community, the research seeks to reveal the future social and cultural mutations that tend to better valorize individuals and communities together with their human, creative and entrepreneurial potential.

Books

Archis is the editor of many books.