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65: LIVING TOGETHER
64: WORLD TOUR
63: THE NOT-SO-EASY GUIDE TO CIRCULAR INTERIOR DESIGN
62: Tracked Changes
61: The Ultimate Guide to Guides
60: The World in Reviews
59: Futures Implied
58: Legacy
57: Bye Default
56: Playbor
55: Intangible Cultural Heritage
54: On Biennials
53: Civic Space
52: The End of Informality
51: Augmented Technology
50: Beyond Beyond
49: Hello World!
48: The Research Turn
47: The System*
46: Shelter
45: Learning
44: On Display
Volume #43: Self-Building City
Volume #42: Art & Science of Real Estate
Volume #41: How to Build a Nation
Volume #40: Architecture of Peace Reloaded
Volume #39: Urban Border
Volume #38: The Shape of Law
Volume #37: Is This Not a Pipe?
Volume #36: Ways to Be Critical
Volume #35: Everything under Control
Volume #34: City in a Box
Volume #33: Interiors
Volume #32: Centers Adrift
Volume #31: Guilty Landscapes
Volume #30: Privatize!
Volume #29: The Urban Conspiracy
Volume #28: Internet of Things
Volume #27: Aging
Volume #26: Architecture of Peace
Volume #25: Getting There Being There
Volume #24: Counterculture
Volume #23: Al Manakh Gulf Continued
Volume #22: The Guide
Volume #21: The Block
Volume #20: Storytelling
Volume #19: Architecture of Hope
Volume #18: After Zero
Volume #17: Content Management
Volume #16: Engineering Society
Volume #15: Destination Library
Volume #14: Unsolicited Architecture
Volume #13: Ambition
12: Al Manakh 1
11: Cities Unbuilt
Volume #10: Agitation!
Volume #9: Crisis! What Crisis? Suburbia after the Crash
Volume #8: Ubiquitous China
Volume #7: Power Logic
Volume #6: Power Building
Volume #5: The Architecture of Power, Part 1
Volume #4: Break Through
Volume #3: Broadcasting Architecture
Volume #2: Doing (Almost) Nothing
1: Beyond
Archis 2004 #6: Without Concept
Archis 2004 #5: Undutch
Archis 2004 #4: Without Mercy
Archis 4: Vitality
Archis 2004 #2: Mapping
Archis 2004 #1: Shrink
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Beta 2022 - Timișoara Architecture Biennial
Labor Pains
The Learning Network
The Writings on the Wall
Volume 10 years
Volume's Archive
Architecture
Art

Correct mistakes: an interview with Tinatin Gurgenidze

Francesco Degl'innocenti

In 2019, VOLUME first interviewed Tinatin Gurgenidze, the co-founder of Tbilisi Architecture Biennial. Five years, one pandemic and three editions later, the event keeps leading the debate around urgent topics in the caucasian republic of Georgia. We reached out to her again, a few days before the opening of their new edition “Correct Mistakes”, on the 28th of September.

Grotesque architecture for bees
Aladin Borioli
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Beehive design is not solely responsible for shaping the relationship between humans and bees. A perfect example of how hive technology has been transformed by cultural beliefs is the 'Bannkörbe': a basket hive prevalent in parts of Germany between the 16th and 19th centuries, incorporating a wooden mask depicting grotesque and eerie figures as means to ward off the evil eye. Read Aladin Borioli's full article from VOLUME 65 to find out more.
VOLUME 65 explores what it means to live together
The Volume Team
Volume 65: LIVING TOGETHER

This August, Archis and Nieuwe Instituut proudly present VOLUME 65: Living Together. The issue explores ways in which we cohabitate, capturing a wide array of modes and models of living across the globe. VOLUME 65: Living Together presents a mosaic of stories stemming from more than 25 countries – addressing both housing crises in different regions in the world, while also offering new perspectives, cases and creative engagements with housing, domestic issues, and potential futures for communal living.

CALL FOR PROPOSALS – The Future in Ruins: Overwriting the 3rd Precinct
The Volume Team

Our friends at Confluence Studio are seeking ideas for redeveloping the historic Third Precinct Building in Minneapolis, abandoned since the George Floyd protests in 2020. They invite designers, artists, and community builders to contribute proposals by August 25th, aiming to transform the site into a symbol of positive change and justice. More information is available on their website.
Architecture Everywhere collaboration launched by Dutch architecture community
The Volume Team

A new partnership initiated by the Nieuwe Instituut aims to strengthen the position of Dutch architecture.
A life-time cycle: Catching up with Ole Bouman, after 9,300km of cycling 
Stephan Petermann

Earlier this year, we said goodbye to Ole Bouman along the lengthy corridor of the Markthal building in Amsterdam. Off on his impressively sturdy-looking bike, Ole commenced his 10,000km journey to the East the next day. Now, 139 days later, we reconnect with Ole for a conversation. As the Zoom on his phone flickers to life we find him in a Chinese hotel room, looking sharper than ever.
Photo report of The Not-So-Easy Systems Change Meet-Up
The Volume Team

On Wednesday 13 March 2024, The Not-So-Easy Systems Change Meet-Up brought together over 80 experts and novices to untangle the practical steps needed towards circular design. We thank all guests, participants and supporters for joining us. And of course: a big shoutout to our guest editor Marieke van den Heuvel for bringing everyone together.
The Cybertruck is a symbol of our time but can’t we imagine something better?
Barend Koolhaas
Volume 64: WORLD TOUR

Diving into the unveil of Elon Musks’s Cybertruck, the futuristic spectacle in Bladerunner aesthetics. Opening up the conversation, reflecting on angular car design, historical influences, and discussing the impracticalities of Musk's take on the pick up truck. Questioning what a heavy, mass produced, electric truck is saying about envisioned futures in transportation, while calling for an increasingly sustainable, minimalist, and adaptable outlook.

THE MICROCOSM OF THE ADRIATIC SEA  
Manuel Orazi
Marco Vanucci
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Italian politics take an Adriatic turn as Giorgia Meloni is highlighting the coast’s importance as part of her election campaign. In 'Adriatic: A Concert of Civilizations at the End of the Modern Age', Robert D. Kaplan unveils the region’s rich histories, ranging from the clash of religions to its present-day geopolitical dance with China. Reviewing historical, cultural, and economic dynamics, this piece travels across the coast, through politics and the promise of an Adriatic resurgence.
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Volume 65: LIVING TOGETHER
Volume 64: WORLD TOUR
Volume 63: THE NOT-SO-EASY GUIDE TO CIRCULAR INTERIOR DESIGN
Volume 62: Tracked Changes
Volume 61: The Ultimate Guide to Guides
Volume 60: The World in Reviews
Volume 59: Futures Implied
Volume 58: Legacy
Volume 57: Bye Default
Volume 56: Playbor
Volume 55: Intangible Cultural Heritage
Volume 54: On Biennials
Volume 53: Civic Space
Volume 52: The End of Informality
Volume 51: Augmented Technology
Volume 50: Beyond Beyond
Volume 49: Hello World!
Volume 48: The Research Turn
Volume 47: The System*
Volume 46: Shelter
Volume 45: Learning
Volume 44: On Display
Volume #43: Self-Building City
Volume #42: Art & Science of Real Estate
Volume #41: How to Build a Nation
Volume #40: Architecture of Peace Reloaded
Volume #39: Urban Border
Volume #38: The Shape of Law
Volume #37: Is This Not a Pipe?
Volume #36: Ways to Be Critical
Volume #35: Everything under Control
Volume #34: City in a Box
Volume #33: Interiors
Volume #32: Centers Adrift
Volume #31: Guilty Landscapes
Volume #30: Privatize!
Volume #29: The Urban Conspiracy
Volume #28: Internet of Things
Volume #27: Aging
Volume #26: Architecture of Peace
Volume #25: Getting There Being There
Volume #24: Counterculture
Volume #23: Al Manakh Gulf Continued
Volume #22: The Guide
Volume #21: The Block
Volume #20: Storytelling
Volume #19: Architecture of Hope
Volume #18: After Zero
Volume #17: Content Management
Volume #16: Engineering Society
Volume #15: Destination Library
Volume #14: Unsolicited Architecture
Volume #13: Ambition
Volume 12: Al Manakh 1
Volume 11: Cities Unbuilt
Volume #10: Agitation!
Volume #9: Crisis! What Crisis? Suburbia after the Crash
Volume #8: Ubiquitous China
Volume #7: Power Logic
Volume #6: Power Building
Volume #5: The Architecture of Power, Part 1
Volume #4: Break Through
Volume #3: Broadcasting Architecture
Volume #2: Doing (Almost) Nothing
Volume 1: Beyond
Archis 2004 #6: Without Concept
Archis 2004 #5: Undutch
Archis 2004 #4: Without Mercy
Archis 2004 Archis 4: Vitality
Archis 2004 #2: Mapping
Archis 2004 #1: Shrink
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A Magical Mansion in Chongqing

唐黄哲缃 Tang Huangzhexiang

Chongqing's Redding International Tower A, a 48-story structure right in the heart of the city’s CBD. The tower is famous for its vibrant variety of offerings, seemingly unlimited possibility to explore, and hint of mystery. From cat cafes, to bridal photo studios, experimental dining, and themed cinemas, Redding International Tower A is an ever-changing vertical city and quiet an unique anomaly in Chinas real estate landscape.

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CASE NATIONALE– NEDERLANDEN 
Marieke van den Heuvel
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Nationale Nederlanden - Exploring circular renovation of office spaces in two locations: Haagse Poort and Delftse Poort. From examining initial ambitions of 100% circularity and zero waste, to measurability issues, incentives, new ways of collaborating, and the shifting position of the architect - this case study reflects and informs on circular renovation ambitions of Nationale Nederlanden’s office spaces.

CASE ALFA COLLEGE
Marieke van den Heuvel
Volume 63: THE NOT-SO-EASY GUIDE TO CIRCULAR INTERIOR DESIGN

Alfa-College, Voltastraat - a college located in Hoogeveen, devoted to the circular renovation of their campus buildings. Exploring the renovation, scaling down in size and upgrading the school’s quality in a circular way, covers issues of resource efficiency, reclaiming materials, and the challenges and potentials of turning circularity into a compelling narrative.
VERY BASICS 6: THE CIRCULAR DESIGN PROCESS 
Editors

A very beginner friendly overview and explanation of the process underlying circular design practices.

TIMELINE: KEY MOVEMENTS IN ENVIRONMENTALLY-FOCUSED ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN 
MIT Department of Architecture (2016), adjustments by VOLUME and Zachery Lamb (2023)
Volume 63: THE NOT-SO-EASY GUIDE TO CIRCULAR INTERIOR DESIGN

A timeline providing a comprehensive overview of key movements in environmentally-focused architecture and design.
CASE MUSEUM KAAP SKIL 
Marieke van den Heuvel
Volume 63: THE NOT-SO-EASY GUIDE TO CIRCULAR INTERIOR DESIGN

Museum Kaap Skil, Texel - a place devoted to discoveries made by fishers, divers, and beachcombers, showcasing a variety of treasures from the sea. As a place with reuse values at its core, the case study sheds light on circularity in exhibition design, but also on the practice and stories of beachcombers, technical difficulties, and the sharing and learning from failures. 
Why look at interior design?
Marieke van den Heuvel
Volume 63: THE NOT-SO-EASY GUIDE TO CIRCULAR INTERIOR DESIGN

VOLUME x NIEUWE INSTITUUT
Editors

We’re thrilled to announce that Volume magazine is now a collaboration between Archis Foundation and the Nieuwe Instituut! The collaboration with Nieuwe Instituut, the Netherlands Institute for Architecture, Design and Digital Culture, reflects a broader conviction that the complex issues facing society today can only be addressed through joint efforts. Substantial impact on society can be achieved by international cross-fertilisation between fields and sectors, linking expertise and tackling complex issues together.
On Homeland, paranoia and Security
IGmAde with Stephan Trüby
Noam Chomsky
Volume 62: Tracked Changes

Igmade: Mr. Chomsky, what’s your favorite color? Noam Chomsky (laughs): If I have to pick one it would be blue because blue makes me feel good. Blue is also one of the colors of the color-coded terror-alert system of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). . Could be... It is the color of second lowest threat level.. Really? Okay... You don’t seem to be too interested in this terror alert system... Well, I know that it exists. You hear about orange alerts and so on but I don’t really pay much attention. So you don’t know with which colour you have to live in at the moment? No.
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