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Housing Manuals: Frameworks of Living

February 14 – March 11 2023

In architecture and design, the manual transcends its conventional role as a mere document of instructions. It embodies a multifaceted mode of communication, a bridge that connects the vast expanse of experience and innovation to the eager hands of practitioners, students, and enthusiasts alike. The exhibition “Housing Manuals: Frameworks of Living” augments lectures by Johanna Hurme & Sasa Radulovic from 5468796 Architecture and Kent Mundle from DDU, exploring the profound layers of meaning and utility embedded within housing manuals, emphasizing their significance not just as guides but as pivotal instruments of learning, design, and action. 

At the heart of every manual lies the wisdom of experience. Architects, designers, and planners who, through their trials and triumphs, have distilled essential knowledge into accessible formats. These manuals are curated with a deep understanding of their audience, illuminating the path for others. They are starting points, not destinations. They represent proto conditions that inspire further inquiry, experimentation, and development. This exhibition is not just a showcase of documents but a celebration of the dynamic dialogue between past experiences and future possibilities.

Housing Manuals: Bibliography

5468796 Architecture. platform.MIDDLE: Architecture for Housing the 99%. Arquine, 2023. 

Aravena, Alejandro., and Andres. Iacobelli. Elemental : manual de vivienda incremental y diseno participativo = Incremental housing and participatory design manual. Ostfildern: Hatje Cantz, 2012.

Arets, W. M. J., and José María de. Lapuerta. Collective Housing : A Manual. Barcelona: Actar, 2007. Print.A+T Series - Housing and Flexibility / NEXT / Form+Data / Mies Collective Housing Collection

Bergdoll, Barry., Peter. Christensen, and Ron. Broadhurst. Home Delivery : Fabricating the Modern Dwelling. New York: Museum of Modern Art, 2008.

Bolchover, Joshua. Becoming Urban: City of Nomads. ORO Editions, 2023. 

Boudet Dominique. 2017. New Housing in Zurich : Typologies for a Changing Society. Zurich Switzerland: Park Books

Druot Frédéric et al. Plus : La Vivienda Colectiva : Territorio De Excepción = Les Grands Ensembles De Logements : Territoire D'exception = Large-Scale Housing Developments : An Exceptional Case. Gustavo Gili 2007.

Fernández Per, Aurora., and Javier. Arpa. Density projects : 36 nuevos conceptos de vivienda colectiva : 36 new concepts on collective housing. Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain: a+t ediciones, 2007. Print.

Fernández Per, Aurora, and Javier Mozas. Form & Data : Collective Housing Projects : An Anatomical Review. Vitoria-Gasteiz: a+t architecture publishers, 2016. Print.

Fernández Per, Aurora., Javier. Mozas, and Javier. Arpa. HoCo : Density Housing Construction & Costs. Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain: a+t ediciones, 2009. Print.

Habraken, N. J. Variations : The Systematic Design of Supports. Cambridge, Mass: Laboratory of Architecture and Planning at MIT, 1976. Print.

Heckmann Oliver Friederike Schneider and Eric Zapel. 2018. Floor Plan Manual Housing Fifth revised and expanded ed. Basel: Birkhäuser.

Hoskyn, Jeremy, and Tanja Reimer, eds. Floor Plan Manual : 62 Architectural Competitions for Non-Profit Housing. Trans. Jutta Horton. Zürich: Edition Hochparterre, 2017. Print.

Leupen, Bernard. Frame and Generic Space. Rotterdam: 010 Publishers, 2006.

Leupen, Bernard., Harald Mooij, and Rudy Uytenhaak. Housing Design : A Manual. [2nd rev. English language ed.]. Rotterdam: NAi Publishers, 2011. Print.

Lewis, Paul, Marc Tsurumaki, and David J. Lewis. Manual of Biogenic House Sections. First edition. Novato, California: ORO Editions, 2022. Print.

Poolologie des Wohnens = Poolology of housing. Zürich: Park Books, 2019.

Schneider, Tatjana., and Jeremy. Till. Flexible Housing. 1st ed. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2007.

Teige, Karel, and Eric Dluhosch. The Minimum Dwelling = L’habitation Minimum = Die Kleinstwohnung : The Housing Crisis, Housing Reform ... Cambridge, Mass: MIT Press, 2002. Print.

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Housing Manuals: Frameworks of Living

February 14 – March 11 2023

In architecture and design, the manual transcends its conventional role as a mere document of instructions. It embodies a multifaceted mode of communication, a bridge that connects the vast expanse of experience and innovation to the eager hands of practitioners, students, and enthusiasts alike. The exhibition “Housing Manuals: Frameworks of Living” augments lectures by Johanna Hurme & Sasa Radulovic from 5468796 Architecture and Kent Mundle from DDU, exploring the profound layers of meaning and utility embedded within housing manuals, emphasizing their significance not just as guides but as pivotal instruments of learning, design, and action. 

At the heart of every manual lies the wisdom of experience. Architects, designers, and planners who, through their trials and triumphs, have distilled essential knowledge into accessible formats. These manuals are curated with a deep understanding of their audience, illuminating the path for others. They are starting points, not destinations. They represent proto conditions that inspire further inquiry, experimentation, and development. This exhibition is not just a showcase of documents but a celebration of the dynamic dialogue between past experiences and future possibilities.

Housing Manuals: Bibliography

5468796 Architecture. platform.MIDDLE: Architecture for Housing the 99%. Arquine, 2023. 

Aravena, Alejandro., and Andres. Iacobelli. Elemental : manual de vivienda incremental y diseno participativo = Incremental housing and participatory design manual. Ostfildern: Hatje Cantz, 2012.

Arets, W. M. J., and José María de. Lapuerta. Collective Housing : A Manual. Barcelona: Actar, 2007. Print.A+T Series - Housing and Flexibility / NEXT / Form+Data / Mies Collective Housing Collection

Bergdoll, Barry., Peter. Christensen, and Ron. Broadhurst. Home Delivery : Fabricating the Modern Dwelling. New York: Museum of Modern Art, 2008.

Bolchover, Joshua. Becoming Urban: City of Nomads. ORO Editions, 2023. 

Boudet Dominique. 2017. New Housing in Zurich : Typologies for a Changing Society. Zurich Switzerland: Park Books

Druot Frédéric et al. Plus : La Vivienda Colectiva : Territorio De Excepción = Les Grands Ensembles De Logements : Territoire D'exception = Large-Scale Housing Developments : An Exceptional Case. Gustavo Gili 2007.

Fernández Per, Aurora., and Javier. Arpa. Density projects : 36 nuevos conceptos de vivienda colectiva : 36 new concepts on collective housing. Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain: a+t ediciones, 2007. Print.

Fernández Per, Aurora, and Javier Mozas. Form & Data : Collective Housing Projects : An Anatomical Review. Vitoria-Gasteiz: a+t architecture publishers, 2016. Print.

Fernández Per, Aurora., Javier. Mozas, and Javier. Arpa. HoCo : Density Housing Construction & Costs. Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain: a+t ediciones, 2009. Print.

Habraken, N. J. Variations : The Systematic Design of Supports. Cambridge, Mass: Laboratory of Architecture and Planning at MIT, 1976. Print.

Heckmann Oliver Friederike Schneider and Eric Zapel. 2018. Floor Plan Manual Housing Fifth revised and expanded ed. Basel: Birkhäuser.

Hoskyn, Jeremy, and Tanja Reimer, eds. Floor Plan Manual : 62 Architectural Competitions for Non-Profit Housing. Trans. Jutta Horton. Zürich: Edition Hochparterre, 2017. Print.

Leupen, Bernard. Frame and Generic Space. Rotterdam: 010 Publishers, 2006.

Leupen, Bernard., Harald Mooij, and Rudy Uytenhaak. Housing Design : A Manual. [2nd rev. English language ed.]. Rotterdam: NAi Publishers, 2011. Print.

Lewis, Paul, Marc Tsurumaki, and David J. Lewis. Manual of Biogenic House Sections. First edition. Novato, California: ORO Editions, 2022. Print.

Poolologie des Wohnens = Poolology of housing. Zürich: Park Books, 2019.

Schneider, Tatjana., and Jeremy. Till. Flexible Housing. 1st ed. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2007.

Teige, Karel, and Eric Dluhosch. The Minimum Dwelling = L’habitation Minimum = Die Kleinstwohnung : The Housing Crisis, Housing Reform ... Cambridge, Mass: MIT Press, 2002. Print.

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