This issue of OASE proactively confronts a disturbing trend: the encroaching standardization of interiors as civilization moves inwards. Rather than simply identifying the issue, the editors single out projects for interiors that derive their significance from a specific approach and show a recognizable element of authorship.
In the modern city, everyday life is increasingly moving towards the inside of buildings. The interiors of department stores, market halls, administration buildings, museums or theaters are part of the experience of the urban dweller. Every inner world of the city has its own character atmosphere and representative architectural language that supports its specific societal significance. In contemporary practice, these differences have largely disappeared; the logic of standardization blurs differences in meaning, but also in atmosphere. The more the exterior of buildings is invested with spectacular gestures, the more banal their interiors seem to become.
ISBN
9789462084698Title
OASE 101: Microcosm: Searching for the City in Its InteriorsAuthor
Christoph Grafe, Eva Storgaard, Sereh Mandias, Asli Cicek, Eireen Schreurs, Frédie Floré, Marius GrootveldPublisher
Nai010 PublishersPublication year
2019Binding
PaperbackLanguage
English
