A rather intriguing architecture magazine has caught our eye of late.
Founded by Björn Hekmati and Adeline Seidel at the architecture department of the Darmstadt Technical University, 'Generalist' is a bi-annual publication that explores current issues and theoretical ideas in architecture and urban design.
If you are thinking: 'big yawn' at this point though, you would be mistaken. As its name suggests, Generalist has a multidisciplinary approach, which aims to take the debate to a broader audience. It reaches, say the founders, 'beyond the confined fields that architectural magazines usually cover'.
In the current 'Use and Habit' issue, for example, they concentrate on what happens when architecture is used and the stories that unfold between private and social space. Contributions by a range of (mainly German) contemporary thinkers, such as the theorist and musician Christopher Dell or the sculptural design professor Tina Haase, alongside wonderfully raw photo essays in a themed, discussion format make this food for thought of a most digestible kind.
The Wallpaper* Smart Car:
The Wallpaper* asterisk is embroidered into the leather
The Wallpaper* Smart Car:...and into the alloy wheel
ThinBike - by Schindelhauer and Graham Hill
Treehugger founder Graham Hill has collaborated with German bicycle brand Shindelhauer to produce ThinBike, a bicycle that folds almost completely flat
ThinBike - by Schindelhauer and Graham Hill
'I figured that if you could have a system whereby you could fold the bars and pedals then you'd have a much more storable, luggable bike and therefore could more easily incorporate it into a small apartment lifestyle,' says Hill
ThinBike - by Schindelhauer and Graham Hill
A simple switch turns the handlebars 180 degrees to lie flat against the wall
The Generalist magazine:
Founded by Björn Hekmati and Adeline Seidel at the architecture department of the Darmstadt Technical University, 'Generalist' is a bi-annual publication that explores current issues and theoretical ideas in architecture and urban design.
The Generalist magazine:
Contributions by a range of (mainly German) contemporary thinkers, such as the theorist and musician Christopher Dell or the sculptural design professor Tina Haase, alongside wonderfully raw photo essays in a themed, discussion format make this food for thought of a most digestible kind.
The Generalist magazine
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