Author: Ben van Berkel and Caroline Bos
Publisher: Frame Publishers
Graphic Design: Proxi Design (Rein Steger)
Publishing date: 2016
Language: English/Chinese

Soft cover
Print details: 250 x 220 mm2
Pages: 400 pages, with full colour
ISBN: 978-94-91727-98-6

Description:

Written by Ben van Berkel and Caroline Bos, Founder and Co-founder of UNS, respectively, Knowledge Matters explores a more agile and scalable approach to architecture, one that remains relevant in today’s knowledge-sharing society. The book critically examines the expanded demands placed on the profession, reframing these challenges as latent opportunities for performative architecture in the 21st century.

Through its 11 ‘Knowledge Tools’, the book delves into these opportunities, with projects appearing in multiple contexts to illustrate their evolving potential.

Grounded in the belief that architecture’s contextual nature makes it an ideal framework for organising vast and accessible knowledge, Knowledge Matters reimagines architecture as a conduit for the active production of knowledge, transforming passive reception into meaningful engagement.