A Kassen: Works in Architecture

The book Works in Architecture by artist group A Kassen explores the blending of art and architecture in what they term the expanded domain of architecture. It highlights the creative exchanges between these two fields, offering a deeper dialogue that challenges traditional ideas of architecture as merely functional and aesthetic. Through a series of projects, A Kassen introduces elements that disturb and distort reality, encouraging us to see and experience space in new ways.

Their approach redefines how we perceive architecture, pulling us out of everyday expectations and into a more playful, imaginative realm. Rather than just critiquing contemporary architectural systems or economic structures, their work focuses on exploring and expanding our lived experiences of space. A Kassen’s projects destabilize our assumptions about the built environment, adding sensory and conceptual qualities that go beyond what either architecture or art could achieve alone.

By merging art with architecture, A Kassen opens up new possibilities for how spaces can be designed, used, and interpreted. Their work encourages architects and artists alike to reimagine the role of art in shaping the built world, offering fresh inspiration for incorporating creativity into building culture. This continuous exploration of the intersection between art and architecture helps to redefine the boundaries of both disciplines, pushing the potential of architecture into new, imaginative territory.

With an introduction and interview by Kristoffer Lindhardt Weiss

Graphic Design by Alexis Mark and Orin Bristow

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Language: English

Publication date: October 2024

ISBN: 9788774072652

Pages: 289

Format: 22.5 x 31 cm

Kindly supported by: Ny Carlsbergfondet, Beckett-fonden, and Dreyers Fond 

Published by Danish Architectural Press