The gifting of architecture during the Cold War was a spectacular means for socialist countries to manifest a new vision of international relations for the decolonizing world. Soviet, Eastern European, Chinese, and Cuban institutions donated factories, schools, hospitals, and housing to newly independent states in Africa and Asia, transforming cities and landscapes in Ethiopia, Ghana, […]

We are happy to announce that Wir bauen Bildung! has been named one of the ten best architecture books of the year at the DAM Architectural Book Awards. Congratulations to everyone involved!

Every child knows Legos. But before the Danish company captured the international market, there were hundreds of firms that produced construction kits—about 900 in German-speaking countries alone. Graphic designer Claus Krieger’s private collection of about 150 construction kits was the inspiration for a hands-on exhibition for children ages 4 and above. Its premise is that […]

For a quarter of a century, the architectural collective raumlaborberlin has been pioneering new spaces for action, charting unique paths in cooperative urban development, and creating places to foster encounters. Together with experts across various fields, they explore forms of urban practice, participation, and the joint production of space. Polylemma tells the story of this work: […]