EVENT: Exhibition: The Architecture Machine, the Role of Computers in Architecture. Munich, October 2020 – 10 January 2021
Architekturmuseum der TU München in der Pinakothek der Moderne
Computers have become an integral part of our everyday lives. Whether in the office, at the cash register in the supermarket, or in the living room—bits and bytes are now part of almost all technical devices. Today, computers are also the norm in architectural practices, aiding the design as well as the visualization of new projects. They have become “architecture machines.”
For the first time in the German-speaking world, the exhibition takes a comprehensive look at digital development in architecture. From its beginnings in the 1950s and 1960s to the present day, the architecture museum tells this exciting story in four chapters and presents the computer as a drawing machine, a design tool, a storytelling medium, and an interactive communication platform. The fundamental question behind it is simple: has the computer changed architecture, and if so, how?
More information about the exhibition can be downloaded here.
The opening speeches of the exhibition and practical information for the visit are available at this link.
The show and the catalogue are the outcomes of a two-year research project at the Architecture Museum of the TU Munich.
Curator: Teresa Fankhänel
Exhibition design: Florian Bengert / BNGRT
Graphic design: PARAT.cc, München