Van Brandenburg unfurled: architecture in the expanded field of contemporary practice

Abstract

This article considers a current project undertaken by Architecture Van Brandenburg in Shenzhen, China. Locating, touching, mimicking, integrating, crafting, unfurling and exhibiting are subheadings used to discuss salient aspects of the project. Models made during the process through which the project developed were shown in the Museo Diocesano at the Architecture Biennale in Venice 2014.Van Brandenburg ontvou: argitektuur in the verbreedte veld van hedendaagse praktyk Hierdie artikel ondersoek ‘n huidige projek onderneem deur Argitektuur Van Brandenburg in Shenzhen, Sjina. Die belangrikste aspekte van die projek word bespreek in terme van lokalisering, handtastelikheid, mimiek, integrasie, vakmanskap, ontvouïng en uitstalling. Modelle gemaak tydens die ontwikkeling van die projek was te sien in the Museo Diocesano tydens die Argitektuur Biennale in Venesië 2014.