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Beschreibung

At the book s core lies a quiet but radical idea: matter does not merely serve human thought; it participates in how we think, build, and understand our environments. Fibers, surfaces, and tools from tree bark, fungi, and wool to digital data and clouds become active partners in perception and design processes, co-producing knowledge across laboratories, workshops, studios, and archives, and opening new pathways for human material interaction. Emerging from the Berlin-based Matters of Activity Cluster of Excellence, this volume assembles case studies, essays, and material experiments conducted across the natural sciences, humanities, and design. The underlying collaborative research rethinks materiality as relational, historically situated, and actively shaping the world we inhabit.

  • Final publication of the Cluster of Excellence Matters of Activity (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin)
  • Featuring international, interdisciplinary contributions from design, humanities, and natural sciences
  • Showcasing numerous projects bridging material research and practice

At the book s core lies a quiet but radical idea: matter does not merely serve human thought; it participates in how we think, build, and understand our environments. Fibers, surfaces, and tools from tree bark, fungi, and wool to digital data and clouds become active partners in perception and design processes, co-producing knowledge across laboratories, workshops, studios, and archives, and opening new pathways for human material interaction. Emerging from the Berlin-based Matters of Activity Cluster of Excellence, this volume assembles case studies, essays, and material experiments conducted across the natural sciences, humanities, and design. The underlying collaborative research rethinks materiality as relational, historically situated, and actively shaping the world we inhabit.

  • Final publication of the Cluster of Excellence Matters of Activity (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin)
  • Featuring international, interdisciplinary contributions from design, humanities, and natural sciences
  • Showcasing numerous projects bridging material research and practice
Zusammenfassung
Prof. Dr. Claudia Mareis, Professor of Design and History of Knowledge, Department of Cultural History and Theory, HU Berlin

Dr. Carolin Ott, art historian; Science Communications Officer at Matters of Activity, HU Berlin

Babette Werner, art and visual historian, curator; research associate at Matters of Activity, HU Berlin

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2026
Genre: Kunst
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Thema: Architektur
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: 336 S.
358 farbige Illustr.
358 col. ill.
ISBN-13: 9783035629767
ISBN-10: 3035629765
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Paperback
Autor: Babette Werner
Claudia Mareis
Carolin Ott
Redaktion: Werner, Babette
Mareis, Claudia
Ott, Carolin
Herausgeber: Babette Werner/Claudia Mareis/Carolin Ott
Hersteller: Birkhäuser
Birkhäuser Berlin
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: De Gruyter GmbH, Genthiner Str. 13, D-10785 Berlin, productsafety@degruyterbrill.com
Abbildungen: 358 col. ill.
Maße: 275 x 220 x 25 mm
Von/Mit: Babette Werner (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 05.10.2026
Gewicht: 1,297 kg
Artikel-ID: 136902935

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