Now open: Our call for fellows for the first saai | iaas Wüstenrot Foundation residencies on the annual theme "Robust Fragilities"! Starting in 2025, the Wüstenrot Foundation will fund three fellows who will have the opportunity to research and work in residency at saai for 4-6 weeks in early summer. The residencies are aimed at researchers at all career levels. Detailed information on the application process and the entire call can be found at the following link.
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Fascinated by Otto's delicate supporting structures, Conrad Roland developed concepts for large-scale suspended cities in order to ‘free society from the straitjacket of architecture’.
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With the newly established iaas [international architectural archival studies] center, research is being located in the archive itself. Through research on the genesis of metadata or on organizational structures in the collections, the iaas makes use of its unique position in the saai archive.
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On 27 November 2024 we invite you to this year's saai Lecture with Marina Otero Verzier (Columbia University GSAPP). In addition to her lecture ‘Zone of Potential Insufficiency’, our new research centre iaas [international architectural archive studies] and our podcast ‘Archive Gossip’ will be launched at the event.
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The Archive Gossip Team meets with staff, researchers and archive experts to delve deep into the boxes and cabinets, rolls and drawers, sketches, photos, index cards and notes at the saai. Together, we will explore familiar and forgotten stories and objects, and question the archive as a place of knowledge and an institution.
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Everyone knows them - the red climbing structures that are omnipresent in playgrounds and fascinate children and adults alike!
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The project examines the estate of the visionary architect Conrad Roland and offers insights into the work of archives and the scientific research process
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Dr. Doris Hallama is taking over the management of the Archive for Architecture and Civil Engineering (saai)! With her expertise and passion for historical buildings and engineering, she will lead the archive into a new era.
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Who preserves the important works of our architectural history? Get to know the dedicated team behind the archive holdings, who maintain and protect the cultural heritage of architecture and engineering in southwest Germany.
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Anna-Maria Meister will speak on 10.7.24 in her inaugural lecture as Professor of Architectural Theory and Co-Director of SAAI on "Coded Objects."
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We are looking for a new employee in the archive (collection management, digitization management, depot organization)
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We are looking for a new research assistant from 1.10.24!
We are looking for a new employee (postdoc) to develop an applied research project
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