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Papers by Beata Labuhn
Nordic Design Cultures in Transformation, 1960–1980, Aug 25, 2022
You must change your attitude, if your grandchildren are to survive. This is just a small selecti... more You must change your attitude, if your grandchildren are to survive. This is just a small selection of the messages featuring on the posters, in the catalogue and on various pamphlets of the 1968 exhibition So What (Än sen då) made by students of architecture from Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg. These messages, as well as the images on the posters such as emaciated children, dying birds, mountains of waste, smoking chimneys, dead bodies and people begging for help, were meant to disquiet the public and create a sense of urgency for the environmental problems such as global injustice, population growth and pollution of the planet. Next to the photocollages, there was another category of visuals in the form of infographics. These were simple diagrams in the colours black, white, grey and red, representing scientific and statistical facts such as humanity's narrow life margin on earth, the distribution of water area versus arable and non-arable land on earth, or the presence of industrial pollution in the air, water, plants, fish and humans. The intended disquieting effect of the posters was further enhanced by a sound installation and in addition a claustrophobic room with mirrors all around. The sound installation-a sound recording of water dripping into a tin basket three times per second-was connected to a numeric counter which displayed and updated the population growth of the moment: The clock is ticking, the numbers rush past in front of the astonished spectator. […] In six hours close to 60,000 new mouths to feed in a starving world. […] After all these stunning facts-still haunted by the threatening ticking of the counter-one enters the experience room. A darkness filled with mirrors. Here is the person who is the spectator himself. (C.A. 1968, 14) The confrontational woman-in-the-mirror dark room made by Pietro Raffone was unfortunately only to be seen during the beginning of the exhibition as the installation 3 Students of Architecture as Environmental Activists Two Sister Exhibitions about the Environmental Crisis in Sweden and Norway, 1968-1969
Global Built Environment Review, 2019
Amsterdam ́s alternative urban spaces like the NDSM shipyard, De Ceuvel, De Nieuwe Anita, OT301, ... more Amsterdam ́s alternative urban spaces like the NDSM shipyard, De Ceuvel, De Nieuwe Anita, OT301, OCCII, Pakhuis Wilhelmina, Joe ´s Garage, Vrankrijk, and Paradiso are considered Amsterdam ́s rough, arty, free, naughty, best party spots. They are the places you go to after you have seen the canal district, the red-light district, the coffeeshops, the Rijksmuseum, and Van Gogh ́s paintings. These alternative places pose as Amsterdam ́s Berlin, even as Amsterdam ́s Christiania. There you breathe "the air of freedom.” These spaces echo the flair of the 1960s countercultural movements, that occupied derelict buildings and turned them into underground hotspots. This retrospect takes us back to Amsterdam ́s Provo movement, and the transformation of its legacy: the hyper-organized and politicized squatter communities in the city center in the 1970s, their violent clearings in the 1980s, the occupation of the southern city docks in the 1990s, the squatters ́ jump over the waterway ́t Ij to Amsterdam North, and the subsequent creation of the contemporary cultural incubators like NDSM
This article considers the conceptualisation of architectural atmosphere through text and image i... more This article considers the conceptualisation of architectural atmosphere through text and image in the context of architectural magazines (1991–2013). First, the article summarizes four conceptualisations of atmosphere as found in the texts, namely ‘atmosphere’ defined as: 1. Quantum of Architectural Effects, 2. Mysterium, 3. Pars-Pro-Toto of a Context, 4. (Philosophical) Phenomenon. The second part summarizes how atmosphere is conceptualised via illustrations, taking the form of: 1. Immersive and Theatrical Spaces, 2. Almost Monochromatic Mist, 3. Haptic Details. The article aims at stimulating future historiographic explorations along these lines.
Defence Sites II, Sep 17, 2014
Nowadays, the revitalisation of former fortification zones surrounding Dutch historic cores enjoy... more Nowadays, the revitalisation of former fortification zones surrounding Dutch historic cores enjoys a broad societal interest. They define the historic city cores, the urban identity, enhance the quality of life, and play a role in the ecology, water management and recreation of the city. The revitalisation strategies vary from reconstruction and preservation of the entire fortification system, to revitalisation approaches as well as more narrative approaches. This article provides an general overview of the history of fortifications in the Netherlands, in which there are three major phases: 1) the construction of the fortifications from castles to defence lines and frontier cities; 2) the dismantling of the walls and urbanisation, which started in 1805 and ended in 1951; 3) the current spatial character of the fortifications and their transformation, which reflect different heritage approaches in the Netherlands: heritage as a sector, a factor and a vector. Finally, this article aims to define mechanisms of transformation and revitalisation to use the acquired insights for future city planners and landscape architects to define historic inner cities and strengthening urban identity.
Future Anterior: Journal of Historic Preservation, History, Theory, and Criticism
Nordic Design Cultures in Transformation, 1960–1980, Aug 25, 2022
You must change your attitude, if your grandchildren are to survive. This is just a small selecti... more You must change your attitude, if your grandchildren are to survive. This is just a small selection of the messages featuring on the posters, in the catalogue and on various pamphlets of the 1968 exhibition So What (Än sen då) made by students of architecture from Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg. These messages, as well as the images on the posters such as emaciated children, dying birds, mountains of waste, smoking chimneys, dead bodies and people begging for help, were meant to disquiet the public and create a sense of urgency for the environmental problems such as global injustice, population growth and pollution of the planet. Next to the photocollages, there was another category of visuals in the form of infographics. These were simple diagrams in the colours black, white, grey and red, representing scientific and statistical facts such as humanity's narrow life margin on earth, the distribution of water area versus arable and non-arable land on earth, or the presence of industrial pollution in the air, water, plants, fish and humans. The intended disquieting effect of the posters was further enhanced by a sound installation and in addition a claustrophobic room with mirrors all around. The sound installation-a sound recording of water dripping into a tin basket three times per second-was connected to a numeric counter which displayed and updated the population growth of the moment: The clock is ticking, the numbers rush past in front of the astonished spectator. […] In six hours close to 60,000 new mouths to feed in a starving world. […] After all these stunning facts-still haunted by the threatening ticking of the counter-one enters the experience room. A darkness filled with mirrors. Here is the person who is the spectator himself. (C.A. 1968, 14) The confrontational woman-in-the-mirror dark room made by Pietro Raffone was unfortunately only to be seen during the beginning of the exhibition as the installation 3 Students of Architecture as Environmental Activists Two Sister Exhibitions about the Environmental Crisis in Sweden and Norway, 1968-1969
Global Built Environment Review, 2019
Amsterdam ́s alternative urban spaces like the NDSM shipyard, De Ceuvel, De Nieuwe Anita, OT301, ... more Amsterdam ́s alternative urban spaces like the NDSM shipyard, De Ceuvel, De Nieuwe Anita, OT301, OCCII, Pakhuis Wilhelmina, Joe ´s Garage, Vrankrijk, and Paradiso are considered Amsterdam ́s rough, arty, free, naughty, best party spots. They are the places you go to after you have seen the canal district, the red-light district, the coffeeshops, the Rijksmuseum, and Van Gogh ́s paintings. These alternative places pose as Amsterdam ́s Berlin, even as Amsterdam ́s Christiania. There you breathe "the air of freedom.” These spaces echo the flair of the 1960s countercultural movements, that occupied derelict buildings and turned them into underground hotspots. This retrospect takes us back to Amsterdam ́s Provo movement, and the transformation of its legacy: the hyper-organized and politicized squatter communities in the city center in the 1970s, their violent clearings in the 1980s, the occupation of the southern city docks in the 1990s, the squatters ́ jump over the waterway ́t Ij to Amsterdam North, and the subsequent creation of the contemporary cultural incubators like NDSM
This article considers the conceptualisation of architectural atmosphere through text and image i... more This article considers the conceptualisation of architectural atmosphere through text and image in the context of architectural magazines (1991–2013). First, the article summarizes four conceptualisations of atmosphere as found in the texts, namely ‘atmosphere’ defined as: 1. Quantum of Architectural Effects, 2. Mysterium, 3. Pars-Pro-Toto of a Context, 4. (Philosophical) Phenomenon. The second part summarizes how atmosphere is conceptualised via illustrations, taking the form of: 1. Immersive and Theatrical Spaces, 2. Almost Monochromatic Mist, 3. Haptic Details. The article aims at stimulating future historiographic explorations along these lines.
Defence Sites II, Sep 17, 2014
Nowadays, the revitalisation of former fortification zones surrounding Dutch historic cores enjoy... more Nowadays, the revitalisation of former fortification zones surrounding Dutch historic cores enjoys a broad societal interest. They define the historic city cores, the urban identity, enhance the quality of life, and play a role in the ecology, water management and recreation of the city. The revitalisation strategies vary from reconstruction and preservation of the entire fortification system, to revitalisation approaches as well as more narrative approaches. This article provides an general overview of the history of fortifications in the Netherlands, in which there are three major phases: 1) the construction of the fortifications from castles to defence lines and frontier cities; 2) the dismantling of the walls and urbanisation, which started in 1805 and ended in 1951; 3) the current spatial character of the fortifications and their transformation, which reflect different heritage approaches in the Netherlands: heritage as a sector, a factor and a vector. Finally, this article aims to define mechanisms of transformation and revitalisation to use the acquired insights for future city planners and landscape architects to define historic inner cities and strengthening urban identity.
Future Anterior: Journal of Historic Preservation, History, Theory, and Criticism