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  • 22-04-14 // MONU #20 ON GEOGRAPHICAL URBANISM RELEASED

    Cover: Image “AMARC#3; Tucson, Arizona, USA, 2006” from Edward Burtynsky’s contribution “Seduction and Fear”. Photo ©Edward Burtynsky, courtesy Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto/ Flowers, London. Contrary to the simplified linear causality of the environmentalism of the past, which posited that natural geography shapes urban patterns, it is now thought that contemporary urbanization shapes the surface of […]

  • 27-03-14 // MONU IN ALL ABOUT MAGS

    MONU Magazine is featured in the publication “All ABOUT MAGS” that is published by the China-based publishing house SendPoints. SendPoints is distributing design books from their offices in Guangzhou, Beijing and Shanghai. ALL ABOUT MAGS aims to introduce excellent and distinctive magazines from around the world. According to them each of the 61 featured magazines […]

  • 04-03-14 // FROM EXHAUSTED TO EXCITED

    Bernd Upmeyer contributed a piece called “From Exhausted to Excited” to the New York/ London-based publication “BI” that is edited by E. Sean Bailey and Erandi de Silva. BI describes itself as a publication focused on the exchanges between architecture and its wider cultural context. This particular issue was focused on the topic “FREE”: “There […]

  • 17-02-14 // BOARD COLLABORATES WITH STAR FOR A MASTERPLAN IN PARIS

    The presentation of the winning proposal for the ZAC Gare Ardoines at the Pavillon de l’Arsenal in Paris in April 2013 BOARD will collaborate with STAR – strategies + architecture for the urban plan of the ZAC Gare Ardoines in Paris, an area of 50ha, where 1 million square metres will be built over the […]

  • 03-02-14 // HOW PARIS BECAME GREAT

    BOARD has finalized a new research project. This new project entitled “The Legend of Grand Paris, or How Paris Became Great – Let’s Build Grand Paris Ensemble” was realized by STAR – strategies + architecture and BOARD as the second part of an ongoing research for the AIGP – Atelier International du Grand Paris, in […]

  • 20-01-14 // BERND UPMEYER TALKS ABOUT MONU IN THE HONG KONG-BASED MAGAZINE MILK X

    The Hong Kong-based monthly art, design and lifestyle magazine MILK X talked with Bernd Upmeyer about MONU Magazine. MILK X has a monthly print run of 300.000 copies and is distributed in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. The following interview is published in MILK X’s January 2014 issue: MILK X: How did you come up […]

  • 16-12-13 // BOARD CONTRIBUTED TO THE PUBLICATION “ARCHITECT’S NOTEBOOK – THE TREASURE HOUSE OF IDEA”

    With this publication entitled “Architect’s Notebook – The Treasure House of Idea” the South Korea-based publishing house “DAMDI Publishing” tried to figure out what is drawn inside an architect’s Notebook. According to them, architects use notebooks as their treasure chests of ideas. They wanted to look into what those intimate sketches and writings mean to […]

  • 18-11-13 // MARI AND LYN ARE FEATURED IN ROTTERDAM’S ART CALENDAR 2014

    BOARD’s Styrofoam chair and stool “MARI AND LYN” are featured in Rotterdam’s Art Calender 2014 (De Grote Rotterdamse Kunstkalender). The MARI and LYN project is a do-it-yourself-project to its core and designed to be used by anybody who is interested in and in need of affordable new office or home seats. The material used is […]

  • 07-11-13 // STAR AND BOARD’S “CO-RESIDENCE” PROJECT AT THE BERLAGE

    On Friday, October 25, at 14:00 at the Berlage, Beatriz Ramo lectured about the research project entitled “Co-Residence: Habiter en Grand” that was realized by STAR – strategies + architecture and BOARD as the first part of an ongoing research for the AIGP – Atelier International du Grand Paris, in the framework of «Habiter le […]

  • 21-10-13 // MONU #19 ON GREATER URBANISM RELEASED

    Cover image of MONU #19: ‘The ‘Étoile’ of Grand Paris – The Radiant Typologies of Greater Paris’ was produced by STAR strategies + architecture and BOARD. The image, featuring the Arc de Triomphe surrounded by the typologies of Grand Paris, is part of their research project “Construisons le Grand Paris Ensemble – Or the Story […]

  • 07-10-13 // FREE DESIGN

    BOARD designed a chair called MARI and a stool named LYN to be used for free. Both pieces of furniture can be self-built within just a few hours. The MARI and LYN project is a do-it-yourself-project to its core and designed to be used by anybody who is interested in and in need of affordable […]

  • 13-09-13 // MONU MAGAZINE IS EXHIBITED IN LISBON, VILNIUS, CHICAGO, AND VANCOUVER

    From 12 – 22 September MONU Magazine is exhibited in the Arts Centre of Foundation Serra Henriques in Lisbon, Portugal as an Associated Project of the 2013 Lisbon Architecture Triennale. From 13 – 15 September MONU #18 on “Communal Urbanism” (photo) is on display at the Vilnius Book Festival in Lithuania. The Festival is bringing […]

  • 07-08-13 // MONU #18 IS FEATURED IN GERMANY’S LARGEST DAILY NEWSPAPER: THE SÜDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG

    MONU #18 has been featured in the weekend edition of the “Süddeutsche Zeitung” on August 3. MONU appeared in the article entitled “Hier ist die ganze Welt Papier” (Here the entire world is paper). MONU was featured among other journals as a proof that printed publications are not dead when it comes to independent magazines. […]

  • 08-07-13 // BERND UPMEYER LECTURES IN GDANSK

    On Friday July 12, 2013 Bernd Upmeyer will lecture about the work of BOARD in Gdansk, Poland. He will furthermore take part in a debate that discusses the situation and future of the city of Gdansk. Both events are part of the OSSA2013 GDAŃSK workshop that is organized by the Gdańsk Academy of Fine Arts, […]

  • 01-07-13 // “CO-RESIDENCE” IS EXHIBITED IN PARIS

    From July 1st – 7th the STAR – BOARD Project “Co-Residence” is exhibited at the CENTQUATRE in Paris (5 rue Curial, 75019 Paris/ daily open from 9:00 – 19:00/ free entrance). The project was realized by STAR and BOARD as part of of the Scientific Commitee of the AIGP – Atelier International du Grand Paris, […]

  • 24-06-13 // BERND UPMEYER IS GUEST CRITIC AT THE ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS VIENNA

    Bernd Upmeyer has been invited to be guest critic at the final reviews at the Academy of fine Arts Vienna on Tuesday the 25. June from 9:30-16:30 (R208). The reviewed “MArch Studio”, entitled “Collaborative Cities: Prototypes for the Sharing Economy”, is led by Stefan Gruber. Studio description: “Imagine no possessions, I wonder if you can…” […]

  • 10-06-13 // THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY – MONU’S MOST VALUABLE URBANISM DEBATE

    On February 10, 2011 MONU Magazine organized a debate entitled “Most Valuable Urbanism Debate” that aimed to find out what distinguishes a bad Dutch city from a good Dutch city, and what role architects and urban designers play in the production of valuable urbanism. Excerpts of this debate were published in MONU #14. The debate […]

  • 27-05-13 // THE RECYCLED APARTMENT IS FEATURED IN THE DAMDI PUBLICATION “ARCHITECTURAL PROCESS 2013”

    BOARD’s project “The Recycled Apartment” is featured in the publication “Architectural Process 2013” published by South Korean DAMDI Publishing. The Amsterdam-based Ideabooks describes it as: “A recent arrival in the DAMDI archive series, ‘PROCESS’ strives to create a more valuable design methodology in the fields of architecture, interior, urban, landscape and installation. Featuring more than […]

  • 15-05-13 // NEW CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR MONU #19 – GREATER URBANISM

    Video stills of the opening title sequence of the American television drama “The Sopranos”. ©HBO “Tony Soprano is emerging from the Lincoln Tunnel, entering the New Jersey Turnpike, one of the Greater New York Roads, and finally pulling into the driveway of his suburban home.” Are cities becoming “greater” these days? When two years ago, […]

  • 08-05-13// REVIEW OF THE STAR – BOARD PROJECT “CO-RESIDENCE” IN LE MONITEUR

    On April 19, Le Moniteur published a special 7-page report documenting the proposals of the teams of the AIGP- Atelier International du Grand Paris on the theme ‘Habiter le Grand Paris’. On our proposal of Co-Residence it reads: (…) La Co-résidence, logement du futur? Vivre ensemble, mais séparément. Derrière ce paradoxe, une proposition, inspirée des […]

  • 23-04-13// MONU #18 ON COMMUNAL URBANISM RELEASED

    Music: Supertramp, Give A Little Bit, 1977 How should we live together? is the central question of this 18th issue of MONU on the topic of “Communal Urbanism”, focusing on contemporary communal living in cities. According to Martin Abbott‘s contribution “Learning to Live Together”, this is a question often discussed among the housemates of Berlin’s […]

  • 08-04-13 // “HABITER LE GRAND PARIS” PRESENTATION AT THE CITÉ INTERNATIONALE IN PARIS

    On Friday, March 22, 2013 the fifteen multi-disciplinary teams of the Atelier International du Grand Paris (AIGP) presented their studies on the theme “Habiter le Grand Paris” at the Cité Internationale in Paris. Beatriz Ramo, leader of BOARD’s group, discussed the topic with Winy Maas and Dominique Perrault, among others. A public event showing the […]

  • 18-03-13// AIGP TEAMS MEET THE FRENCH PRIME MINISTER

    ©Photo: Yves Malenfer/Matignon On November 7, 2012 the French Prime Minister Monsieur Jean-Marc Ayrault met the representatives of the Atelier International du Grand Paris: Pierre Mansat, its president, Bertrand Lemoine, its director and the fifteen architects and urbanist from the Scientific Council – in the presence of Mme Cécile Duflot, ministre de l’Egalité des territoires […]

  • 05-03-13// ATELIER INTERNATIONAL GRAND PARIS PRESENTATION

    Since 2012 BOARD is part of the group, led by STAR, that has been chosen as one of the new six teams of architects and urban planners appointed by the Atelier International Grand Paris (AIGP) to be part of the Scientific Committee for the mission: Grand Paris: pour une métropole durable. On February 21, 2013 […]

  • 13-02-13// THE RECYCLED APARTMENT IN ARCHITECTUUR LOKAAL

    BOARD’s prize winning competition entry for a playground in Leiden, Netherlands entitled “The Recycled Apartment” got published in #88 of the Dutch magazine “Architectuur Lokaal”. Read more about the “The Recycled Apartment” here.

  • 04-02-13// NEXT URBANISM DISCUSSION ON THE ARCHINED

    MONU #17 explored how cities of the “Next Eleven” countries are already different and will be different in the future, from the cities of the “BRICs”, but also from the ones of the “MEDCs”– the more economically developed countries, such as the Netherlands – in terms of their politics, their economies, their geographies, their cultures, […]

  • 25-01-13 // BERND UPMEYER LECTURES AT STRELKA IN MOSCOW

    Bernd Upmeyer will lecture about the concept and practice of MONU Magazine on Urbanism at the Strelka Institute for Media, Architecture and Design in Moscow on January 30, 2013. He will furthermore participate in the discussion about architecture, urbanism and media at Strelka’s Urban Studies Session on the same day.

  • 07-01-13 // INTERVIEW WITH BERND UPMEYER BY INDIGITS MAGAZINE

    Bernd Upmeyer has been interviewed by the online magazine Indigits about his role as an independent magazine publisher: Indigits: What was the trajectory (catalyst) from magazine-lover to publisher? Bernd Upmeyer: In the 1990s I studied architecture and urban design at the University of Kassel in Germany, a school founded in the early 1970s and based […]

  • 13-12-12 // BOARD/ STAR-DESIGNED OFFICE AND HOTEL ROOM APPEARS IN ARCHIPENDIUM’S CALENDAR

    Photo of Office and Hotel Room: ©Sonia Arrepia BOARD/ STAR‘s recently completed interior design of an office/ hotel space in the centre of Rotterdam appears in the Archipendium Architecture Calendar 2013 . The calendar presents 365 days of modern architecture from around the world: USA, Europe, South America, Australia and Asia. Each page shows a […]

  • 23-11-12 // BOARD WINS THE 2ND PRIZE IN THE “KRAJICEK PLAYGROUND COMPETITION”

    BOARD’s competition entry “Het hergebruikte appartement” (“The recycled apartment”) won the 2nd prize in the open competition for “Sustainable Krajicek Playgrounds” funded by former tennis star and Wimbledon winner Richard Krajicek. A full project description is published in Design.

  • 01-11-12 // NEW CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR MONU #18 – COMMUNAL URBANISM

    Meal in a Political Commune (1968) © Bildarchiv Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Photo credit: Günter Zint One of the most fascinating things we at MONU recently experienced during a trip to Brasilia had nothing to do with its famous Oscar Niemeyer monuments or the city itself, but with the context surrounding the city. After two tiring days […]

  • 23-10-12 // BOARD IS NOMINATED FOR A PRIZE IN THE “KRAJICEK PLAYGROUND COMPETITION”

    BOARD’s competition entry “Het hergebruikte appartement” (“The recycled apartment”) has been nominated for a prize in the open competition for “Sustainable Krajicek Playgrounds” funded by former tennis star and Wimbledon winner Richard Krajicek. The prizes will be awarded on November 22, 2012 at 17:15 at the Schieblok in Rotterdam.

  • 16-10-12 // MONU #17 ON NEXT URBANISM RELEASED

    (browse the entire issue #17 on Youtube) Find out more about this issue on MONU’s website. Santa Fe-ing of the World by Joel Garreau; Emerging Geographies: From Environment to Terrorism – Interview with Saskia Sassen by Bernd Upmeyer; The Urbanism of Demographics: Next Eleven, BRIC 2.0? by Hajir Alttahir; Investment as Planning by Kai van […]

  • 06-08-12 // BOARD IS PART OF THE ATELIER INTERNATIONAL GRAND PARIS

    BOARD is part of the group, led by STAR, that has been choosen as one of the new six teams of architects and urban planners appointed by the Atelier International Grand Paris (AIGP) to be part of the Scientific Committee for the mission: Grand Paris: pour une métropole durable. The project is referred to be […]

  • 30-07-12 // THE IDEOLOGY OF PUBLICATION – CONVERSATION WITH BERND UPMEYER

    Bernd Upmeyer has been interviewed by the Beijing-based magazine WAI on the topic of ideology. The results of the conversation have been published in their second issue. […] WAI: MONU is willing to explore the concept of urbanism from every possible angle, including the social, political, ideological and artistic spheres. However, something that is not […]

  • 23-07-12 // MONU IN SINGAPORE

    MONU Magazine has been invited to be exhibited in Singapore between 1st–12th August 2012. MONU will participate in the so-called “THE U CAFÉ exhibition”, to be held at the now defunct Tanjong Pagar Railway Station in Singapore. THE U CAFÉ launched in 2011 as an UNDERSCORE initiative to bring together independent cafés and magazines for […]

  • 10-07-12 // BERND UPMEYER IS TUTOR IN KATOWICE, POLAND

    Bernd Upmeyer has been the tutor, together with Beatriz Ramo from STAR, of an international workshop organized by the Polish Architecture Association “SARP” in the city of Katowice from July 2 – 4, 2012. The workshop focused on “Ligota” a district of Katowice.

  • 05-07-12 // BOARD’S COMPETITION ENTRY REACHES AWARDS ROUND

    BOARD’s proposal for the Badel Block Competition in Zagreb, Croatia reached the so-called “Awards round” that chose the best 14 projects out of 242 entries. 6 projects were awarded. The jury reports: “This is the project with the most interesting interpretation of the Gorica facade. The project highly complies with the social sustainability criteria, because […]

  • 07-05-12 // MONU IN NEW YORK, TOKYO AND BERLIN

    MONU Magazine on Urbanism is currently being exhibited in New York (Storefront for Art and Architecture (Image 1), 17 April – 9 June 2012), Tokyo (Hillside Terrace Forum (Image 2), 3 May – 13 May 2012), and Berlin (do you read me?! (Image 3), 26 April – 26 May 2012). (The exhibitions in New York […]

  • 30-04-12 // NEW CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR MONU #17 – NEXT URBANISM

    Over the past ten years a lot has been researched, analyzed, written and said about cities in the largest developing countries and emerging economies such as Brazil, Russia, India, and China. Let us call it “BRIC Urbanism” as BRIC is the acronym that refers to these countries. Recently, however, things have changed and while time […]

  • 16-01-12 // BOARD ON FACEBOOK

    As of today BOARD can be followed on facebook.

  • 02-01-12 // INTERVIEW IN OLDSCHOOL

    The Prague-based magazine “Oldschool” interviewed Bernd Upmeyer for their 3. issue. Oldschool is a group project of the three designers Hana Vanátková, Adam Uchytil, and Pavel Brejcha, who are working in the field of visual communication, graphic design and fashion. Oldschool: What does teamwork look like in your studio/publishing house? Bernd Upmeyer: At my studio […]

  • 22-12-11 // INTERVIEW WITH BERND UPMEYER AT ARCHIZINES EXHIBITION

    Curator Elias Redstone interviewed MONU’s editor-in-chief Bernd Upmeyer for the Archizines Exhibition at London’s Architectural Association. The answers were screened at the exhibition. Elias Redstone: What is the relationship between architecture and publishing? Bernd Upmeyer: To a certain extent, both architecture and publishing can be understood as processes of information production. Yet, neither architecture nor […]

  • 08-12-11 // ARTIST NO MORE

    Bernd Upmeyer has been interviewed by the Milan-based magazine “STUDIO”. STUDIO: Officially today we live in an urbanized world. More than 50% of humanity live in urban contexts. Is this the age of urbanity or the age of the crises complexity? Bernd Upmeyer: If you ask me like that I would rather say that it […]

  • 30-11-11 // BOARD MOVED

    The Bureau of Architecture, Research, and Design moved to new office spaces in Rotterdam. BOARD’s new address is: Kipstraat 7B, 3011 RR Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

  • 25-11-11 // BOARD LAUNCHES MONU #15: POST-IDEOLOGICAL URBANISM

    This new MONU issue on the topic of Post-Ideological Urbanism probably touches on one of the most fascinating and biggest issues of our time and in our culture, or what is left of it: the non-ideological – or better post-ideological – conditions of our society when it comes to cities. Today, ideology appears to have […]

  • 24-10-11 // BERND UPMEYER CONTRIBUTES TO CLOG MAGAZINE’S FIRST ISSUE

    The newly founded New York-based architecture magazine CLOG is featuring a contribution by Bernd Upmeyer entitled “Any Press is Good Press”. Their first issue focused on Bjarke Ingels. “Dedicating an entire issue of a magazine to criticism of a single person-in this case the architect Bjarke Ingels – can be a tricky thing and ultimately […]

  • 10-10-11 // “EL EDITOR URBANO” APPEARS IN THE HIATUS BOOK

    Bernd Upmeyer’s concept of the “Urban Editor” has been published in the 2011 edition of the Hiatus Book, a publication for opinions and reflections about design. The book is produced by the Valencia-based studio Sanserif. “In the near future, the interior architect might be best positioned to become the ultimate designer of space, replacing and […]

  • 04-09-11 // BOARD-STAR PROJECT UNDER CONSTRUCTION

    BOARD is working together with STAR on the redesign of the interior of an office space in the centre of Rotterdam. The space was previously occupied by a Diamond centre and is located in an office building where Hugh Maaskant had his architecture bureau in the 1950s. The construction started in August and is expected […]

  • 26-07-11 // E80 IS PUBLISHED IN “NOMADIC SETTLERS – SETTLED NOMADS”

    Bernd Upmeyer contributed with an essay entitled “E80: On the Road to Binational Urbanism” to the publication “Nomadic Settlers – Settled Nomads” of a group exhibition with the same title that takes place in the Kunstraum Kreuzberg, Berlin from July 2nd to August 28. The exhibition is curated by Bonaventure S. B. Ndikung, Simone Kraft […]

  • 17-06-11 // MONU MAGAZINE IS FEATURED IN ABITARE

    MONU Magazine appears in an article by Francisco Gonzalez de Canales in the Milan-based architecture magazine Abitare as one of the rising independent magazines. “At a time when all talk is about the internet and digital information, you might think that paper-based publications are about to disappear…”

  • 27-05-11 // FREE SPACE IS PUBLISHED IN FUTURE ARQUITECTURAS’ CHINA EDITION

    BOARD’s awarded design for the House of Arts and Culture in Beirut, Lebanon entitled “Free Space” is published in Future Arquitecturas’ China Edition #2. This proposal caught the attention of the jury with its playful and engaging imagery. It was easily imagined full of life and encouraging cultural engagement of all sectors of society with […]

  • 29-04-11 // BERND UPMEYER IS GUEST CRITIC AT RESEARCH COURSE “GOD SAVE ARCHITECTURE”

    Bernd Upmeyer is guest critic at Tilburg’s Academie voor Architectuur en Stedenbouw in the spring term 2011’s research course entitled “God Save Architecture” led by Beatriz Ramo. “God Save Architecture” aims to develop critical assessments of today’s most dangerous clichés, assumptions, and demagoguery in the field of architecture.

  • 18-04-11 // BOARD RELEASES MONU #14 ON EDITING URBANISM

    Despite the current urgency to deal with the enormous potential of the already existing urban material as Urban Editors, there seems still to be an enormous lack of interest in topics such as urban and architectural restoration, preservation, renovation, redevelopment, renewal or adaptive reuse of old structures among architects and urban designers. But ignorance in […]

  • 02-03-11 // “ATREE?” IS EXHIBITED AT SALON ECOBAT IN PARIS

    From March 3 until March 5 BOARD’s “Atree?” project can be seen at Salon Ecobat in Paris. “Atree?” was one of 22 finalists of 336 submitted projects for the European Competition of Architecture, Design, Realisations in Eco and Agro-Materials.

  • 03-11-10 // BOARD’S PROJECT “ATREE?” IS PUBLISHED IN D MAGAZINE

    “Atree?” has been published in issue #712 of the weekly cultural supplement “D” of the Italian daily newspaper la Repubblica. La Repubblica is the second largest Italian daily general-interest newspaper with a circulation of 556.325 copies.

  • 29-10-10 // MONU IS FEATURED IN ELLEGIRL KOREA

    MONU #10 and #11 has been featured as “cool & strange” in the issue #6 2010 of the Korean edition of ELLEgirl.

  • 05-10-10 // BOARD LAUNCHES MONU #13: MOST VALUABLE URBANISM

    When John Lennon was photographed by the legendary rock ‘n’ roll photographer Bob Gruen, wearing a New York City T-shirt in the year 1974, he proudly expressed his love for the city of New York. For Lennon, although born in Liverpool, New York City was without doubt the most valuable city…continue reading at www.monu-magazine.com.

  • 13-09-10 // BOARD’S “PARADISE CITY” IS EXHIBITED IN AACHEN

    BOARD’s project “Paradise City” is currently exhibited at the Ludwig Forum in Aachen, Germany. Paradise City was one of BOARD’s first projects and has been created together with STAR – strategies + architecture . The exhibiton, entitled “West Arch – a new generation in architecture” , opened on September 12 and will run until November […]

  • 18-08-10 // MONU MAGAZINE IS DISPLAYED AT THE BALTIMORE BOOK FESTIVAL

    MONU Magazine on Urbanism has been invited to be on display at the Baltimore Book Festival in Maryland, USA from September 24-26, 2010. The festival will take place in the historic and picturesque Mount Vernon Place. MONU will be part of an exhibition called “Creative Control”, a collection of zines, self-published and independent art books […]

  • 02-08-10 // MONU #12 EXHIBITED AT “LA CASA ENCENDIDA” IN MADRID

    MONU Magazine on Urbanism #12 on “Real Urbanism” is being exhibited at “la casa encendida” in Madrid, Spain. The exhibition entitled “de zines”, curated by Roberto Vidal and Oscar Martín, features independent publications (magazines, fanzines, artbooks and others). Around 400 international works are shown from June 29th, 2010 throughout all the summer.

  • 29-06-10 // BERND UPMEYER IS GUEST CRITIC IN TILBURG

    Bernd Upmeyer is guest critic for the graduate studies at the Fontys Academy of Architecture and Urbanism in Tilburg, The Netherlands.

  • 18-06-10 // BOARD’S ENTRY FOR “ADREAM” COMPETITION EXHIBITED IN CHANTILLY

    As one of 22 finalists of 336 submitted projects for the European Competition of Architecture, Design, Realisations in Eco and Agro-Materials, BOARD’s awarded entry entitled “ATREE?” has been exhibited in the Chantilly Castle in France. Imagine a project that does not need to be constructed, because – being a tree – it grows by itself. […]

  • 16-06-10 // ME(U)TROZONE PUBLISHED IN IBA PUBLICATION VOLUME 4

    BOARD’s ME(U)TROZONE study has been published in the 4th volume of the Internationale Bauausstellung (International Building Exhibition) entitled Metropolis: Metrozones. As transitional areas between different parts of a city, metrozones are without doubt closely related to the transit routes that link entire cities with one another… Find out more about this study in Research.

  • 30-05-10 // THE NEW BLACK – INTERVIEW WITH BERND UPMEYER

    Bernd Upmeyer has been interviewed by the Portuguese Contemporary Architecture and Art Magazine arqa. arqa: Given your interest in radical urban research and your activity as editor of MONU magazine, how would you interpret the situation and the current relations between architecture and the global market? Bernd Upmeyer: In an increasingly interconnected world and ever- […]

  • 18-05-10 // BERND UPMEYER LECTURES IN HAMBURG

    Bernd Upmeyer will lecture about the work of BOARD and the study “E80” on binational urbanism in particular at the HafenCity University Hamburg on May 25, 19:00.

  • 05-05-10 // BOARD SELECTED FOR FINAL PHASE OF “ADREAM” COMPETITION

    BOARD’s proposal has been selected out of 336 projects for the final phase of the European Competition of Architecture, Design, Realisations in Eco and Agro-Materials organized by Region Picardie and the Free State of Thueringen.

  • 07-04-10 // BERND UPMEYER ADJUNCT PROFESSOR IN HAMBURG

    Bernd Upmeyer will start teaching as adjunct professor at the Urban Design Department at the HafenCity University Hamburg. In the coming summer semester he will conduct a seminar at the Department of Urban Design entitled “Most Valuable Cities”.

  • 11-03-10 // MONU #12 ON REAL URBANISM RELEASED

    Just like the “Ideal Woman” on the cover of this issue on Real Urbanism – a sculpture by the Brooklyn based artist Tony Matelli – most of our cities are shaped by a particular set of values… find out more about this issue in Monu.

  • 25-02-10// MONU AT THE “BOOKMARK NAGOYA”

    MONU magazine will be exhibited during the “Bookmark Nagoya” event in the city of Nagoya, Japan. The exhibition will take place from March 20th to April 20th 2010. More than 50 organizations will exhibit rare publications, vintage books, magazines, picture books from around the world. Various conferences with editors and writers take place, as well […]

  • 19-10-09 // MONU AT TOKYO DESIGN WEEK

    MONU Magazine on Urbanism will be exhibited during the TOKYO DESIGN WEEK from October 30th to November 3rd 2009 inside the main venue of the 100% DESIGN TOKYO hall. The Magazine Library space will be in the center of the main venue.

  • 25-08-09 // MONU #11 – CLEAN URBANISM RELEASED

    Do we simply have to stop having sex to produce Clean Urbanism…? Find out more about this issue in Monu.

  • 17-07-09 // MONU IS EXHIBITED AT THE “A FEW ZINES” EXHIBITION IN LOS ANGELES

    The “A Few Zines” show has been in New York and Boston, and is now coming to Los Angeles. The LA Forum hosts the insta-show for three days on Hollywood Blvd. The festivities kick off Friday, August 14 with a panel discussion and opening party.

  • 25-03-09 // BOARD WINS HONOURABLE MENTION IN BEIRUT

    BOARD’s competition entry “Free Space” for the International Architecture Competition for the House of Arts and Culture in Beirut, Lebanon has been selected out of more than 400 entries and won an honourable mention. The prize-winning design will be exhibited during the award-winning ceremony in April in Beirut.

  • 16-03-09 // BOARD’S PROPOSAL FOR THE BUILDING FOR BOUWKUNDE COMPETITION HAS BEEN SELECTED FOR THE SECOND ROUND

    BOARD’s proposal entitled “241” has been selected out of 466 entries in the Open International Ideas Competition Building for Bouwkunde for the second round and is being exhibited at the NAi exhibition Building for Bouwkunde from March 15, 2009 – June 7, 2009. The jury reports: “This entry is an intelligent and simple project, featuring […]

  • 29-01-09 // MONU HAS BEEN SELECTED TO BE PART OF THE MOOH EVENT IN TOKYO

    MONU Magazine on Urbanism has been selected from magazines around the world to be exhibited from March 5 to March 14, 2009 in a temporary magazine library in the Omotesando Hills building complex in Tokyo, Japan. MONU will be part of the MOOH event: “The Magazine of Omotesando Hills Library”.

  • 11-04-08 // BOARD WINS PURCHASE PRIZE IN INTERNATIONAL DESIGN COMPETITION

    BOARD’s proposal entitled “Public Section” wins a purchase prize in the International Design Competition for the New Building for the Estonian Academy of Art in Tallinn, Estonia.

  • 28-01-08 // BOARD IS LISTED AS ONE OF THE TOP10 EMERGING ARCHITECTS UNDER 40 IN THE NETHERLANDS

    BOARD has been suggested as one of the “Top Ten emerging offices under 40″ in the Netherlands by NIB (New Italian Blood) in collaboration with Hans Ibelings and the A10 Magazine.

  • 31-01-07 // BOARD IS FINALIST IN THE CITY COUNCIL COMPETITION IN WEXFORD

    BOARD’s proposal for the two-stage International Architectural Design Competition for the New Headquarters for the Wexford County Council in Ireland has been selected for the second stage and as one of the 6 finalists.

  • 26-09-05 // BOARD IS FOUNDED

    BOARD (Bureau of Architecture, Research, and Design) is founded by Bernd Upmeyer as an architecture firm that is based on multidisciplinarity and active in many fields: as an architecture and urban design practice, as a research board and as a platform for comparative analysis on urban issues through its bi-annual journal MONU – Magazine on […]


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