Parts of the research project “The Interior of the Metropolis” that STAR – strategies + architecture created in collaboration with BOARD for the AIGP – Atelier International du Grand Paris were published in the quarterly German magazine for architecture and urbanism ARCH+. Title: ARCH+ #240 – Neuer Realismus in der französischen Architektur Contribution: The Interior […]
Aerial view of the site “In summer 2019 the office BOARD from Rotterdam won over the jury with its design for the planned residential area on the railway wasteland in Quakenbrück. With the ‘Europa-Quarter’, the city of Quakenbrück wants to realize a model residential development on a three-hectare area on the former railway site – […]
Bernd Upmeyer contributed to the 189th issue of the Irish magazine “Totally Dublin”. The following interview with Bernd Upmeyer appeared in the publication: […] Totally Dublin: How will the global pandemic we are currently encountering impact upon our conception of urbanism? What future opportunities and concerns lie ahead as a result of it? Bernd Upmeyer: […]
View of the new district in Quakenbrück from the northwest “… the design of the railway area west of the railway line in Quakenbrück is probably the most important urban development project in the recent history of the city. For this reason, the city organized an urban design competition in order to obtain the best […]
BOARD’s urban design project in Quakenbrück has been described by the local press as a concept that is “stronger than time”. ““Stronger than time” – this is the title that the architect and urban designer Bernd Upmeyer, from the Rotterdam-based architecture firm BOARD, gave to his design for the northern part of the railway wasteland […]
BOARD’s first-prize-winning urban design project in Quakenbrück has been featured in the local press as a “robust concept with a clear vision”. “The Rotterdam-based office BOARD has won the competition for a residential area on a former railway site in the city of Quakenbrück. Why the Dutch architects and urban designers inspired the jury – […]
BOARD contributed with an interview and several projects, such as Mari and Lyn, A Unique Moment, Home Outside, Office and Hotel Room, High and Dry, and Out of the Woods to the publication “Brick, Brick! What do you want to be?”. The following interview with Bernd Upmeyer on “Architectural Material” appears in the publication: DAMDI: […]
BOARD contributed to the book “Architectural Material 2: Wood”. The following interview with Bernd Upmeyer on “wood” appears in the publication: Wood DD: Tell us about your favourite project that you used wood in or another architect’s work – interior, facade, etc. Bernd Upmeyer: Not so long ago we worked on a design for a […]
BOARD contributed to the publication “Architectural Material 3: Glass” with projects and an interview. The following conversation with Bernd Upmeyer on “glass” appears in the publication: Glass DD: Tell us about your favourite project that you used glass in – interior, facade, etc. Bernd Upmeyer: We recently reached the final phase in an architecture competition […]
BOARD contributed with an interview and projects to the publication “Architectural Material 1: Brick & Tile” published by the South Korean Publishing House DAMDI. The following interview with Bernd Upmeyer on “bricks and tiles” appears in the publication: Brick DD: Tell us about your favourite project that you used brick in – it can be […]
BOARD contributed to DAMDI‘s book “Architectural Element 3: Roof”. The volume includes interviews and projects from architecture offices from all around the world. Some of BOARD’s projects and the following interview with Bernd Upmeyer on the “roof” are published in the publication: Roof DD: What is the favourite roof you have designed and why? BU: […]
With projects and an interview BOARD contributed to the publication “Architectural Element 2: Stairs” published by the South Korean Publishing House DAMDI. The following interview with Bernd Upmeyer on “stairs” appears in the publication: Stairs DAMDI: What is the favourite stair you have designed and why? Bernd Upmeyer: One of my favourite stairs we designed […]
BOARD contributed to the publication “Architectural Element 1: Entrance” published by the South Korean Publishing House DAMDI. The volume includes interviews and projects from architecture offices from all around the world. Together with some of BOARD’s projects the following interview with Bernd Upmeyer on the “entrance” appears in the publication: Entrance DD: What is the […]
Bernd Upmeyer contributed an article entitled “Beyond Antikraak – The Limits of Urban Property Ownership” to the New York-based publication “Take Shape”. Take Shape’s editors Nolan Boomer, Cole Cataneo, and Julia Goodman describe their publication as “a matte ship charting the waters of architectural, legal, and political thinking, lifted by those spaces and ideas where […]
An interview with Bernd Upmeyer entitled “Kick-starting Topics” appears in the book “Clip.Stamp.Upload”. The independent publication is initiated by the Genoa-based collectives ICAR65 and Burrasca. Excerpts from the interview: Could you tell us about your magazine and about your journey in making it? Why is there the need to make such a magazine? Bernd Upmeyer: […]
The Canadian magazine and media platform Baron that focuses on culture, design and entrepreneurship published an interview with Bernd Upmeyer called “MONU: Understanding cities”. Pages 114-115 of MONU #23, article “What’s Wrong With?” by Jaffer Kolb and Anya Sirota Excerpts from the interview: […] Why did you choose to print the magazine? Bernd Upmeyer: I […]
BOARD’s project “A UNIQUE MOMENT” is featured in the 2017 Archipendium calendar. The project appears on the page of November 21. Title: Archipendium Architecture Calendar 2017 Contribution: A Unique Moment Author: BOARD Date: November 2016 Publisher: Archimap Publishers Location: Berlin, Germany Pages: Page of November 21, 2017
BOARD’s projects VERTICAL PUBLIC, UP, AROUND, AND ACROSS, and LAGOON BREITENBRUNN are published on 34 pages in DAMDI‘s new publication entitled “Presentation For Architecture”. Together with the projects, an interview with and a text entitled “Long Live the Standards!” by Bernd Upmeyer are published. Title: Presentation for Architecture Contribution: Vertical Public, Up, Around, and Across, […]
6 of BOARD’s most recent projects, including OUT OF THE WOODS, STACKED WORKSHOPS, ART MARKET, A UNIQUE MOMENT, UNDER THE SQUARE AND ABOVE THE TREES, and A REAL CONNECTION: BRIDGE AND SQUARE are featured in the new publication of the South Korean publishing house DAMDI entitled “New Panel Layout for Competition Volumes 4,5,6”. The Amsterdam-based […]
The interview that the Milan-based research collective Parasite 2.0 made with Bernd Upmeyer got published in the online publication “Aformal Academy – RE:Learning The City”. The interview was part of a program for the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture (2015 UABB). […] Parasite 2.0: Our statement says that “it is necessary to be aware […]
Bernd Upmeyer’s book on “Binational Urbanism – On the Road to Paradise” got published by the Amsterdam-based publishing house trancityxvaliz. “Never before was the mobility of individuals higher than it is today. People work and live not only in different places, but often even in different countries. Binational Urbanism examines the way of life of […]
The research project “The Legend of Grand Paris, or How Paris Became Great” of BOARD and STAR got published by “Archibooks & AIGP”.
BOARD and STAR contributed with their research project “The Legend of Grand Paris, or How Paris Became Great” to the 2nd issue of the magazine “Constelaciones”, which is the architecture magazine of the Madrid-based San Pablo University. Approaching Paris, page 56 – 57 Title: Constelaciones #2 Contribution: The Legend of Grand Paris, or How Paris […]
Bernd Upmeyer contributed a piece entitled “Shades of Grey” to the Saturated Space Research Cluster at London’s Architectural Association. The article celebrates the colour of grey as one of the most relevant colours of today because of its symbolic power to represent diversity. The text reveals how the colour grey is never simply grey, but […]
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 […]
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 […]
The published 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 the framework of «Systèmes Métropolitains». The project […]
The Hong Kong-based monthly art, design and lifestyle magazine MILK X featured an interview with Bernd Upmeyer about MONU Magazine in its January 2014 issue. The following interview was published: MILK X: How did you come up with the name for the magazine? Bernd Upmeyer: At the beginning we had several ideas for the name. […]
The following interview with Bernd Upmeyer appears in the contribution: DAMDI: What is a sketchbook to you? (What does it mean to you?) Bernd Upmeyer: A sketchbook actually means very little to me. I am not using one. The only time I ever used a sketchbook was during my first year of studying architecture, when […]
BOARD’s Styrofoam chair and stool “MARI AND LYN” are featured in Rotterdam’s Art Calender 2014 (De Grote Rotterdamse Kunstkalender). Title: Rotterdam’s Art Calender 2014 Contribution: Mari and Lyn Author: BOARD Date: December 2013 Publisher: Trichis Publishing Location: Rotterdam, The Netherlands Pages: August 27
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. […]
BOARD and STAR‘s research project “Co-Residence™: “Habiter en Grand”” has been published by Archibooks. Title: Habiter le Grand Paris Contribution: Co-Residence™: “Habiter en Grand” Author: BOARD and STAR Date: June 2013 Publisher: Archibooks & AIGP Location: Paris, France ISBN: 978-2-35733-273-7 Pages: 166-175
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 […]
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 BOARD/ STAR’s project of Co-Residence it reads: (…) La Co-résidence, logement du futur? Vivre ensemble, mais séparément. Derrière ce paradoxe, une proposition, inspirée […]
BOARD’s prize winning competition entry for a playground in Leiden, Netherlands entitled “The Recycled Apartment” is published in #88 of the Dutch magazine “Architectuur Lokaal”. Read more about the “The Recycled Apartment” here. Title: Architectuur Lokaal #88 Contribution: The Recycled Apartment Author: BOARD, Bernd Upmeyer Date: February 2013 Publisher: Architectuur Lokaal Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands […]
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 new building. A text, a photograph and a […]
BOARD’s project “The Recycled Apartment” is featured in the “Inspiratieboek″ published by the Richard Krajicek Foundation. Title: Inspiratieboek Contribution: The Recycled Apartment Author: BOARD, Bernd Upmeyer Date: November 2012 Publisher: Richard Krajicek Foundation Location: Den Haag, The Netherlands Pages: 24-27
Bernd Upmeyer and Beatriz Ramo were interviewed by the Rio de Janeiro-based Jornal Da ABI. Title: Jornal Da ABI Contribution: Em arquitetura, o Brasil influenciou os europeus Author: Bernd Upmeyer, Beatriz Ramo Date: September 2012 Publisher: Associacao Brazileira de Imprensa Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Pages: 15
Bernd Upmeyer was interviewed by the Beijing-based magazine WAI on the topic of ideology. The results of the conversation were published in their second issue. WAI: Would it be accurate to still rely on the western perspective of post-ideology even when the basis of the argument of Fukuyama has been severely threatened by the social […]
MONU’s issue #14 is featured in the Archizines Catalogue published by Bedford Press and edited by Elias Redstone. This catalogue, accompanying an exhibition curated by Elias Redstone for the Architectural Association, explores the relationship between architecture and publishing. Themes addressed in a series of new essays include the role of publishing in academia and architectural […]
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 […]
Bernd Upmeyer has been interviewed by the Milan-based magazine “STUDIO”. The results of the conversation were published in STUDIO’s first issue. 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 […]
The newly founded New York-based architecture magazine CLOG featured a contribution by Bernd Upmeyer entitled “Any Press is Good Press”. Their first issue focused on Bjarke Ingels. Any Press is Good Press By Bernd Upmeyer Dedicating an entire issue of a magazine to criticism of a single person – in this case the architect Bjarke […]
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. The Urban Editor By Bernd Upmeyer In the near future, the interior architect might be best positioned to become the […]
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 […]
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…” Title: Abitare #6, 2011 Contribution: The Rise and […]
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 […]
BOARD’s “Atree?” project has been published in issue #712 of the weekly cultural supplement “D” of the Italian daily newspaper la Repubblica. Title: D la Repubblica Contribution: Atree? Author: BOARD Date: November 2010 Publisher: Gruppo Editoriale L’Espresso SpA Location: Milan, Italy Pages: 42-43
MONU #10 and #11 has been featured as “cool & strange” in the issue #6 2010 of the South Korean edition of ELLEgirl. Title: ELLEgirl #6, 2010 Contribution: Cool & Strange Author: MONU Date: November 2010 Publisher: Kevin O’Malley Location: Seoul, South Korea ISSN: 1599-7731 Pages: 33
BOARD’s entry entitled Cultural Frame for the International Architecture Competition for the future head office of the Architecture Foundation in Córdoba, Spain got published in the publication “Concurso De Ideas”. Title: Concurso De Ideas Contribution: Cultural Frame Author: BOARD Date: July 2010 Publisher: Contemporary Architecture Foundation of Córdoba Location: Córdoba, Spain ISBN: 978-84-614-2323-1 Pages: 102
Bernd Upmeyer contributed a text entitled “ME(U)TROZONE” to the 4th volume of the Internationale Bauausstellung (International Building Exhibition) entitled Metropolis: Metrozones. ME(U)TROZONE By Bernd Upmeyer 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. As with the regions […]
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- […]
BOARD’s awarded design for the new building of the Estonian Academy of Arts entitled “Public Section” is published in Future Arquitecturas’ Edition #16/17. Title: Future Arquitecturas #16/ #17 Contribution: Public Section Author: BOARD Date: June 2009 Publishers: Gerardo Mingo Pinacho, Gerardo Mongo Martinez, Zhejiang University Press Location: Madrid, Spain ISSN: 1885-8228 Pages: 128
BOARD’s proposal entitled “241” for the Open International Ideas Competition “Building for Bouwkunde” is featured in the publication “Building for Bouwkunde – Open to Ideas”. Title: Building for Bouwkunde – Open to Ideas Contribution: 241 Author: BOARD Date: May 2009 Publisher: TU Delft, Faculty of Architecture Location: Delft, The Netherlands ISBN: 978-90-79814-03-9 Pages: 25
BOARD is featured with seven projects in the Rotterdam-focused 15th issue of the Spanish magazine “Future Arquitecturas”. Title: Future Arquitecturas #15 Contribution: New Headquarters for Wexford County Council, ENM Twothousandnine, Bruderhausgelände Reutlingen, Hong Kong Design Institute, Public Section, Espoo City Hall Author: BOARD Date: February 2009 Publishers: Gerardo Mingo Pinacho, Gerardo Mongo Martinez, Zhejiang University Press […]
BOARD’s prize-winning design for the new building of the Estonian Academy of Arts appears in the German magazine “Wettbewerbe Aktuell”. Title: Wettbewerbe Aktuell #6, 2008 Contribution: Estonian Academy of Arts Author: BOARD Date: June 2008 Publisher: Wettbewerbe Aktuell Location: Freiburg, Germany ISSN: 0177-9788 Pages: 40
In summer 2007 MONU was part of an open workspace at the documenta 12 – one of the world’s most important exhibitions of modern and contemporary art. MONU was invited by Arch+ to be part of “The Making of Your Magazines” exhibition that was part of the documenta’s magazines project. During the exhibition the editors of […]
BOARD’s prize-winning design for the new building of the Estonian Academy of Arts is feautured in the Estonian daily newspaper Postimees. Postimees is published 6 days a week and has the largest circulation and readership not only in Estonia, but also in the Baltic region, with 55,000 copies bought weekdays and over 72,000 at weekends. Title: […]
BOARD’s prize-winning design for the new building of the Estonian Academy of Arts appears in the major daily Estonian newspaper Eesti Päevaleht, which has a daily circulation of around 36,000. Title: Eesti Päevaleht #83 Contribution: Estonian Academy of Arts Author: BOARD Date: April 2008 Publisher: Eesti Päevalehe AS Location: Tallinn, Estonia ISSN: 1406-0779 Pages: 4
Bernd Upmeyer was quoted with statements about “Rotterdam’s ugliness” in an article about the city that was published in the Spanish magazine Diseno Interior. Title: Diseno Interior #183 Contribution: Rotterdam – Viaje a la Ciudad de la Arquitectura 2007 Author: Bea Villanueva, Francisco Javier Casas Date: October 2007 Publisher: Globus Comunication Location: Madrid, Spain ISSN: 1130-9458 […]
The Istanbul-based magazine Betonart featured MONU Magazine in its 15th issue. Title: Betonart #15 Contribution: MONU #5 Date: August 2007 Publisher: Betonart Location: Istanbul, Turkey ISSN: 1304-4931 Pages: 90
Bernd Upmeyer contributed an article entitled “Work, not Love” to the 4th issue of the Amsterdam-based streetfashion magazine CODE. Work, not Love By Bernd Upmeyer What draws people into cities? Is it love or is it work? Some say that there is more hunger for love and appreciation in this world than there is for bread. […]
MONU´s first two issues, MONU #1 and #2, very featured in the Madrid-based magazine Pasajes. Title: Pasajes #75 Contribution: MONU #1 and #2 Date: April 2006 Publisher: Editorial América Ibérica S.A. Location: Madrid, Spain ISBN: 1575-1937 Pages: 44