Experiment as method II / design built / projects / 1:1 / temporary architecture

 Bibliothek  Max-Planck-Institut für Kunstgeschichte During my study journey this summer in Rome, about Roman Villas and Creativity, I am doing research outdoors and  some  indoors: Based in Rome, the Bibliotheca Hertziana is one of the institutes in the humanities and social sciences section of the  Max-Planck-Gesellschaft  (MPG).   It was opened in 1913 under the umbrella of the Kaiser Wilhelm Society which had been founded only two years earlier. Situated in central Rome, in the immediate vicinity of the famous Spanish Steps, the Bibliotheca Hertziana owes its existence to the generosity of Henriette Hertz (1846–1913), who provided the Palazzo Zuccari – complete with a well-stocked specialist library and an extensive photographic collection – as the seat of the research institute. Henriette Hertz wanted to create an institute that was dedicated to »the study of art and culture, from the Renaissance on up, especially in relation to Rome as the nucleus of European culture«

Caus Laemmle  was a perfect client and a great support for our van de Velde Project.  Together with armstrong dlw, kvadrat and knauf, who greatly supported our workshop, we organized a three months project with students from University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Coburg. Starting at Claus Laemmle's van de Velde exhibition in Weimar we had the chance to get into deep with van de Veldes design of Schloss Lauterbach in Saxonia.  Claus and Claudia Laemmle as owners offered the students one room in their castle for their design. But not only a room, but also lots of enthusiasm, space and support, not to mention two gorgeous workshops in Schloss Lauterbach.  The task was to build a prototype of an intervention into the room through a temporary installation alongside the ideas of Henry van de Velde. The idea is to use the student's work for the creation of a permanent installation. See more about Schloss Lauterbach, Henry van de Velde and Claus Laemmle bueroplasz at: ard (ge