die falte

"die falte" ist mein sammelbegriff sowohl für einen simplen vorhang als auch für eine erkenntnis unseres workshop-films, dass die "glatte" grenze der bufferzone in nikosia mit einer ganz anderen "gekerbten" linie beschrieben werden kann.
was kann "die falte" leisten? ist "die falte" als werkzeug nutzbar und über welche funktionen verfügt dieses werkzeug?

MA Thesis: "contemporary Pyramids"

So, just a brief summary about my Masterthesis

"contemporary Pyramids"

(hasn´t got a proper Workingtitle yet).

I´m working on the Phenomenon of Pyramids/ pyramidlike Buildings in contemporary Architecture. 

As I researched so far, there haven´t been Pyramids built or projected for about 4000 years since the 

ancient Egypt ones until the 18th century, when Boulleé and Ledoux came up with their designs for 

huge pryramidal cenotaphs.

After that, the Interest in Pyramids dropped a bit, until their renaissance in postmodern times as a form.

But Today there seems to be a big Pyramid Boom all over the world. And the big Names are involved. 

Foster did a Pyramid in Astana, Herzog & deMeuron are projecting about three pyramid lookalikes in Paris, 

London and Switzerland, Koolhaas has joined the "Great Pyramid" project in Germany and so on.

Why is it? What is the deeper meaning of a Pyramid (cultural, historical, political..)?

Is there a desire for immortality or the for new religious forms/beliefs in society? Are Pyramids a Symbol of Community or a Symbol of a strong Leader forcing Community? Maybe there are similarities in other cultural disciplines?

When Charles Jencks talks about "Iconic Buildings" and Mark Wigley says "Reconstruction is the Ideologie of our Time", maybe contemporary Pyramids are the ultimate retroactive Iconic Buildings?

For more Infos check my Blog: contemporary pyramids