The work of the German architect Zamp Kelp has become known throughout the world for its radical yet buildable appeal. He was the pivotal founding member of the experimental architect/artist group Haus-Rucker-Co, which tackled the problem of systematics of architecture analytically and empirically. This book is the an account of Zamp Kelp's architectural and written work. It has three main sections - "Identity: The Representational Projection"; "Observations for Culture"; and "Additional Elements", the book includes a series of essays on the subject of "expanding space". Each chapter presents between five and eight projects, accompanied by texts by Zamp Kelp and Schmiedeknecht, expanding on the usual project description by relating the ideas to contemporary issues and debates.
Torsten Schmiedeknecht 6(17) Paul Davies in conversation with Torsten Schmiedeknecht Sixties 23(7) Las Vegas Snow White PROJECTS Identity, The Representational, Projection Ornamenta 1-Built Fiction, 1989 30(4) Panorama Pavilion, 1989-90 34(2) House Behind a River Landscape, 1992 36(4) Water, Light, Vegetation, 1991-95 40(4) Fiege Headquarters, 1997 44(2) Millennium View, 1997-2000 46(8) Observatories For Culture Visual Machines, 1989 54(2) House for the Styrian Autumn, 1990 56(2) Mekka Medial, 1989-90 58(2) Neanderthal Museum, 1993-96 60(8) Georg Schafer Museum, 1996 68(4) Archaeological Museum, 1997 72(4) International Art Museum, 1999 76(6) Additional Elements Transformation, 1990 82(4) Expanding Space, 1992 86(2) Green Glass Surface, 1995-96 88(4) Zero-Gravity Space, 1998-99 92(14) Steven Spier in conversation with Torsten Schmiedeknecht Programme, Abstraction and Figuration 106(10) Zamp Kelp 116(10) Projects 126(2) Photo credits 128 Exhibitions Awards Project Credits Collaborators and Employees Biography Bibliography Photo credits 128
Torsten Schmiedeknecht, b.1965 in Germany, studied architecture in Darmstadt, Paris and London. He is a registered architect in Germany and has practised in Germany, Greece, France and England (recently with Avanti Architects, London). He is at present working on architectural projects in Germany and conducting research into the Austrian group of architects and artists Haus-Rucker-Co at the School of Architecture, University of Liverpool. He is teaching a degree studio with his wife at the School of Architecture, and Landscape at Kingston University and also in the third year studio at the School of Architecture, University of Liverpool. Torsten Schmiedeknecht is a regular contributor to Architectural Design.
