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Performative Architecture

Performative Architecture

Mosayebi, Elli
Schwartz, Joseph
Edelaar Mosayebi Inderbitzin Architects

Paperback

ArchitectsArchitecture History

ISBN10: 3038603376
ISBN13: 9783038603375
Publisher: Park Publishing (WI)
Published: Aug 6 2025
Pages: 76
Weight: 0.61
Height: 0.70 Width: 11.20 Depth: 4.10
Language: English
An analysis of the concept of performance in Edelaar Mosayebi Inderbitzin Architects' architecture.

The term performance, as used in 1955 by the British philosopher of language John L. Austin, refers to processual, performative aspects that take center stage instead of rigid states and fixed norms. It has found its way into the diverse areas of science and technology and, recently, also in architecture. Performance has long been a recurring topic in the design and research work of Zurich-based architecture firm Edelaar Mosayebi Inderbitzin Architects (EMI). This is particularly visible in the award-winning design for a tourist infrastructure on the eastern ridge of the Jungfrau in the Swiss Alps (2012), in the temporary installation Anthropomorphic Form for the Swiss Art Awards (2019), and in the residential building on Stampfenbachstrasse in Zurich (2022).

Their own work is a catalyst for EMI's deeper engagement with performance, which is explored in Performative Architecture. Texts by the firm's founding partner Elli Mosayebi and by Joseph Schwartz, Laurent Stalder, and Nina Zschocke, all of whom also teach at ETH Zürich's Department of Architecture, as well as artistic and documentary photographs, plans, and drawings, illuminate the phenomenon from the different perspectives of architectural practice, theory of architecture, and structural engineering.

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