Authorship is relative: Portrait of a Generation

Abstract

Tibor Joanelly met three groups of younger architects: VG13, Superposition and TEN Studio. All the members of VG13 studied at the Accademia di architettura in Mendrisio and now work internationally from a base in Como. Launched in 2020, the journal Superposition will emerge from the magazine Planphase, founded by students at the TU Munich. The people who make it work in different offices, live in differet cities and continue to pursue their own projects. TEN Studio was formed in 2015 in Zurich. The members work in a very broad geographical and thematic context. Although the training, goals and momentary professional situation of those portrayed here differ greatly, they see a multilogue as an additional value for architecture that goes beyond the artistry of the lone fighter and the two-letter offices. Working in changing constellations offers personal freedom, which allows different interests and areas of activity and gives the social aspect a high value. The wish for personal development is connected with an awareness of the need to use architecture as an approach to dealing with the urgent problems of our world.