As ports expand to meet global demands for sustainability and energy transition, European states are reshaping their maritime landscapes through port clusters—new organizational structures that transform both administration and governance. This book critically examines how port clusterization is redefining the relationship between cities and their ports, challenging conventional urban and architectural research on port-city conditions. […]

The evening starts with a screening of Sean Mowry’s short documentary All the Queens Houses, based on Rafael’s book of the same name. Rafael will then present his new book, All the Queens Gardens, continuing his exploration of the urban vernacular as he shifts his focus to the green spaces that accompany the houses and small multi-family buildings […]

In his second book exploring the urban vernacular of Queens, Rafael Herrin-Ferri shifts his focus to the green spaces that accompany the houses and small multi-family buildings of the “World’s Borough.” As varied and colorful as the façades featured in All the Queens Houses, these spaces introduce an organic, botanical element to the streetscape. Semi-formal lawns […]

Lush lawns, blue swimming pools, double garages: Suburbia delves into the (visual) worlds of American suburbia—politics, architecture, pop culture and advertising have shaped desires and realities. The exhibition highlights these tensions and simultaneously illustrates the boom in single-family homes in Germany after 1945 with home stories from the magazine Schöner Wohnen. Visitors can flip through […]