The fourth issue of the critical journal Dixit, in which the words of the architects Jan Kinsbergen and David Klemmer confront each other, in the format of a dichotomous visual atlas, around the theme of the process.
A visual documentary in the fields of architectonic conception, structural engineering and visualization in the format of a dichotomous atlas. The so called ultimate ambition of the real construction site only marks the beginning of another process of appropriation, life cycle analysis and change. Not the finalised project, but rather the raw material traces the process.
In the spirit of a discipline that constantly renews itself, Caryatide Editions take up the mantle of the critical review. Their aim is to further enrich the architecture discourse by offering a voice that engages directly with current events. Architecture stands at the crossroads of multiple inquiries—a discipline nourished by cross-disciplinary approaches. In this sense, and as a defining principle, Caryatide is committed to maintaining a critical perspective, one enriched by the social and political lens through which architecture must be understood, in order to reveal its complexity and aspirations.
Each issue, published three times a year, invites two contributors to share their reflections on a previously unexplored theme.
After studying architecture at ETH Zurich, Jan Kinsbergen (born 1967 in Biel, Switzerland) completed his diploma under the supervision of Hans Kollhoff. In 1993, he moved to New York City, where he worked at Steven Holl's architecture firm until 1999. He then founded his own architecture firm, also in New York. During this period, Jan Kinsbergen taught architecture as a visiting lecturer at Columbia GSAPP University in New York. From 2002 to 2008, he was a faculty member at ETH Zurich. Since 2002, he has been managing Jan Kinsbergen Architekt Ltd. in Zurich, Switzerland.
David Klemmer is an austrian architect based in Zurich and founder of Studio David Klemmer. For over a decade he has been working as a CGI artist constructing virtual scenarios in collaboration with renowned architecture offices, among others including works for Valerio Olgiati, Miller Maranta, Karamuk Kuo, Jean- Pierre Dürig, Bruther and Jan Kinsbergen. David Klemmer studied architecture at the University of Applied Sciences Joanneum and at the Technical University in Graz. In 2017 he opened his own studio for architecture. In 2022 he established Studio Diode as an independent satellite dedicated to digital images.
Edited by Simon Campedel.
Editorial coordination: Juliette Pochard.
Texts by Jan Kinsbergern and David Klemmer.
Construction: Jan Kinsbergen, Studio Urbaite, Mario Monotti.
Image: David Klemmer.
Graphic design: Spassky Fischer with Lucas Lejeune.
