From One to Eight

Das Pariser Büro LIST wurde 2012 von Ido Avissar Architekt, Stadtplaner und promovierter Forscher gegründet. Avissar ist bekannt für seine interdisziplinäre Arbeit an der Schnittstelle von Architektur, Stadtplanung, Landschaftsgestaltung und Theorie. Er ist Leiter von «Fragment», einem Masterstudiengang an der École d'Architecture de la Ville & des Territoires Paris-Est, und lehrt an Institutionen wie Sciences Po und der ETH Zürich. Die Arbeit von LIST ist vielfältig und eigenwillig. Das Büro, das sich der Architektur, dem Städtebau und der Forschung widmet, positioniert sich eher zwischen den Disziplinen als innerhalb eines festen Rahmens. Dieser Ansatz entspringt der Beobachtung, dass sich viele zeitgenössische räumliche und gesellschaftliche Fragestellungen auf unterschiedliche Weise und in diversen Massstäben manifestieren. Seine interdisziplinäre Herangehensweise an diese Themen bietet dem Büro einen fruchtbaren Gestaltungsrahmen. Das Werk von LIST hebt sich von dem seiner Zeitgenossenschaft ab, und zwar durch Zeichnungen, die disparate Realitäten zu Figuren verdichten, die zwischen Abstraktion und Konkretheit oszillieren. Die Monografie umfasst den Grossteil der Projekte seit Gründung von LIST im Jahr 2012. Anstatt aber lediglich eine Sammlung von Projekten zu sein, wurde sie als Manifest konzipiert, das den Ansatz des Büros in Bezug auf Architektur, Städtebau, Landschaft und die zeitgenössische Stadt widerspiegelt. Die Publikation kreist dabei um acht wiederkehrende Fragen und interdisziplinäre Themen. The Paris-based office LIST was established in 2012 by Ido Avissar - architect, urbanist, and PhD researcher. Avissar is known for his in-terdisciplinary practice at the intersection between architecture, urbanism, landscape and theory. He is the head of Fragment, a master's programme at the École d'Architecture de la Ville & des Territoires Paris-Est and teaches at institutions including Sci-ences Po and ETH Zurich. The work of LIST is heterogeneous and idiosyncratic. The office, dedicated to architecture, urbanism, and research, positions itself be-tween disciplines rather than within a fixed framework. This approach stems from the observation that many contemporary spatial and societal questions manifest themselves in different ways and at different scales. Addressing these issues across disciplines provides the practice with a fertile design framework. LIST's work stands apart from that of its contemporaries through its use of drawings, which as-semble disjointed realities into condensed figures oscillating between abstraction and specificity. The monograph covers the majority of projects developed since the founding of LIST in 2012. Rather than simply presenting a collec-tion of projects, the monograph is conceived as a manifesto, revealing LIST's approach to architecture, urbanism, landscape and the con-temporary city. The work is organised around eight recurring questions and interdisciplinary themes.

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The Paris-based office LIST was established in 2012 by Ido Avissar – architect, urbanist, and PhD researcher. Avissar is known for his interdisciplinary practice at the intersection between architecture, urbanism, landscape and theory.

The Paris-based office LIST was established in 2012 by Ido Avissar – architect, urbanist, and PhD researcher. Avissar is known for his interdisciplinary practice at the intersection between architecture, urbanism, landscape and theory. He is the head of Fragment, a master’s programme at the École d’Architecture de la Ville & des Territoires Paris-Est and teaches at institutions including Sciences Po and ETH Zurich.

The work of LIST is heterogeneous and idiosyncratic. The office, dedicated to architecture, urbanism, and research, positions itself between disciplines rather than within a fixed framework. This approach stems from the observation that many contemporary spatial and societal questions manifest themselves in different ways and at different scales. Addressing these issues across disciplines provides the practice with a fertile design framework. LIST’s work stands apart from that of its contemporaries through its use of drawings, which assemble disjointed realities into condensed figures oscillating between abstraction and specificity.

The monograph covers the majority of projects developed since the founding of LIST in 2012. Rather than simply presenting a collection of projects, the monograph is conceived as a manifesto, revealing LIST’s approach to architecture, urbanism, landscape and the contemporary city. The work is organized around eight recurring questions and interdisciplinary themes.