Opposite Office

Edited by Antonio Carbone Language: English / Italian

Year of publication: 2026

Series: Arianuova

Details: Format (mm): 120 x 210 pages: 248

Price: € 18.00

ISBN: 9788867644070 ​ ​

 

The practice Opposite Office, founded by Benedikt Hartl, addresses architectural questions situated between environment, politics, and society. The collection presented in this book gathers fragments of ideas developed in response to shifting political, ecological, and social conditions. If historians were to rediscover this book thousands of years from now, they would not only find a book about architecture, but also reflections on the uncertainties and contradictions of our time. The volume is an archive of lost competitions, unfinished revolutions, and stubborn ideas. Most of these projects were never meant to win—and, as Benedikt Hartl remarks in a long interview with Sabrina Morreale, “losing the competition was almost the point.” This book is not a victory lap, but a silent rebellion in printed form. It is an opportunity to reflect on my work in the search for a future.

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