IL2 – Information of The Institute of Lightweight Structures, April 1971
Issue 2 of IL was dedicated to research around a project study city in the arctic with an artificial climate . “The city will lie under a transparent inflated skin , which, without supports, covers an area of 3km square and encloses a climate which should correspond to European conditions.” The project partners included Atelier Warmbronn, Kenzo Tange & Urtec, Ove Arup & Partners, and Farbwerke Hoechst.
The legendary experimental architecture journal, IL, was published by the Institute for Lightweight Structures, Stuttgart University, directed by Frei Otto (1925-2015) from 1964 until 1991. The pages of IL present the institute's interest in going beyond the discipline of architecture and a fascination with experimentation which underpinned Frei Otto’s work. He spoke of the need to understand the "physical, biological and technical processes which give rise to objects", concerns evident in the images of and texts inspired by natural phenomena such as bird skulls, soap bubbles, and spiders' webs which are included in these scarce issues. With his interdisciplinary research and teaching in the field of wide-span surface structures and natural constructions, Otto developed the IL into a globally recognised centre of lightweight construction. He was awarded with the Pritzker Prize in 2015.
Title: IL2 – Information of The Institute of Lightweight Structures, April 1971
Author: Bernd Oleiko, Einar Thornsteinn A. (editors of this issue)
Publisher: University Stuttgart
Publication date: April 1971
Format: Perfect-bound softcover
Pages: 56
Images: b/w throughout
Condition: Very good
Stock Number: RB03503
Issue 2 of IL was dedicated to research around a project study city in the arctic with an artificial climate . “The city will lie under a transparent inflated skin , which, without supports, covers an area of 3km square and encloses a climate which should correspond to European conditions.” The project partners included Atelier Warmbronn, Kenzo Tange & Urtec, Ove Arup & Partners, and Farbwerke Hoechst.
The legendary experimental architecture journal, IL, was published by the Institute for Lightweight Structures, Stuttgart University, directed by Frei Otto (1925-2015) from 1964 until 1991. The pages of IL present the institute's interest in going beyond the discipline of architecture and a fascination with experimentation which underpinned Frei Otto’s work. He spoke of the need to understand the "physical, biological and technical processes which give rise to objects", concerns evident in the images of and texts inspired by natural phenomena such as bird skulls, soap bubbles, and spiders' webs which are included in these scarce issues. With his interdisciplinary research and teaching in the field of wide-span surface structures and natural constructions, Otto developed the IL into a globally recognised centre of lightweight construction. He was awarded with the Pritzker Prize in 2015.
Title: IL2 – Information of The Institute of Lightweight Structures, April 1971
Author: Bernd Oleiko, Einar Thornsteinn A. (editors of this issue)
Publisher: University Stuttgart
Publication date: April 1971
Format: Perfect-bound softcover
Pages: 56
Images: b/w throughout
Condition: Very good
Stock Number: RB03503
Issue 2 of IL was dedicated to research around a project study city in the arctic with an artificial climate . “The city will lie under a transparent inflated skin , which, without supports, covers an area of 3km square and encloses a climate which should correspond to European conditions.” The project partners included Atelier Warmbronn, Kenzo Tange & Urtec, Ove Arup & Partners, and Farbwerke Hoechst.
The legendary experimental architecture journal, IL, was published by the Institute for Lightweight Structures, Stuttgart University, directed by Frei Otto (1925-2015) from 1964 until 1991. The pages of IL present the institute's interest in going beyond the discipline of architecture and a fascination with experimentation which underpinned Frei Otto’s work. He spoke of the need to understand the "physical, biological and technical processes which give rise to objects", concerns evident in the images of and texts inspired by natural phenomena such as bird skulls, soap bubbles, and spiders' webs which are included in these scarce issues. With his interdisciplinary research and teaching in the field of wide-span surface structures and natural constructions, Otto developed the IL into a globally recognised centre of lightweight construction. He was awarded with the Pritzker Prize in 2015.
Title: IL2 – Information of The Institute of Lightweight Structures, April 1971
Author: Bernd Oleiko, Einar Thornsteinn A. (editors of this issue)
Publisher: University Stuttgart
Publication date: April 1971
Format: Perfect-bound softcover
Pages: 56
Images: b/w throughout
Condition: Very good
Stock Number: RB03503
