Matthias Böttger (born February 7, 1974) is a German architect and curator. Matthias Böttger studied architecture and urban planning at the

University of Karlsruhe The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT; ) is both a German public university, public research university in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, and a research center of the Helmholtz Association. KIT was created in 2009 when the University of Ka ...

and the

University of Westminster The University of Westminster is a public university, public university based in London, United Kingdom. Founded in 1838 as the Royal Polytechnic Institution, it was the first Polytechnic (United Kingdom), polytechnic to open in London. The Po ...

, London. He worked as an architect in Cologne, Berlin and Paris. His scientific activity began at the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation, followed by the

University of Stuttgart The University of Stuttgart () is a research university located in Stuttgart, Germany. It was founded in 1829 and is organized into 10 faculties. It is one of the oldest technical universities in Germany with programs in civil, mechanical, ind ...

and the

ETH Zurich ETH Zurich (; ) is a public university in Zurich, Switzerland. Founded in 1854 with the stated mission to educate engineers and scientists, the university focuses primarily on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. ETH Zurich ran ...

, where Böttger taught art and architecture. In 2007–08 he was a visiting professor of art and public space at the

Academy of Fine Arts, Nuremberg The Academy of Fine Arts Nuremberg () was founded in 1662 by Jacob von Sandrart and is the oldest art academy in German-speaking Central Europe. The art academy is situated in Nuremberg. Classes include studies in fine arts, sculpture, visual ...

. From 2012 to 2017, he was Professor for ''Sustainable Architecture + Future Tactics'' (SAFT) at Kunstuniversität Linz. Since 2017 he is Professor and Head of the Institute HyperWerk at the Academy of Art and Design of FHNW Basel. Together with Friedrich von Borries, Matthias Böttger was 2008 the general commissioner and curator for the German contribution "Updating Germany – 100 Projects for a Better Future" to the XI. International

Venice Biennale of Architecture The Venice Biennale of Architecture ( Italian: ''Mostra di Architettura di Venezia'') is an international exhibition showcasing architectural works from around the world, held in Venice, Italy, every other year. Originally held in even-numbered ...

. He was a fellow of the

Akademie Schloss Solitude The Akademie Schloss Solitude is a foundation under public law. The main aspect of the Akademie is to promote mainly younger, particularly gifted artists and scientists by means of residency fellowships and also by organizing events and exhibitio ...

in Stuttgart and in 2010 took over the direction of the “aut architektur und tirol”, an Art Association of Architecture in Innsbruck. Since 2011 Matthias Böttger is the artistic director of the German Center of Architecture (DAZ) an initiative of the Association of German Architects (BDA) in Berlin. In 2013 he was the curator for the German contribution "Nos Brasil! We Brazil!" at the X. Bienal de Arquitetura de São Paulo.

Curatorial activity

*2016: Neue Standards. Zehn Thesen zum Wohnen, DAZ Berlin, KAZ im KuBA Kassel, Neues Museum Nürnberg, ait-Salon Köln, Baukulturzentrum Sachsen, afo Linz, etc. *2013: Nós Brasil! We Brazil!, Casa do Povo, a German contribution to the X Bienal de Arquitetura de

São Paulo São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...

on behalf of the

Goethe-Institut The Goethe-Institut (; GI, ''Goethe Institute'') is a Nonprofit organization, nonprofit German culture, cultural organization operational worldwide with more than 150 cultural centres, promoting the study of the German language abroad and en ...

and the German Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development BMVBS. *2012: Why Architecture, German Center for Architecture DAZ, Berlin. *2011: Raumproduktion, Seitenlichtsaal, Kunsthalle Düsseldorf. *2010: aut.raumproduktion, exhibition series with the conditions of the production of space, aut architektur und tirol, Innsbruck. *2009: TV towers. 8,559 Meters of Politics and Architecture, German Architecture Museum (DAM) in Frankfurt. *2008: Updating Germany. 100 projects for a better future, German contribution to the

, commissioned by the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development BMVBS. *2006: Fanshop of Globalization. A traveling exhibition shown in Germany's fan zones during the football World Cup in cooperation with the

Federal Agency for Civic Education The Federal Agency for Civic Education (FACE, (''bpb'')) is a German federal government agency responsible for promoting civic education. It is subordinated to the Federal Ministry of the Interior. Thomas Krüger has served as president of t ...

Writings

*with Friedrich von Borries (ed.): ''Fanshop of Globalisation . Federal Agency for Civic Education'', Bonn 2006, . *with Friedrich von Borries, Steffen P. Walz (Ed.): ''Space Time Play – Computergames, Architecture and Urbanism'': The Next Level. Birkhäuser, Boston Basel Berlin 2007, . *with Friedrich von Borries (ed.): ''Updating Germany. 100 Projects For a Better Future.'' Hatje Cantz, Ostfildern -Ruit 2008, . *with Friedrich von Borries and Florian Heilmeyer (eds.): ''Better Future? Searching for the Spaces of Tomorrow.'' Merve, Berlin 2008, . *with Friedrich von Borries and Florian Heilmeyer (ed.): ''TV Towers. 8,559 Meters Politics and Architecture.'' Jovis, Berlin 2009, . *with Ludwig Engel and Juliane Otterbach (ed.): ''Talking futures. A miniature book about utopias and futures.'' Lost Books, Stuttgart 2010, . *with Angelika Fitz (ed.): ''WELTSTADT – Nós Brasil! We Brazil.'' Goethe Institute, Munich, 2013, . *with Stefan Carsten and Ludwig Engel, ''Speculations Transformations – Thoughts on the Future of Germany's Cities and Regions'', Zürich 2016, . *with Olaf Bahner, ''Neue Standards. Zehn Thesen zum Wohnen'', Berlin 2016, .

References

External links

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raumtaktik

HyperWerk

German DAZ – Deutsches Architektur Zentrum

Weltstadt
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