Experimental Zone (Paperback)

Paperback. Experimental Zone documents a remarkable experiment in spatial research at the interdisciplinary laboratory Image Knowledge Gestaltung at the Humboldt University of Berlin. Every two months, for four years, researchers reconfigured a 350square meter workspace for forty scientists. The design-based collaborative experiments focus was on the interrelation of space and knowledge production: What spatial qualities are required by interdisciplinary teams for their research work?With some 300 striking and straightforward graphics, Experimental Zone presents the findings of the experiment. It highlights the spatial conditions under which individual and collaborative research unfold, overlap, or merge and reveals the characteristics of an architecture that fosters interdisciplinary. The experiments innovative interdisciplinary approach is also reflected in the books design, with each of the five chapters and the comprehensive visual material reflecting publishing traditions in design, architecture, and the humanities. Presents the findings of a four-year research project of the Interdisciplinary Laboratory Image Knowledge Gestaltung at Berlin's Humboldt University on the effect of various spatial design constellations of collaborative workspaces for scientists. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…