The essay is a genre in itself – one that lies between art and science. It is joined to science in how the essay form strives towards knowledge and how it engenders the making of statements, and to art by its mode of knowledge and expression. Unlike th …

An extinction burst occurs when bad behaviour intensifies before stopping. Undesirable qualities can become entrenched through positive reinforcement. But if the world changes and no longer provides us with the same feedback, we lose our minds: to the …

Die ökologischen, sozialen und politischen Krisen unserer Zeit verlangen nach neuen Antworten – und nach neuen Räumen. Wie wir in den beiden vorangegangenen Umbau-Ausgaben thematisiert haben, kommt der Architektur dabei eine zentrale Rolle zu. Im Fokus …