From 2016 to 2018, we developed and produced the video series 1:1 Berliner Architekturdialoge – 1:1 Berlin Architecture Dialogues in collaboration with the BDA - Association of German Architects. The format brings together two architects in a live setting, where they discuss their work both in front of an audience and for the camera. Across 12 events, a Berlin-based, established architect engaged in dialogue with a counterpart of similar standing from Austria or Switzerland, addressing both fundamental and contemporary questions in architectural discourse, as well as broader cultural and societal differences.
- commission
- documentation
- Dialogue
- Studio
- 2016-2018
Video
Our aim in developing the video and set design was to move beyond a conventional documentation of a talk. By positioning the speakers face to face and arranging the audience around them, we created a spatial tension that functioned both as a film set and as a live situation. The lighting design established an intimate atmosphere for the conversation while enabling a high-quality recording.
The architects were invited to work with materials during the discussion – sketching, annotating, or presenting references –which were captured via an overhead camera and simultaneously projected for the audience.
Stills
Credits
Camera, Light, Setdesign, Editing: Nadja Krüger, Kornelia Kugler and Hanna Bergfors
Sound Recording: Birte Gerstenkorn
Curation: Katharina Löser and Tillmann Wagner
Locations: KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Swiss Embassy Berlin, Austrian Culture Forum Berlin, BDA Galerie Berlin
Production: BDA Berlin
Behind the Scenes
