BORDERS +
ARCHITECTURE

BORDERS + ARCHITECTURE is the second collective architectural sourcebook based on topics stemming from arch out loud open ideas competitions. The book approaches the topic of borders through three curated parts. Together these sections form a survey of architecture's possible position(s) within a larger discussion of what a "border" is.
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part 1  a collection of essays, interviews, & works from across the discipline
part 2  a synopsis of the Borders Competition
part 3  the winners & selected proposals from the Borders Competition
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ESSAYS
INTERVIEWS
& WORKS

BORDERS + ARCHITECTURE begins by situating readers within current conversations of architecture's relationship to border conditions.  These conversations take on a wide range of approaches and interests.

BORDERS
​COMPETITION
​SYNOPSIS

Looking at the entirety of arch out loud's BORDERS competition results provides an understanding of the vast yet detailed range in which this topic can be addressed. Defining recurring trends clarifies specific mindsets or strategies architects engage when designing around or with borders.

WINNERS &
SELECTED
PROPOSALS

The last part of the book brings together the vast range of ideas addressing the same border condition, the Korean DMZ. All of these ideas were proposals for a bathhouse located right along the line separating North and South Korea. 
CONTRIBUTORS
Matias del Campo
Alex Seo
Jamie Ferello
Marcello Di Clintio
Owen Hatherly
Curtis Roth
Karen Lee Bar Sinai
Yehuda Greenfield Gilat
Liam Young
​Yehre Suh