18. DECEMBER 2008

Philippe Rahm´s lecture at the Städelschule investigates the concept of architecture as a physiological environment. Dealing with physiological and often invisible aspects of space the Paris-based architect raises the possibility that climate can replace the typology, function and form of what we use and define as architecture.
 
Philippe Rahm´s work has been shown in numerous exhibitions such as the Swiss Pavilion at the 8th Architecture Biennale in Venice and "Digestible Gulf Stream" at Architectural Venice Biennale 2008, San Francisco MoMA (2001), Museum of Modern Art in Paris (2001), Tirana Biennial 2001, "Form & function follow climate“ at CCA Kitakyushu (2004), Mori Art Museum (Tokyo, 2005), Centre Pompidou (2003-2007 and Manifesta 7. He has held academic positions at the Architectural Association in London, at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Beaux-Arts of Paris (2003), Mendrisio Academy of Architecture (2005/06) and at the ETH Lausanne (2006/07). He is a professor at the ECAL Lausanne and teaches at the School of Architecture of Paris-Malaquais in Paris. He has published „Physiological Architecture“ (Birkhäuser) and is currently working on several projects such as the „Winter House“ for Fabrice Hybert in France and the „Second summer“ in Austria.