Sanaa: Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa: Zollverein School of Management and Design, Essen, Germany

by Kristin Feireiss (Editor)

The spectacular Zollverein school building, with its distinctive window openings and technologically innovative insulation system, fuses the site's industrial past with its aesthetically-driven future. This study of the structure and its designers, which includes drawings, plans and models, chronicles the building's concept and construction.

128 pages, Paperback

First published September 30, 2006

About the author

Kristin Feireiss was a German architectural and design curator, writer, and editor. Her career included co-founding the Aedes Architecture Forum in Berlin, serving as director of the Netherlands Architecture Institute, and participating as an international juror and commissioner at the Venice Biennale of Architecture. She was known for her role in promoting architecture as a cultural discipline, fostering dialogue between architects and the public, and amplifying the voices of emerging practices.