Anne Beim

Royal Danish Academy - School of Architecture, Design and Conservation

The paper presents the results from a cross-disciplinary research project investigating clay as a fire retardant in vertically thatched facades, and it elaborates on its consequences on aesthetics and buildability by prototyping. The prototypes take point of departure in three different typologies: thatching on construction sites, thatched prefabri...

The Social and Environmental Impact Academy for Architects (SEIAA) is a collective project that includes research and teaching activities of four architectural schools across Europe: University of Liechtenstein (LI), Hasselt University (BE), Bergen School of Architecture (NO), and the Royal Danish Academy (DK). Based on shared research objectives f...

Radical Tectonics is a multi-scalar approach to improving the short- and long-term outcomes of sustainable design and circular economies. Community empowerment, building reuse, and material regeneration are three fundamental principles of a radical tectonics which operates simultaneously at the macro, meso, and micro scale. Three tactics define our...

In a time where the ecological crisis is evident worldwide there is a need for a deeper understanding of how architects and engineers can contribute for the better. To succeed we must address central questions: How to approach fundamentals in construction? How to engage with building industry and related industries, and how can we through new ways...

Introduction to the book “Circular construction: Materials Architecture Tectonics” that depicts a set of concrete examples of how to build in accordance with circular principles by using non-toxic, bio-based materials and low energy consumption, in other words by means of radical tectonics.

If the key to sustainable transformation is in the design process – what benefits do ICT tools bring? This is the central question addressed in the book by researchers and architects in the Nordic Region. Together they have developed and implemented digital tools in real design processes for three years. The capabilities of the tools include how de...

Maison du Peuple by Jean Prouvé (1901–84), Eugène Beaudoin, Marcel Lods, and Vladimir Bodianski, shows how deep insight into material properties, craftsmanship, and a curiosity for new technologies can inform original architectural expression of particularly high standards. Jean Prouvé called himself a “constructeur,” but was an architect, engineer...

How does material interest and tectonic aspiration inform the urban scale and how does the urban context call for – or generate specific tectonic qualities in ordinary buildings? Is it possible to speak about an ‘ecology of urban tectonics’ where the scale of the urban context relates to the tectonic scale of construction details? These questions w...

Corresponding author: Professor Anne Beim, Ph.D., CINARK – Centre for Industrialized Architecture, Institute of Architectural Technology, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts – School of Architecture, Phillip Langes ALlé 10, DK-1435 Copenhagen, Denmark. Tel.: +45 4170 1623; E-mail: anne.beim@kadk.dk This paper argues for a new critical approach to...

This paper argues for a new critical approach to the ways architectural design strategies are developing. Contemporary construction industry appears to evolve into highly specialized and optimized processes driven by industrialized manufacturing, therefore the role of the architect and the understanding of the architectural design process ought to...

FROM STRUCTURAL CLADDING TO CLAD STRUCTURES: TECTONIC ENQUIRIES INTO CONTEMPORARY BUILDING PRACTICES Present demands to building constructions (in Denmark) consisting of increasing insulation standards, prove of air tightness, a need for longevity and effortless maintenance have led to contemporary architectural structures, where the exterior wall...

The following texts explore the production of knowledge in architectural research. Focussing on a wide definition of practice led research, the aim for these texts is to discuss how the practices of architectural design; drawing, modelling, prototyping and building embody a particular set of knowledges that inform architectural thinking. Architectu...

Complexity arising from increasing globalization of the marketplace and computer-based communication and information technology seems to create a growing need for simplicity, control and reliability. At the same time, contemporary consumer culture calls for customized and personalized goods. This evolution also leads to a demand for precise definit...