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Mei architects and planners www.mei-arch.eu

Included

By 15-02-2023

Architecture as means for a new future

Mei architects and planners launches their new book Included, published by nai010 publishers. Included stands for the design attitude of Mei architects and planners: for the ambitions the studio wants to achieve with its buildings; for everything that serves as inspiration in the design; for all the people Mei interacts with, teams up with, learns from and builds for. The richly colourful book, designed by graphic design firm 75B, contains a multi-layered set of ingredients to shape the architecture of tomorrow. With this ‘cookbook’, they dive into their idiosyncratic oeuvre in which respect for the environment is central.

Included shows an overview of projects by Mei architects and planners of the past 25 years. From the 1995 modular Smarthouse to the wooden residential building SAWA that is currently under construction: they all display a fascination for intelligent building systems. Ambitious transformation plans, including projects such as the Schiecentrale, Fenix I and the Silk Factory in Naro-Fominsk, demonstrate how the firm has developed into a frontrunner and expert on adaptive re-use and innovation in architecture.

Using a wide range of ingredients – from façade elements and culture clusters to marketing strategies – Includedprovides an insight into Mei’s working method. Conversations with various experts address underlying themes and their current relevance. While the ecological and social need for a different approach to the built environment grows, Mei consistently explores new ways of working by doing, building on established design principles and expertise.

Book launch and debate night ‘Less architecture – more inclusivity’
Included will be officially launched at the New Institute in Rotterdam, as part of the Thursday Night programming on Thursday 23 March. During this interactive debate evening, Mei invites designers, users, thinkers, doers plus the public to discuss inclusivity in architecture. Which interests and voices can be included in the design of the built environment? What are conflicts, and opportunities in current practice? Does less architecture allow for more inclusive design?

Signing up is possible via eventbrite.nl

www.mei-arch.eu
www.75b.nl
www.nai010.com