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In the focus: TRANSFER

In Stylepark Magazine’s theme focus Transfer, we present projects, research, and ideas from the fields of design, architecture & art that address transfer in the broadest sense: from the construction of Terminal 3 at Frankfurt am Main Airport to data transmission and the representation of reality. Enjoy reading!

Photo: PODEHL FOTODESIGN DORTMUND
Complexity mastered

How do you design an airport gate from scratch that meets the highest functional and design standards? In this article, Business Unit Manager Rainer Aman and Project Manager Franziska Wischnewski give us a glimpse into an extraordinary concept, the realisation of which was made possible by Lindner’s expertise.

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Photo: Jochen Günther, Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH
Risks Assessment

Data protection and security in smart buildings must confront challenges posed by complex structures and inadequate safeguards, including a lack of information. Dr Thomas Rütten, a lawyer specialising in construction and architectural law at Kapellmann und Partner Rechtsanwälte mbB, explains the most important issues.

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Photo: Hélène Hilaire
Complexity mastered

Patrick Jouin works with international companies such as Ligne Roset, Pedrali and Louis Vuitton. At the same time, his work is present in Paris on another level: in the urban space itself. He explains what this means in an interview.

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Photo: We the Bacteria: Notes Toward Biotic Architecture, Lars Müller Publishers, 2025
Building with microbes

‘We the bacteria: Notes toward Biotic Architecture’ is the title of a recent publication by Beatriz Colomina and Mark Wigley, released by Lars Müller Publishers. Intended as a sequel to the book ‘Are We Human?’, it is written as a manifesto for an alternative architectural philosophy.

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Photo: ZDF und Felix Korfmann
Mobility under pressure

In the ZDF documentary series Am Puls, Dunja Hayali gets to the root of the causes of the rail crisis in Germany: Delays, safety deficiencies, and outdated infrastructure characterize passengers’ daily lives. “Our Railways – Loved, Hated – Dangerous?” shows why the rail system is in disrepair and what reforms are expected to turn things around.

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Photo: Amedeo Benestante ©Anish Kapoor. All rights reserved, DACS/SIAE, 2025
Down into Dante's underworld

The Monte Sant'Angelo station, designed by Anish Kapoor, marks the peak of an project in Naples that has been running for more than 30 years. What began as a theoretical idea in 1993 has become a remarkable example of democratic art and urban revitalization under the artistic coordination of Achille Bonito Oliva.

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Photo: Iwan Baan
Warenlager trifft Wunderkammer

A visit to the V&A East Storehouse by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, whose clarity challenges the very notion of what a museum can be today – and who holds the authority to interpret its contents.

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Photo: Sinta Werner
The illusion of an image

In her work, the artist Sinta Werner fragments architecture, explores the space between reality and representation, and creates new interpretations of spatiality. In this interview, she explains how she challenges our visual habits.

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Photo: Sven Döring/ Leibniz-IPHT
Computing with light

How can AI applications be energy-efficiently optimised, for example for digitalised processes in the construction industry? Dr. Mario Chemnitz explains his current research and points out the role that light fulfils in the process.

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Photo: Peter von Pigage
Elegant und effektiv

ADO Lights has equipped the campus of Sarstedt AG & Co. KG with a lighting concept that ideally highlights the architectural lines and enhances the quality of life on the multifunctional site at all times.

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Photo: Charles Emerson
Unlimited form

Interdisciplinary artist Alex Chinneck turns urban space upside down: for his sculptures, he makes building facades slide, ties street lamps in knots and stands electricity pylons on their tips. He gives us an insight into his creative cosmos in this interview.

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Photo: Jan Laas, Doppelmayr Seilbahnen GmbH
Connecting Lines

Doppelmayr's Cablebús Línea 1 aerial cableway complements Mexico City's urban transport system and has contributed to improving the social balance within the city. With Cablebús Línea 3, another line is now planned that will also help integrate tourist activities within the urban fabric.

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Photo: Regula Bearth / ZHdK
Blind Spot

Designer and professor Bitten Stetter is the head of research for the Trends & Identity programme at the Zurich University of the Arts. With her brand Final Studio, she is currently developing prototypes for products that can be used in palliative care. In this interview she talks about how she is working to break a social taboo and what benefits product design can have at the end of a person's life.

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The sound of the system

The mechanical installations by Swiss artist Zimoun are expansive and mostly consist of recycled materials. In this interview, he explains how he uses simplicity to create complexity and encourages us to think about the structures of the world.

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With all senses

Prof Lesley Collier is a professor in occupational therapy with a focus on dementia, sensory processing and sensory integration. In this interview, she tells us what influence textiles have on cognitive impairment and how her research can be applied to the design of workspaces.

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Photo: HS Niederrhein
Rethinking production

Prof Dr Maike Rabe leads the Research Institute for Textiles and Clothing at the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences (FTB). She tells us what the key factors for a sustainable supply chain are and how Europe ranks in international comparison.

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Perfect crafts for Idealists

People like Robert Comploj are hard to find. At his studio he combines art and design with the craft of glassblowing. It is currently sidewalks, manholes, hydrants and tram tracks that represent the inspiration for his work.

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Trees and Rivers as Clients

Daniel Baroš and Marcel Šípka are the founders of Henkai Architekti. Impressed by their unconventional architectural approach to public buildings, we wanted to find out more about the Czech studio.

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Photo: Roland Borgmann
Solid oasis

Architect Björn Liese started out as a one-man office with an unusual project – the conversion of a Hamburg bunker into a residential building. In this interview, he tells us what he has learnt in the process for future construction.

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Photo: Samuel Rosport
Stabil gedruckt

How can a material cycle be established in the wood industry that serves to create design in parallel? The German company Additive Tectonics uses wood waste from regional sawmills for its new material ‘econitWood’.

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Photo: Pia Heer
Shaping Changes

Ever since 2018, with their design studio anima ona Freia Achenbach and June Fàbregas have focused on further developing previously untapped resources such as construction waste. The latter, if processed into geopolymers, offers a sustainable alternative to concrete. In the following interview they tell us more about their research.

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Photo: Julius Hirtzberger
Dream journey into the past

Philippe Starck has designed a hotel in the new district of the French city of Metz, enriched with stories.

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Photo: Robert Rieger
In harmony with the zeitgeist

High up in the Highlands, there is a new culinary gem that forms the first outpost of the top Spanish restaurant ‘El Celler de Can Rocan’. It is owned by ‘The Macallan’, a well-known whisky distillery that has had its 200-year heritage transformed into an extraordinary restaurant experience by architect David Thulstrup.

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Photo: Jimmy Kets
Verborgene Qualitäten

Pieterjan Gijs und Arnout Van Vaerenbergh schaffen Werke, die sich zwischen Architektur und Kunst bewegen und die BetrachterInnen vor die Herausforderung stellen, ihre bisherige Wahrnehmung von Bauwerken zu hinterfragen.

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