contested modernities
exhibition documentation
From 10 September to 24 October 2021, contributions from Jakarta, Phnom Penh, Singapore, Yangon, and Germany where shown at the Haus der Statistik in Berlin.
contested modernities
house without walls
oswald nagler in rangoon
The American architect Oswald Nagler came to Myanmar (then Burma) in 1957. The house he designed for himself in Rangoon can still serve as a model for responsible architecture.
contested modernities
exhibition opening
10 september 2021
After we had to postpone the exhibition several times, we were finally able to invite to the opening. It was a wonderful evening!
encounters
interview with the myanmar architect u shwe
In many of his projects, U Shwe combined Japanese simplicity with the formal canon of traditional Myanmar architecture.
encounters
interview with the myanmar artist nay myo say
Nay Myo Say is considered a representative of the “third wave” of young Burmese painters, whose work was not considered an angry rebellion, but more a celebration of opportunity.
encounters
interview with the myanmar architect u maw lin
The founder of Living Design Architects shares his view on how modernism developed in Myanmar
encounters
interview with the myanmar artist u win pe
U Win Pe is considered among the first artists to bring modernism and abstract expressionism to Myanmar.
encounters
interview with the myanmar architect u sun oo
The architect U Sun Oo names the development of a specifically Myanmar architecture as an important task for the future.
