Ark Journal Magazine

Ark Journal Magazine

Issue : #12

This issue of Ark Journal ponders how history shapes our understanding of art, design and architecture, and celebrates the fluidity of interpretations that evolve over time and the importance of context. The authors of the magazine explore how architects navigate the interplay between tradition and innovation, drawing upon historical precedents while thinking about the future, how adaptive reuse breathes new life into old structures and how architectural interventions honour a site’s cultural heritage.

In the Case Studies, Pernille Vest explores furniture as objets d’art, crafted from rare noble wood, marked by time and expert hands. In Basel, a lesson in how to live and work with art delivered by two generations of the von Bartha family of gallerists.