Opening
Friday, 23 May 2025, 18:30
Opening Remarks
Hans-Jürgen Commerell, Aedes, Berlin
Brittany Utting, Curator, Assistant Professor, Rice School of Architecture, Houston
Igor Marjanović, William Ward Watkin Dean, Rice School of Architecture, Houston
Venue
Aedes Architecture Forum
Christinenstr. 18-19
10119 Berlin
Opening hours
Mon 13:00–17:00
Tue–Fri 11:00–18:30, Thu until 20:00
Sun and public holidays 13:00–17:00
Sat 24 May 2025, 13:00–17:00
Entangled within the Earth’s five natural spheres—the atmosphere, biosphere, cryosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere—is a sixth: the technosphere. Identified by geologist Peter K. Haff as an emerging paradigm of the Anthropocene, the technosphere includes the infrastructures of industrial production and extraction. Architecture is part of the technosphere, hardening its systems and multiplying its forms. Encompassing factories and farmlands, ports and telecommunication networks, mines and landfills, highways and suburbs, the technosphere is more than just the accumulated material of the built environment. It is a global enmeshment of physical infrastructures, geopolitical relations, and digital networks, enabling the continuous movement of matter, energy, and information. Featuring architectural projects from eighteen international practices, including Andrés Jaque / OFFPOLINN, Olalekan Jeyifous, and Dogma, The Sixth Sphere exhibition explores planetary forms of design thinking, leveraging the cumulative power of the technosphere to imagine more viable climate futures.