Architectural decay and post-human landscapes
2012 – 2014
This research explored architectural decay as an ecological process rather than a condition of failure. Through photography, fieldwork and architectural theory, it examined weathering, abandonment and the changing relationships between buildings and non-human forms of life. The project resulted in the photographic series Palimpsest and Material Senescence together with several essays on ruins, ecology and the temporalities of architecture, as well as monographs.
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Benjamin Busch, Palimpsest, artist’s edition monograph, 2014, 500 prints, 100 numbered
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Benjamin Busch, Material Senescence, artist’s edition monograph, 2014, 500 prints, 100 numbered
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Benjamin Busch, “Palimpsest,” in What Is the Future of Architecture?, edited by Pieterjan Grandry (Berlin: Crap Is Good, 2012)
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Benjamin Busch, “Material Senescence,” in What Is the Future of Architecture? Vol. 2, edited by Pieterjan Grandry (Berlin: Crap Is Good, 2013), 40–44
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Benjamin Busch, “Vogelsang Murals,” in Horizonte – Zeitschrift für Architekturdiskurs, no. 9, Ruine, edited by Toni Herzog et al. (Weimar: Bauhaus-Universität / Lucia Verlag, 2014): 137–143
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Benjamin Busch, “Unstable Architecture,” Avant.org, November 6, 2014
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Benjamin Busch, “Wheatley-Provident Hospital: Kansas City’s Own Ruin,” Failed Architecture, February 23, 2017