Architectural artefacts are negotiated as epistemic objects an autonomous and innovative form
of knowledge capable of inaugurating and institutionalising architectural research. The
backbone of this publication is a dialogue between the architect Matthias Ballestrem and the
philosopher and architectural theorist Lidia Gasperoni. In a vibrant discussion they consider
the epistemic value of the architectural artefact the role of research practices in making
this knowledge explicit and accessible and the criteria for qualifying as design-based
research. Alex Arteaga Fabrizia Berlingieri Peter Bertram Helga Blocksdorf Andelka
Bnin-Bninski Marta Fernández Guardado Joerg Fingerhut Anke Haarmann Rolf Hughes Rachel
Hurst Daniel Norell Tomas Ooms Claus Peder Pedersen Tim Simon-Meyer and Philip Ursprung
have added short comments and images to enrich the arguments with criticism extensions
associations and references. An afterword by Marcelo Stamm provides a theoretical reflection
on a possible taxonomy of epistemic artefacts.
