Friedrich von Borries (1974), Matthias Böttger (1974)

Friedrich von Borries and Matthias Böttger founded raumtaktik in 2003. Friedrich von Borries studied architecture in Karlsruhe, Berlin and Brussels. He worked as an architect in Amsterdam and Berlin. After founding rude_architecture (2000 – 2003) Friedrich von Borries taught architecture and urban theory at Technical University Berlin. Matthias Böttger studied Architecture in Berlin and London. He worked as an architect in Berlin, Cologne and Paris. He is a spatial advisor in theater (New York, Berlin) and works as producer for festivals, performances and exhibitions. Friedrich von Borries and Matthias Böttger are both researchers at Bauhaus Dessau. “raumtaktik (spatial-tactic) is a Berlin based agency for contemporary urban research and tactical interventions in built and mental urban space. Planning as a strategic discipline has come to an end; in the future space can only be shaped by tactical behavior. raumtaktik is not based on ideologies, but has a pragmatic approach. raumtaktik does not work with strategies, but with tactics. raumtaktik is radically opportunistic. As “architects without attitudes”, raumtaktik tries to understand and reflect on contemporary global processes and aims to develop new means of intervention in the lived environment.” (raumtaktik, 2004)