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David Schreyer

http://schreyerdavid.com

Tyrol & Vienna, Austria
David Schreyer completed his degree in Architecture at the Technical University Innsbruck in 2011. Since 2004 he has been working as a self-taught photographer in the special areas of architectural photography and photographic story-telling. He has edited numerous photographic series for architectural firms, agents, and institutions in the german speaking world. David Schreyer currently lives and works in both rural and urban environments in Tyrol and Vienna.

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Narrating Architecture


Architectural Photography: Human presence as a motivation for reasonable building.

Narrating Architecture


Architectural Photography: Human presence as a motivation for reasonable building.
Using architectural imaging as a call for more (con)structural culture.
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From its very inception, photography has sought to explain architecture, and for decades it has been the primary communication medium for architectural professionals. Photographic tools fall far short in creating a narrative about architecture.

Architecture has a great deal to do with humanity and logic, and very little with obstinacy and superficiality. A 2009 interview quoted Erwin Wurm as saying, “Bad architecture is the cancer of the 21st century”. Beginning with the extraction of raw materials and ending with hazardous waste landfills, I would agree.

As an architectural photographer I interpret the spaces conceived by architects. Knowledge about space and light form the basis of my work. I visit the space in order to understand the everyday processes, outer conditions, and attitude of the responsible architect, so that I can condense these into photo form.

In this way, an architectural image can be a call for more (con)structural culture.



2015 – Private Residence, Waidring, Austria – Robert Rier & Martin Scharfetter Architects

2009 – Multi Purpose Room, Brixlegg, Austria – Architect Antonius Lanzinger

2015 – Construction Site for a Refugee Shelter, Innsbruck, Austria – Studio Lois Architects

2015 – Preschool, Schlins, Austria – Bernardo Bader Architects with Monika Heiss Colour & Design

2015 – Den unendelige Bro, Aarhus, Denmark – Gjøde Povlsgaard Arkitekter

Narrating Architecture


Architectural Photography: Human presence as a motivation for reasonable building.

Narrating Architecture


Architectural Photography: Human presence as a motivation for reasonable building.
Using architectural imaging as a call for more (con)structural culture.
File under

From its very inception, photography has sought to explain architecture, and for decades it has been the primary communication medium for architectural professionals. Photographic tools fall far short in creating a narrative about architecture.

Architecture has a great deal to do with humanity and logic, and very little with obstinacy and superficiality. A 2009 interview quoted Erwin Wurm as saying, “Bad architecture is the cancer of the 21st century”. Beginning with the extraction of raw materials and ending with hazardous waste landfills, I would agree.

As an architectural photographer I interpret the spaces conceived by architects. Knowledge about space and light form the basis of my work. I visit the space in order to understand the everyday processes, outer conditions, and attitude of the responsible architect, so that I can condense these into photo form.

In this way, an architectural image can be a call for more (con)structural culture.



2015 – Private Residence, Waidring, Austria – Robert Rier & Martin Scharfetter Architects

2009 – Multi Purpose Room, Brixlegg, Austria – Architect Antonius Lanzinger

2015 – Construction Site for a Refugee Shelter, Innsbruck, Austria – Studio Lois Architects

2015 – Preschool, Schlins, Austria – Bernardo Bader Architects with Monika Heiss Colour & Design

2015 – Den unendelige Bro, Aarhus, Denmark – Gjøde Povlsgaard Arkitekter


Idea by

David Schreyer
Tyrol & Vienna
Austria
David Schreyer completed his degree in Architecture at the Technical University Innsbruck in 2011. Since 2004 he has been working as a self-taught photographer in the special areas of architectural photography and photographic story-telling. He has edited numerous photographic series for architectural firms, agents, and institutions in the german speaking world. David Schreyer currently lives and works in both rural and urban environments in Tyrol and Vienna.