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Books / Monographs

  • Schaerer, P. (2019). Free your Imagination [pp. 95-110]. In A. Gerber & U. Götz (Eds.), Architectonics of game spaces: The spatial logic of the virtual and its meaning for the real (1st ed.). Bielefeld: Transcript. ISBN: 978-3-8376-4802-7. Transcript Verlag
  • Lando, S., & Montresor, M. (2018). Defining Criteria [Chapter: Philipp Schaerer: pp. 146-172]. Lucerne: Quart Publishers. ISBN 978-3-03761-173-9. Quart Publishers
  • Vassallo, J. (2016). Seamless: Digital Collage And Dirty Realism In Architecture [Chapter: Philipp Schaerer vs. Roger Boltshauser: pp. 69-112]. Prologue by Juan Herreros. Zurich: Park Books. ISBN 978-3-03860-019-0. Park Books
  • Geiser, R. (2016). Philipp Schaerer: Bildbauten [Extended english edition]. Contributions by Nathalie Herschdorfer, Martino Stierli and Philipp Ursprung. Basle: Standpunkte. 96 pages, 32 plates in full color. Hardcover, 210 x 280 mm. ISBN 978-3-9524577-0-2. Standpunkte
  • Schaerer, P. (2015). Objets Trouvés - The Beauty of Everyday Objects. Preface by Prof. Nicola Braghieri. Book design by Laurent Chassot. Lausanne: LAPIS EPFL. ISBN 978-2-8399-1734-6. LAPIS Publications
  • Müller, U. (2012). Transformator - Roger Boltshauser mit Bildern von Philipp Schaerer. Contributions by Otto Kapfinger, Martino Stierli and Martin Tschanz. Tübingen: Ernst Wasmuth Verlag. ISBN 978-3-8030-0761-2. Architekturgalerie Berlin. Wasmuth Verlag
  • Geiser, R. (2010). Philipp Schaerer: Bildbauten. Preface by Philipp Ursprung. Contributions by Nathalie Herschdorfer and Martino Stierli. Basle: Standpunkte. 80 pages, 24 plates in full color, 155 x 194 mm. ISBN 978-3-9523540-4-9. Standpunkte

Articles / Essays

  • PD (2024, April 29). Förderverein [Kunstmuseum Thun] kauft zwei Werke von Philipp Schaerer. Berner Zeitung.
  • Donski, B. (2023, November 25). Thuner Kunstpreis. Wenn die grosse Welt an einem kleinen Ort zu Hause ist. Der Bund (ISSN 1421-1769). p. 24. > PDF (German)
  • Keller, E., & Tanner, S. (2023, October). Die Stadt Thun preist die Kultur. Thun Magazin Nr. 5, 2023. ISSN 1662-0992. p. 22-23. > PDF (German)
  • Arnold, M. (2022, October). Philipp Schaerer [On the occasion of the exhibition Dissected Nature - Philipp Schaerer]. In: Schweizer Kunstverein (Ed.), Kunstbulletin 10/2022, Zürich, S. 75. > PDF (German)
  • Herzog, A. (2022, October). Gebaute Illusionen [Selection of student work from the Cut-Ups teaching module, Philipp Schaerer]. Hochparterre Magazine. Issue October, 2022. pp. 20-26. > PDF (German)
  • Schaerer, P. (2022, March). Constructing The View [Fabrizio Ballabio, Interviewer]. STOÀ - Architectural Design Pedagogies. Issue No. 3. pp. 28-37. ISBN 978-88-32072-15-0. > URL
  • Streun. F. (2021, December 9). In Resonanz mit der Kunst schwingen. BZ Berner Zeitung / Der Bund. > URL
  • Kunstbulletin (2021, December). Kunst im Strandbad [Philipp Schaerer. The Viewer, 2021. p. 104]. Kunstbulletin No. 12/2021
  • Liechti, P. (2021, October). Kunst zwischen See und Sprungturm. Thun Magazin, No. 5/2021. pp. 24-25. > PDF (German)
  • Schaerer P. (2021, October). Traum - Bild - Architektur. In: The Missing Link (Ed.), Traumstationen - Geheimagent Traum (1st ed., pp. 328-342). Zurich: Scheidegger & Spiess.
  • Arnold, M. (2021, July). Der Bildalchimist - In der digitalen Werkstatt von Philipp Schaerer. Retrieved from meretarnold.ch. > URL 
  • Vassallo, J. (2020, October). Of Objects and Images. Oris, Issue No. 124 & 125, pp. 292-303.
  • Schaerer, P. (2020). Architectural fiction: Visualising new realities. In U. Hirschberg, L. Hovestadt & O. Fritz (Eds.), Atlas of Digital Architecture (1st ed., pp. 292-299). Basle: Birkhäuser.
  • Schaerer, P. (2020, August). Das Künstler*innendasein: Philipp Schaerer im Gespräch mit Sabine Rusterholz. Retrieved from: www.stadt-zuerich.ch
  • Bauer, K., & Matias, J. N. (2020). Perspektiven: Konzepte für das Sammeln von Quellen zur Alltagskultur. In K. Bauer, D. Hänel & T. Lessmann (Eds.), Alltag sammeln: Perspektiven und Potentiale volkskundlicher Sammlungsbestände (1st ed., pp. 225-226). Münster: Waxmann.
  • Treiber M. (2019). Typen aus dem Reservoir - Bildpaare und Montage als Entwurfsmethodik in der Architektur. Wolkenkuckucksheim [Journal of Architectural Theory]. Issue No. 38, pp. 100-101.
  • Vassallo, J. (2019). Realism or Avantgarde: Towards a Conclusion. In J. Vassallo (Ed.), Epics in the everyday: Photography, architecture and the problem of realism (1st ed., pp. 303-307). Zurich: Park Books.
  • Ferrando, D. T. (2019). Gifs on the Wing. On the current condition of the architectural image. Retrieved: www.horda.org
  • Schaerer, P. (2018, November). Nicht eine Frage der Software - Interview mit Philipp Schaerer zu digitalen Bildern in der Architektur (Meret Arnold, Interviewer). Retrieved from: www.blog.kunstmuseumbern.ch
  • Schaerer, P. (2018, February). Bildbauten. Tidskriften Rum, Special issue: Past Present Future, pp. 164-181. 
  • Allen, A., & Vassallo, J. (2018, May). Realism Re-Presented. Ness, Issue No. 1, pp. 101-103. 
  • Schaerer, P. (2017, December). Built images: On the visual aestheticization of today's architecture. ZARCH, Issue No. 9, pp. 48-59. 
  • Vassallo, J. (2017). A Love of the World. In M. Lee, S. Jonston & S. Haerne (Eds.), Make New History: 2017 Chicago Architecture Biennial (pp. 188-189, 196-197). Zurich: Lars Müller.
  • Arana, L. M. L. (2017, December). Real Fictions: Collage, Photo Manipulation, and Architectural Image in the Digital Era. ZARCH, Issue No. 9, pp. 106-115, 121. 
  • Herzog, A. (2017, September). Der Bildalchemist. Hochparterre, Special issue: Architektur Visualisieren - Die Bildermacher, pp. 14-15. 
  • Betsky, A. (2017, September 29). Beauty that is neither new nor historical. Architect Magazine. Retrieved from: www.architectmagazine.com
  • Schaerer, P. (2017, January). Gebaute Bilder. Domus, German issue No. 23, pp. 154-159.
  • Rossetti, G. (2016, December 12). Philipp Schaerer: Konzept "Digitale Materie". Schweizer Baumuster-Centrale. Retrieved from: www.baumuster.ch
  • Schaerer, P. (2016). Merging Blocks. In M. Bakker, A. Blanc (Eds.), Corpora delicti: The significant detail in architecture (pp. 58-63). Lausanne: Manslab EPFL.
  • Grahn, F. (2016, April). Die Macht des Bildes. Archithese. Retrieved from: www.archithese.ch
  • Herschdorfer, N. (2015). Photoarchitectonics. In M. Birke von Graevenitz,  N. Herschdorfer & H. Adam (Eds.), New swiss architecture (1st ed., pp. 6-7). London: Thames & Hudson.
  • Popeson, P. (2015, June). Pushing the Vision: Philipp Schaerer and Andrés Jaque. MoMA/Moma PS1 Blog, Inside / Out. Retrieved from: www.moma.org
  • Bush, K. (2014). Two-way street: The photography of architecture. In E. Redstone (Ed.), Shooting Space: Architecture in contemporary photography (1st ed., pp. 15, 202-203). London: Phaidon.
  • Vassallo, J. (2014). Towards a contemporary project. In J. Vassallo (Ed.), Reality bites: Documentary photography and architectural realism (pp. 352-353). Madird: E.T.S. Arquitectura.
  • Schaerer, P. (2013). Urban Composites. In R. Pfenninger, T. Schregenberger & the participating universities (Eds.), Glatt Projekte für eine Stadt im Werden (pp. 46-47). Zurich: Park Books.
  • Koetter, A. (2012, December). Architecture Untreated. Clog, Special issue: Rendering, pp. 90-91.
  • Gadanho, P. (2012, May). Tableau Edifiant - Architectural Fiction in Contemporary Photography. DAMn° , Issue No. 33, pp. 62-64. 
  • Pereira der Sousa, J. (2011, September 13). An interview with Philipp Schaerer. Archdaily. Retrievd from: www.archdaily.com
  • Schaerer, P. (2011, September). Bildkonstrukte: Architektur und Digitale Bildverfahren. Trans Magazine ETHZ, Issue No. 19, pp. 68-75. 
  • Tröster, C. (2011, August). Bauen mit Bits und Bytes. A&W, Issue No. 4, p. 24. 
  • Aquila, M. (2011, June). Penetrable Buildings - Philipp Schaerer. FFWMAG, Issue No. 24, pp. 36-43. 
  • Léglise, F. (2011, March). Philipp Schaerer. A'A - L'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui, Issue No. 383, pp. 47-50. 
  • Tourette, J. (2010, December). Philipp Schaerer: Photographie et Architecture Fictionelle. Kiblind, Issue No. 33, pp. 12-13.
  • Pelaez, E. (2010, December). Philipp Schaerer: A question of reality. Rooms, Issue No. 3, pp. 82-83. 
  • Bouige, C. (2010, September). Quand le bâtiment. Étapes, Issue No. 184, pp. 6-7. 
  • Frausto, F. (2010, September). Bildbauten: Constructing Architectural Imagery - Philipp Schaerer. Hunch, Issue No. 14, pp. 12-27. 
  • Nunes, J. (2010, July). Philipp Schaerer. J.A - Jornal Arcquitectos. Issue No. 240, pp. 74-79. 
  • Libert, C. (2009). Fictions. AA Files, Issue No. 58, pp. 72-71. 
  • Gadanho, P. (2009, September 7). Other Architectural F(r)ictions. Shrapnel Contemporary. Retrievd from: link
  • Renner, S. (2009, March). Glamour war gestern - Die Plat(t)form will Europas talentiertesten Fotonachwuchs finden. Monopol, Issue No. 3, pp. 14-15.
  • Schaerer, P. (2009). Inside of the image houses. Maja, Issue No. 4, pp. 28-33. 
  • Jäggi, J. (2009, January 27). Die Fotografie nimmt Abschied von alten Gewissheiten. Tages-Anzeiger, p. 41. 
  • Peters, T. (2008, August). Philipp Schaerer talks about photographs, photorealism and the new "real". Mark, Issue No. 15, pp. 144-151. 
  • Keller, W. (2008, June). Bildbauten, Bilder von Philipp Schaerer. DU, Issue No. 787, pp. 40-47. 
  • Keller, C. (2008, June-July). Ein Querschnitt durch die Schweizer Fotografielandschaft. Ensuite, Issue No. 6, p. 9. 
  • Steiner, U. (2008, May 17). Selektion statt fotografische Beliebigkeit. Neue Zürcher Zeitung, p. 60. 
  • Muscionico, D. (2008). Go on an idea hunt. In J. Bischler, L. Degonda & R. Zerbini (Eds.), Swiss Photo Selection #10 (1st ed., p. 183). Basle: Schwabe.

Catalogues

  • National Museum in Oslo (2023). Hand and Machine [Exhibition catalogue]. ISBN 978-82-8154-151-1. National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design. Oslo, Norway. pp. 102-103.
  • Musée Internationale des Arts Modestes MIAM (2023). Fait Machine [Exhibtion catalogue]. Sète: Angel Art Servanin & Fage éditions. pp. 58-59.
  • Lisbon Architecture Triennale (2019). What is Ornament [Exhibition catalogue]. Barcelona: Poligrafa. p. 42.
  • Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology Lisbon - MAAT (2019). Fiction and Fabrication: Photography of Architecture after the Digital Turn [Exhibition catalogue]. Munich: Hirmer. pp. 11, 17, 138-141.
  • Kunst Galerie Fürth (2018). Driftende Bauten: (Un)mögliche Architekturen [Exhibition catalogue]. Nürnberg: Bartlmüller. pp. 11, 48-55.
  • Centre Pompidou (2018). Coder Le Monde: Créations, Mutations [Exhibition catalogue]. Orléans: Éditions HYX. pp. 232-233.
  • Chicago Architecture Biennial 2017. Make New History [Exhibition catalogue]. Zurich: Lars Müller. pp.188-189, 196-197.
  • Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie Karlsruhe (2015). Globale: Infosphere [Exhibition catalogue]. Karlsruhe: ZKM. p. 38.
  • Fotomuseum Winterthur (2013). Concrete: Photography and Architecture [Exhibition catalogue]. Zurich: Scheidegger & Spiess. p. 156.
  • L'Insensé (2011). L'Insensé Suisse: Les Photographes Contemporains [Catalogue]. Paris: V.V.Z. pp. 100-103, 151.
  • New York Photo Festival (2009). All over the place [Exhibition catalogue]. New York City: NYPH. pp. 9, 22, 65.
  • Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles (2008). L'Alibi Documentaire [Exhibition catalogue]. Paris: Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles. p. 30.
  • Swiss Photo Award (2008). ewz Photo Selection #10 . [Exhibition catalogue] Basle: Schwabe. pp. 100-109, p. 183.
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