Senior Lecturer
MArch, PhD
I studied architecture at the Technical University Berlin and received my MArch from the University of Strathclyde in 1997. After a several year long collaboration with the Munich-based architect Otto Steidle I co-founded of the workers co-operative GLAS – Glasgow Letters on Architecture and Space in 2001. In parallel, I have been teaching architecture and earch Students & Assistants
Tingting Han: ‘Conservation Plans for Historical Areas in China’ (First Supervisor)
Hassan Khalifehei: ‘A New Sustainable Future for Isfahan, Iran’ (Second Supervisor)
Professional Standing & Distinctions Member of the editorial board of field:journal, a peer-reviewed, free journal for the discussion of critical, theoretical, political and playful perspectives on all aspects of architecture.Member of the Sheffield Urban Think Tank. SUTT is a collaborative venture involving the Sheffield City Council, Integreat Plus, Creative Sheffield and the two Sheffield Universities. SUTT is part of the Academy of Urbanism´s UniverCities initiative.
Member of the editorial board for the forthcoming RIBA Publication “Sheffield – Shaping the City”.
PublicationsBooks- in Print (authored/co-authored)
Kossak, F, Noël, D. (2002) Portrait de Ville: Hambourg. Paris: Institut français d'architecture. 72
Books- in Print (edited/co-edited)
Kossak, F., Petrescu, D., Schneider, T., Tyszczuk, R. and S. Walker (eds.), (2009). Agency – Working with uncertain architectures. London: Routledge. 178
Kossak, F., (ed.), (2007) Shifts – Projections into the Future of the Central Belt. Glasgow: The Lighthouse. 176
Kossak, F (ed.),(2007). Glasgow is Made by Us. Glasgow: The Lighthouse. 18
Kossak, F., Petrescu, D., Schneider, T. and IYO (eds.) (2007). Live Projects and Alternative Ways of Practice: The Live Project ‘Live Project’. Sheffield: Agency Research Centre. 36
Kossak, F, (ed). (1994). Otto Steidle – Bewohnbare Bauten/Structures for Living, Zurich: Artemis. 152
Steidle, O., von Gagern, V. and Kossak, F., (1993). Architectural. Munich: Nazraeli Press. 144
Book Chapters– in Print
Cerulli, C., Kossak, F. Petrescu, D. and Schneider, T. (2010). ‘Agencies of Live Projects for a (trans)local cultural production’, in aaa/RHYZOM (eds.), Trans-Local-Act, Paris: aaa
Kossak, F., Petrescu, D., Schneider, T., Tyszczuk, R. and S. Walker (2009). ‘Agency: working with uncertain architectures’, in: Agency: working with uncertain architectures. London, Routledge: 1-18.
Kossak, F., (2008), ‘Exhibiting Architecture: The Installation as Laboratory for Emerging Architecture’ in Chaplin, S. and Stara, A. (eds), Curating Architecture and the City. London: Routledge. 117-128
Kossak, F. and T. Schneider (2007). ‘G.L.A.S.’, in: aaa/PEPRAV (eds), UrbanAct – a handbook for alternative practice. Paris: aaa. 130-141.
Kossak, F., (2007), ‘Thinking about Berlin’, in: Tyszczuk, R. (ed.) Architecture and Interdependence: Mappings and Explorations by Studio Six. Cambridge: Shed. 88-93.
Kossak, F., (2006), ‘Urban Cabaret’, in: Hayden, F (ed), Temporary Urban Spaces. Basel: Birkhäuser.
Steidle, O., Kossak, F., Möller, H. and T. Schneider (2001). Unity and fragmentation. in: Paris olympiques. Twelve architectural and Urban Planning Projects for the 2008 Games. Paris, Le Moniteur. 158-67.
Schneider, T., Kossak, F., and Atlee, A., (2000). ‘Study of the consequences of the single detached house’, in: Mandrelli: Citta’ Terzo millennio : International Competition of Ideas. Venezia, Marsilio Editori. 348-351.
Kossak, F., (2000), ’Gebrüder Frank - Chronologie auf einen Blick’, in: Kossak, A. (ed.), (2000). 75 Jahre Wohnungsbau - 75 Jahre Frank, Hamburg: D. Niedecken / Firma Frank. insert
Kossak, F., (1999), ‘La Natura del Luogo’, in: Imperadori (ed.), Insieme - Premio Studio 1999, Milan: Maggiogli. 21-22
Kossak, F., (1994), ‘Structures habitables’, in: Goulet (ed.), Fênetre sur cour, Paris: Ifa. 7-10
Kossak, F. (1994), 'Konzepte Passiver Klimaregulation', in: Oswalt (ed), Wohltemperierte Architektur. Heidelberg: Müller. 45-48
Kossak, F., (1994), 'Bewohnbare Bauten/Structures for Living', in: Otto Steidle. Zurich: Artemis. 7-12
Kossak, F., (1993), 'Architektur aufspüren/Going to architecture', in: Architectural. Munich: Nazraeli Press. 127-137
Kossak, F. and Oswalt, P. (1992) ‘Intelligent Bauen / To build intelligently’’, in: Oswalt, (ed.), Wohltemperierte Architektur / Welltempered Architecture, Berlin: Aedes. 3-5
Book Chapters– in Press
Kossak, F. (2011). ‘Productive Exhibitions – Looking backwards to go forward', in: Hale, Hanks, Macleod (eds.), Museum Making: Narratives, Architectures, Exhibitions. London: Routledge
Edited Journal
Cerulli, C. and Kossak, F. Agency and the Praxis of Activism, field:journal, Volume 3, issue 1 (December 2009)
Refereed Journal Articles – in Print
AGENCY research group (2009). ‘Review Article. Before and After AGENCY’. Footprint (4): 113 122.
Non-Refereed Papers, Reports & other Publications – in Print
Kossak, F., Petrescu, D. and T. Schneider, (2006). “Reflection on IYO and its role in PEPRAV.” IYO(1). 34. [article]
Kossak, F. (2005), Tales between two Cities – a small guide, Glasgow: The Lighthouse. 16 [exhibition catlogue]
Atlee, A., Barber, J., Kossak, F. and Schneider, T. (2005). 'The Preliminary Charter of Oppositional Architecture'. AnArchitektur (14). 66-67. [article]
Kossak, F. with GLAS, (2005), 'On the Edge', glaspaper 09/2005, Glasgow: G.L.A.S. 9-16 [photo essay]
Kossak, F., (2005), 'On Heritage', glaspaper 09/2005, Glasgow: G.L.A.S. 7 [article]
Kossak, F., (2005), 'Retour de Voyage dans les Capitals de L’Europe de l’Est', Archiscopie 48/March 2005, Paris: Institut français d'architecture. 19-21. [article]
Délisse, C. (ed), (2005), ‘With or Without Building’, Future Academy Edinburgh Symposium, Discussion Transcript. [http://www.mythic-beasts.com/~gram/edinburgh/Architecture_Symposium.pdf]. [discussion transcript]
Kossak, F., (2004), New Gorbals – Renouvellement urbain à Glasgow. Archiscopie 42/été, Paris: Institut français d'architecture, 26-27. [article]
Kossak, F., (2004), 'Die Stadt als Detail – Gedanken zur Architektur Otto Steidles', Detail 6/2004, München: Institut für intern. Architektur-Dokumentation. 638-639. [article]
Kossak, F., (2004), 'Otto Steidle, 1943 – 2004', Archiscopie 40/April 2004, Paris: Institut français d’architecture. 19-20. [article]
Kossak, F., (2004), 'Albert Dock - Liverpool, glaspaper 08/2004, Glasgow: G.L.A.S. 11 [artwork/article]
Atlee, A., Kossak, F., and Schneider, T. (2004), 'Spaces of Labour, Orte der Arbeit', glaspaper 08/2004, Glasgow: G.L.A.S. 2-3 [editorial]
G.L.A.S. (2004), 'GlasWar', product Issue 9, April 04. 29-34 [artwork]
Kossak, F. (2003), 'Homes from Heroes', glaspaper 07/2003, Glasgow: G.L.A.S. 24-25. [art work/article]
Kossak, F. (2003), 'girl with grenade ...', glaspaper 07/2003, Glasgow: G.L.A.S. 3. [art work]
Kossak, F. (2003), 'Total War' glaspaper 05-06/2003, Glasgow: G.L.A.S. 21. [article/art work]
Kossak, F. (2003), 'Fortress Europe', glaspaper 05-06/2003, Glasgow: G.L.A.S. 7. [article]
Kossak, F. (2003), 'Embedded Architecture', glaspaper 05-06/2003, Glasgow: G.L.A.S. 6. [art work]
Kossak, F., (2002), 'It's PFI ... And Bust', glaspaper 04/2002, Glasgow: G.L.A.S. 10-11. [article]
Kossak, F., (2002), 'The Value of Architecture Centres', glaspaper 04/2002, Glasgow: G.L.A.S. 18-19. [article]
Kossak, F., (2002), 'Thomas Hirschhorn's Bataille Monument', glaspaper 04/2002, September 2002, Glasgow: G.L.A.S. 20-21. [article]
Kossak, F., (2002), 'Glasgow – Demolition', glaspaper 03/2002, Glasgow: G.L.A.S. 18. [artwork]
Kossak, F., (2002), 'Passage through a De-Industrialised City', glaspaper 03/2002, Glasgow: G.L.A.S. 14-15. [artwork]
Kossak, F., (2002), 'Cedric Price on Delight', glaspaper 02/2002, Glasgow: G.L.A.S. 8-9 [interview article]
Kossak, F., (2002), 'Welcome to Fortress Europe', glaspaper 02/2002, Glasgow: G.L.A.S. 10. [article]
Kossak F. and Schneider, T. (2002). 'Rosie Kane: I hope the Motorway will never be built.' glaspaper 02/2002, Glasgow: G.L.A.S. 14-15. [interview article]
Kossak, F., (2002), 'Urban Cabaret - a résumé', glaspaper 02/2002, Glasgow: G.L.A.S. 22. [article]
Kossak, F., (ed),(2000), Otto Steidle: Neue und unbekannte Projekte. Augsburg: Architekturmuseum Schwaben. [exhibition catalogue]
Kossak, F. (1997), 'Project X', Der Architekt, 4/97. 'Krieg und Frieden – Zerstörung und Wiederaufbau'. 234-236. [article]