How to write a statement about a design office that operates outside the conventional boundaries of architecture and urbanism and yet, focuses on research and design for the city. Traditionally, architecture is concerned with the conception and construction of physical artifacts and urbanism is the study of how people interact with these objects.

But how can we describe architecture, cities and entire landscapes that are conceived and controlled by a crowd of non-human agents? How can we understand urban challenges imposed by emerging technologies such as AI, Machine Learning and Blockchain without actively engaging with these systems? How to communicate the complexity of urban systems to ordinary people and collectively leverage the opportunities of the Post-Anthropocene?

OFFICE MMK explores alternative futures arising through the intersection of emerging technologies and everyday life and applies architectural thinking to domains beyond. Social, economical and ecological change starts by the small actions of ordinary people.

The office was founded by Moritz Maria Karl in London and located to Berlin in 2018.
Moritz is a Research Associate at Technische Universität Berlin and regular guest crit at various universities. His teaching and research explores the relationship between networked technologies and the city. He received an MArch Urban Design (Distinction) from the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL, London and a Dipl. Ing. of Architecture (Distinction) from KIT, Karlsruhe, Germany. Moritz’ work has been exhibited and awarded internationally. Moritz is a regular speaker at international conferences.