This publication derives from the first of a series of Symposium Merzbau at Cabaret Voltaire investigating the legacy of Kurt Schwitters’ Merzbau in contemporary architecture, art and society. Included are contributions by art historians and critics such as Stefano Boeri, Peter Bissegger, Dietmar Elger, Yona Friedman, Thomas Hirschhorn, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Karin Orchard and Gwendolen Webster. It is edited by Adrian Notz, Curator of Cabaret Voltaire in Zurich, and Hans Ulrich Obrist, Co-Director of Exhibitions and Programmes and Director of International Projects at Serpentine Gallery in London.