BIRKHAUSER VERLAG A.G.

Since architecture is generally conceived and built as stationary and sturdy, kinetic architecture exerts an special fascination. It can be described as the outcome of integrating movement into the built ...

The catalogue for the exhibition at the MAK (Austrian Museum for Applied Art/Contemporary Art in Vienna) focuses on two fundamental approaches of the Moderne movement in an antithetic comparison, including ...

Color is inextricably linked with architecture; as a design element and also as an inherent quality, it characterizes the shape and texture of the built fabric. The book presents extraordinary ...

Information is clearly presented and easy and quickly accessed Important planning tool for landscape architects and students By the author of the best-seller Constructing Landscape A unique planning tool for ...

This book provides the means for a better control and purposeful consideration of the design of Architecturally Exposed Structural Steel (AESS). It deploys a detailed categorization of AESS and its ...

In 2008, the Department of Art and Architecture at the Vienna Academy of Fine Artsdeveloped a new basis for the architecture curriculum. They created five research platforms: Analogue and Digital ...

The first comprehensive reference work on energy-independent Active Houses The Active House is a logical development of existing building standards. It draws renewable energy from the sun and wind in ...

Introduction to building façades as revised edition Façades determine the appearance of a building. Hence, they constitute a major element in architecture. At the same time, the buildings envelope has ...

Design and proportion of urban publicspaces are analyzed and compared. The 'ground planmanual' for urbansquares With unifingly re-createddrawings for the publication in high graphic quality Bibliophilic design features The question ...

"Reduce, Reutiliza, Recicla y Recupera" son las lineas guías de la sostenibilidad que han reemplazado a la actitud de la era industrial de "Tomar, Hacer, Gastar". Basándose en su experiencia ...

Austrias capital receives a new transport hub: The Vienna Central Railroad Station. The book introduces the railroad station, with essays, planning drafts and photographs. It gives the reader a documentation ...

The 'old' material of wood has been used to construct dwellings of different types since the dawn of mankind. And not without reason. Its low density combined with high rigidity, ...

Practical guide with eight historic best-practice examples Numerous construction drawings, calculations, and measurement data Technical support in the daily planning for architects, engineers, energy consultants, and owners The handbook holistically ...

With texts and graphics presentations of threshold space analyzes Development of access areas in different building types, from public buildings to residential Many exemplary design applications Unrivaled publication on the ...

Expansion of the termA compact rendering of critical and creative practices, tactics and strategiesDiscussion of new forms of social, political and cultural expression in urban spaces Aims and Scope Social ...

The Tugendhat House in Brno (Czech Republic) was named by UNESCO in 2001 as one of the most important buildings of modern architecture and as a World Heritage Site. Mies ...

Information is clearly presented and easy and quickly accessed Important planning tool for landscape architects and students By the author of the best-seller Constructing Landscape A unique planning tool for ...

Parametric design is a form of computeraided design, in which geometrical elements,such as architectural components, are defi ned and interconnected by variable attributes known as parameters. It counts as one ...

Efficient use of daylight For thousands of years people have aligned their homes with the sun. This tendency decreased with the availability of artificial light. Yet, due to the health ...

With six innovative best-practice examples and a new essay on 'learning landscapes' Comprehensive and practice-oriented reference work on planning and design Documentation of numerous international case studies As a new ...