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The first monograph on Helmut von WerzFeaturing new, artistic project photographs by Florian Holzherr and aerial views by Rainer ViertelbockAll project plans were re-drafted for this publication Von Werz founded ...

A collection of valuable contributions by renown researchersInterdisciplinary research and its potential for architecture in the futureThemes: innovative material development, bionspiration, sustainability, interaction and intelligence In times where the very ...

A current contribution to the discussion about Big Data and urbanism Publication of the SENSEable City Lab at the renowned MIT The MIT based SENSEable City Lab under Carlo Ratti ...

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 ...

scape is the international magazine for landscape architecture, city planning, and urban design. Lively, with international voices and a critical eye, it presents selected news items, in - depth feature ...

State of affairs and alternative models of building insulation In-depth information on a key planning issue A scholarly contribution to a hot architectural debate Aims and Scope What is the ...

A qualitative approach to diversity and density in housing A concept that unites architectural and urban design A wide range of original drawings of benchmark case studies Diversity and density ...

Sustainable development of wild arid areas A unique project that provides fundamental insights In the field of desert conservation, this book presents a new approach that preserves ecosystems, fosters local ...

All of the national parliamentary buildings in the world in a concise representation Presented in sections for ease of comparison A current contribution to the debate on the crisis of ...

Critical visual contribution on the current developments in international architecture The format follows the dimensions of Le Corbusier`s Modulor 14,5 x 14,5 Icons of consumer consumption as architectural objects Architecture ...

How to deal with historic buildings has long been a core issue of the international architectural discourse. Herzog & de Meuron began addressing the potential of existing structures very early ...

More than 35 million people worldwide currently live with dementia, and the number will double by 2050 according to professional forecasts. This development also presents a unique challenge to architecture ...

Students of architecture are confronted at the beginning of their studies with a wealth of different ways in which to visually present their designs. Expressing ideas in the form of ...

Grading is one the most important aspects involved in landscape architecture, and, together with planting and vegetation, the most important tool in designing landscape. Landscape architects must be able to ...

There is no other place of comparable size where one can experience local and global building cultures side by side the way one can in Basel with its trinational urban ...

Six top architects built a campus and a 'walking along park' Master plan by bus architecture Contributions of leading architecture critics, user statements and lavish image series In just four ...

A new key concept for planning and designing in the existing context Surveying international examples for resilient approaches Design interventions for the reuse of existing structures must face the question ...

The international creation of typefaces after 1950 was decisively influenced by the Swiss type designer Adrian Frutiger. His Univers typeface and the machine-readable font OCR-B, which was adopted as an ...

An elephant skin house, a hill house, and a village on the roof. An open school landscape, a baroque multi-storey car park, and a silvery gleaming weather machine. Vienna-based PPAG ...

How is space shaped, what elements are employed in that process, and how are the components that shape space defined? The fifth volume of the SCALE series, Furnish | Zone, ...