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Communicative living on a single level thanks to a wide variety of layouts, ingenious spatial solutions by playing with building structures, and the symbiosis of architecture and environment: The bungalow ...

Hospital architecture reflects society in a state of flux. How do we care for our patients? What working environments do we offer caregivers? How does the hospital fit into our ...

The building culture of China is currently one of the most innovative and most adventurous in the world because of the bold ways architects approach materials and genres as well ...

In contrast to a decade ago, when ecological architecture was considered a luxury, it has now become essentially impossible to build without considering sustainability issues. Aspects of ecological balance have ...

Buildings made of brick are found in very different epochs and cultures all over the world. Always astonishing, the qualities of brickwork continue to be explored by the worlds best ...

As rapidly growing capital, Berlin is currently experiencing a further phase of intensive construction activity, accompanied by committed debates about the architectural future of the city. More than in any ...

The aim to live in a mini house can have various reasons: for many it stands for a better, more livable existence on the basis of what is necessary, possible ...

For this volume, the author has selected outstanding contemporary concepts and designs that deserve to be noticed and appreciated much more. Neither luxury villa not mass housing, all homes are ...

Wood is natures greatest resource, embedded in the history, culture and life of humans worldwide. And it is ingenious as building material: remarkably malleable and at the same time resilient, ...

The adaptive reuse approach is gaining ground also in the hotel industry. The careful and respectful handling of the building fabric is as important in this process as the creative ...

The design of open spaces around a company headquarters or within a company premises are increasingly important - and in some cases now also lucrative - fields of activity in ...

An often quoted Swedish saying goes as follows: 'A child has three teachers: the first teacher is the other children, the second teacher is the teacher, and the third teacher ...

This volume presents the latest container projects from around the world and shows how originally mass-produced items can be turned into exceptional one-of-a-kind objects. As bars, exhibition spaces, or pop-up ...

None of the jewels presented in this architecture and travel guide resemble any of the others - whether small cottages in hidden locations or luxury apartments in the bustle of ...

What will architecture be like in the coming years and decades? Are new trends and tendencies emerging? This book presents architects and companies of all schools and styles that could ...

In the world of architecture and construction there is a general consensus that many existing residential buildings will have to be substantially renovated within the next few years - not ...

Architecture from and in Berlin has always been a reflection of the current global building sector and a trend indicator at the same time. Whether residential construction, landscape design, or ...

What does architecture have to do with health? This fun - damental, yet unusual question is based on the elemen - tary consideration of how built environments can contrib - ...

Why should architects restrict their abilities and creative faculties to buildings and rooms? A closer look reveals that many of them are also active as creators of objects - often ...

Superkilen in Copenhagen, Denmark (Topotek 1 with Superflex and BIG) One Central Park in Sydney, Australia (Patrick Blanc with Jean Nouvel) Fort Werk aan't Spoel in Culemborg, Netherlands (RAAAF with ...