Architects are used to designing visually. In order to expand their basic design tools, this book explores the interactions between sound, space, hearing, and ...
The region of the Himalayas and the adjoining Tibetan plateau is known for its unique and characteristic vernacular architecture and housing culture which is ...
The much noted international architects' practice, Berger + Parkkinen, was founded in 1995 by Alfred Berger and Tiina Parkkinen, with practices in Vienna and ...
The 21st century will face a radical paradigm change in how we produce construction materials - a shift towards cultivating, breeding, raising, farming, or ...
Basics Building Technology covers the fields of water supply and disposal, electric installations and energy-related subjects, i.e. heating, ventilation and lighting. The compendium combines ...
The architectural office of Escher GuneWardena was founded in 1996 in Los Angeles. Their work reflects the background and broad cultural ambitions of their ...
Beyond Peter Zumthor and Herzog & de Meuron, numerous Swiss architects have shaped the contemporary architectural scene. This book documents 25 buildings in Switzerland, ...
Werner Blaser ist einer der renommiertesten Architekturpublizisten der letzten Jahrzehnte mit Kontakten zu nahezu allen wichtigen Architekten wie Mies, Foster, Piano oder Calatrava. In ...
Following up on her successful book, 128 Colors, Katrin Trautwein, color chemist and founder of a paint manufactory, presents a new selection of 225 ...
In the 19th century Hungary witnessed unprecedented social, economic and cultural development. The country became an equal partner within the Dual Monarchy when the ...
The 19th-century German architect and artist, Karl Friedrich Schinkel, was among the great personalities in the world of architecture. Classicism and Romanticism moved towards ...
Ecological refurbishment to Passivhaus standard requires know-how and experience. For this reason, the book has been produced as a design tool which systematically covers ...