Urban space is a commons: simultaneously a sphere of human cooperation and negotiation and its product. Understanding urban space as a commons means that ...
Writing has become an important component of the architectural practice. Architects experiment with new writing modalities in order to concretize architectural designs and built ...
Far beyond its long-standing decorative and protective use, architectural ceramics has matured into a material system of great potential. Triggered by material research, design ...
Now in a new edition that includes fresh personal reminiscences and previously unpublished material, this beautifully illustrated volume explains the architectural significance of the ...
The question of spatial composition and user quality of sites arises in every urban design concept or intervention in urban public spaces. Squares is ...
This book provides a conceptual and practical look into materials and products which use waste as a renewable resource for architectural, interior, and industrial ...
Summarizes the principles of corrective maintenance and energy retrofitting of historic and listed buildings, from diagnosis to intervention: asset preservation, user comfort, and energy ...
How to deal with historic buildings has long been a core issue of the international architectural discourse. Herzog & de Meuron began addressing the ...
Façades determine the appearance of a building. Hence, they constitute a major element in architecture. At the same time, the building's envelope has important ...
Helmut von Werz gründete bereits 1946 in München sein Architekturbüro, dem 1952 Johann Christoph Ottow als Partner beitrat. 1971 kamen Erhard Bachmann und Michel ...
Colours have the power to stir emotions and awaken memories. Artists are not unique in their use of colour; scientists, psychologists, designers, writers and ...
