An ideal design is site-specific, which is the only way architecture can create or connect with a specific sense of identity. This requires addressing ...
Hans Scharoun is one of the most important architects of the 20th century; as a proponent of organic architecture, he created unconventional and imaginative ...
Frederick Kiesler was a committed networker and communicated regularly with the who?s who of the avant-garde. He was an important intermediary between the visionary ...
Fueled by an increasingly interconnected world, the desire for engaging experiences plays a more important role in interiors than ever before. There is a ...
Hans Scharoun is one of the most important architects of the 20th century; as a proponent of organic architecture, he created unconventional and imaginative ...
The interaction between color and architecture determines our perception of space, and defines the tectonic relationships. The fascinating spatial potential of color, and the ...
Bicycles as a means of transport in cities are playing an ever more important role. The reasons are: reduction of motorcar traffic, sustainable traffic ...
The facade is the building?s interface with its environment. It is here that building physics parameters such as heat, humidity, sound and light interact ...
The publication presents an analysis of 16 contemporary Swiss concrete buildings in scales 1:10 and 1:1 using large-scale detailed isometric drawings. The buildings represent ...
The Elbphilharmonie is Hamburg's new landmark and is already an icon of contemporary architecture. In this book, Herzog & de Meuron document their project: ...
How has Berlin's urban landscape changed in its remarkable transformation from divided city to creative capital? Despite the monumental heritage and grand development projects, ...
Architecture and film have many things in common they have formed a symbiosis since the beginning of cinema. Conversely, film with its multifaceted changing ...
Some time ago, Walter Benjamin and Asja Lacis used the term "porosity" with reference to Naples? urban characteristics ? spaces merging into each other ...
Health and environmental compatibility are key topics in contemporary society. The book shows how the built environment can be aesthetically pleasing, modern and, at ...
The aesthetic and constructive quality of a building is also significantly determined by the careful design and implementation of details. Detailed drawings are developed ...
Catalogue of contemporary design methods and techniques Discourse on current and future requirements and possibilities in architecture Edition Angewandte - Book Series of the ...