BIG is a globally active creative group of architects, designers, urban and landscape planners, interior and product designers, researchers and inventors. BIG's architecture is ...
Computational multifunctional architectural structures reflect a design approach that combines geometry, performance, material and aesthetics. The term 'architectural' in this context means that the ...
Wood is an extremely versatile building material that has been gaining great popularity in the construction industry for several years. Almost any construction task ...
In this book, Catherine De Wolf illustrates the reuse of materials from the Huber Pavilions at the Federal Institute of Technology Zurich. The paradigm ...
Handbook for circular design principles In order for the turnaround in the construction industry to succeed, material resources must be fully reused and recycled. ...
Reading of Landscapes Wie lassen sich Bauwerke in den Landschaftsraum integrieren? Wie ist Architektur in hochwassergefährdeten Gebieten oder ausgetrockneten Landschaften denkbar? Diese und weitere ...
Exciting residential conversion projects Building measures in existing buildings is of crucial importance for the path to a climate-neutral future. Nevertheless, continuing to build ...
The work of OFIS arhitekti shifts between the interplay of Slovenian and European identity, traditional construction and modern design language. This monograph reflects this ...
Architecture and construction are at a turning point. They account for more than 40% of global CO2 emissions. Rising temperatures can only be reduced ...
30 projects using natural materials The use of natural raw materials is today more significant in architecture than ever before. While timber construction is ...
Guide for facade greenery Climate change, extreme weather conditions, the degradation of biodiversity, CO2 and fine-dust pollution in cities demand action. How can architecture ...
This book shows that the potential of render goes far beyond current application practice and the wide range of design options plastering offers for ...
Ecological, durable and climate-friendly: the buildings by Hermann Kaufmann and HK Architekten set standards in a wide variety of aspects. This monograph documents ten ...
Architecture and construction details This monograph documents 21 built projects designed by Herzog & de Meuron, from the Royal College of Art in London ...
Brickwork has long dominated architecture in almost every country in the world. And no wonder, considering the materials needed to produce it can be ...
The new form of timber construction is hybrid! Timber construction is booming, not only because it is environmentally friendly: building in timber is gaining ...
The material timber has become particularly important for architecture in the light of the climate crisis and the search for environmentally friendly resources. This ...
Hybrid construction of reinforced concrete and wood combine the advantages of solid construction with those of wood construction and thus represent an optimal construction ...
