Addressing the scientific methodology of experimental architecture, the essays on art and architectural theory collected in this volume explore what a scientifically led experimental ...
Utopian models for urban planning have noticeably declined in popularity since the late 1970s, and their decline has led to the neglect of vestigial ...
Architecture shapes people, and people shape architecture. This illustrated volume delves into the personalities and thoughts of those who designed the buildings that give ...
Cities are often the central battlefields of modern wars, resulting in the massive destruction of urban structures. In processes of reconstruction, international actors initiate ...
Große Projekte heute - ein Paradigmenwechsel im Städtebau? Als die Großsiedlungen in Verruf gerieten, wurden kleine Projekte Leitbild für den Umbau der Städte. Heute ...
This fourth volume of Metropolis examines how waste ground--unused and unoccupied spaces in cities and industrial areas--can offer opportunities for creative exploitation and sustainable ...
'Structure in Mind' is advanced technology coupled with an awareness of sensuality in form and material, expressed in a model way through architecture. Structure ...
Already regarded as the most successful Swedish architect of all time, Gert Wingårdh is nevertheless not a 'pure product' of Swedish architecture'the solutions he ...
Dwelling and Architecture: From Heidegger to Koolhaas explores the influence of Martin Heidegger's concept of dwelling (Wohnen) in disputing major imperatives of modern architecture. ...
Stefan Behnisch and partners have a current international reputation as one of the most successful architectural offices in Germany. Taking up the formal tradition ...
Contemporary train stations are hubs of mobility, urban centers, meeting places, shopping centers and providers of an ever-broadening range of services and leisure activities. ...
