Kategorier: Arkitektur Arkitektur: bostadshus Geovetenskap, geografi, miljö och samhällsplanering Konst Regional planering och områdesplanering Stadsplanering och kommunal planering
The meticulously and professionally designed measures enable them to appropriately ennoble apparently everyday aspects of a building, integrating it coherently into its surroundings. Text in English and German.
Swiss architects discuss the design process in a total of eight interviews. Interviews with: Barbara Buser, Andreas Bründler, Christian Kerez, Roger Boltshauser, Oliver Lütjens und Thomas Padmanabhan, Annette Gigon, Steffen Hägele und Tina Küng, Stefan Wülser. Text in German.
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For each building presented in the volume, Biel architects Ivo Sollberger and Lukas Bögli describe a central idea that aptly symbolises the project, referring to the buildings themselves, which carry a narrative force within them. Text in English and German.
This issue features five essays and ten projects that give a discussion on the topic of Architecture Writing and Literature.
In 1906, the Hotel Palace was built along Lucerne’s prominent Quai Promenade according to plans by Heinrich Meili-Wapf – one of the most important Lucerne architects of the time. Text in English and German.
The book accompanying the new permanent display of Architekturzentrum Wien’s (Az W) collection, a striking panorama of Austrias architectural history and building culture the past 150 years.
Kategorier: Arkitektur Arkitektur: konstruktion och design Föroreningar och miljöhot Geovetenskap, geografi, miljö och samhällsplanering Klimatförändringar Konst Miljön Regional planering och områdesplanering Stadsplanering och kommunal planering
Overall, Salty Urbanism highlights the urgent need for cities and urban areas to adapt and prepare for the ongoing and future impacts of climate change.
Paris-based Gaëtan Le Penhuel Architectes Associés have acquired great expertise in the construction of school buildings over nearly 30 years, having made their name in this field with pioneering designs.
Choi Wook is the founder and protagonist of the One O One office in Seoul, South Korea. Since 2000, he has been creating a number of architectural gems year after year that show clear affinities to Korean architectural traditions as well as to European architecture. Text in English and German.
Kategorier: Arkitektur Föroreningar och miljöhot Geografi Geologi, geomorfologi och litosfären Geovetenskap Geovetenskap, geografi, miljö och samhällsplanering Klimatförändringar Konst Landskapsarkitektur Marklära, pedologi och sedimentologi Miljön Naturgeografi och topografi Våtmarker, kärr och myrar
Silt Sand Slurry is a visually rich investigation into where, why, and how sediment is central to the future of America’s coasts.
Architecture of Culture is a project which explores the subject of craft preservation from a macroscale, looking at it in relation to local materials, local architecture, and local environments to study its everchanging role and impact on the Emirati community’s sustainability and to revitalise its role in today’s…
First major monograph on Zurich-based architects EM2N who enjoy wide international recognition for their building and urban designs, their conversions of existing structures, as well as for their contributions to architectural discourse.
A tribute to Belgiums modernist heritage in 12 city walks along modernist gems, with detailed descriptions and photos, a clear map and some superb interiors shots of the unique designs hidden behind the façades.
The Spanish architect Javier Müller has managed his office in Geneva since 2017. His striving for radical reduction is manifested in timeless architecture that fully exploits its social potential. Text in English and German.
Kategorier: Arkitektur Arkitektur: offentliga byggnader Konst Särskilda arkitekter och arkitektfirmor
The work of Baumgartner Loewe Architekten – founded in Zurich 2022 – is characterised by committed engagement with current building tasks and respect for existing architectural structures. Text in English and German.
First ever monograph on the internationally recognised Dhaka-based architecture firm URBANA. Features in detail sixteen of URBANA’s designs that demonstrate the firm’s unique focus on these pressing issues.
Architecture China Vol. 8: Building for a New Culture II is a collective coverage as well as critique on newly emerging museums and galleries in contemporary China.
Kategorier: Arkitektur Arkitektur: offentliga byggnader Konst Särskilda arkitekter och arkitektfirmor
In times of global crises, architecture must also seek new sustainable approaches to climatic and social challenges. Designed by Kashef Chowdhury / Urbana, the Friendship Hospital in southern Bangladesh can be regarded as pioneering in this respect.
Zurich-based Boltshauser Architekten, which also runs a branch office in Munich, is one of most successful and idiosyncratic Swiss design firms. Text in English, German, and French.
This book has been designed to present several Ipostudio architecture projects. The works presented in this book are stillborn projects that never saw the light.
This book explores the neighbourhood between the national pavilions of Switzerland and Venezuela in the Giardini of the Venice Biennale and its history.
The 15 private residences in this book can all be called “sanctuaries” because they all seek to support and protect the well-being of their owners, families and guests. Bound with natural linen.
A handbook on fundamental issues of architectural design today, compiled by the international CARTHA network.
Following numerous competition successes, the architects have built several housing developments and a school in the community of Haut-Vully, Canton of Fribourg. Their buildings are always precisely placed into their surroundings and reflect an unerring architectural instinct. Text in English and German.
Kategorier: Arkitektur Arkitektur: konstruktion och design Konst Miljövänlig arkitektur och design Särskilda arkitekter och arkitektfirmor
Featuring the work of architectural couple Pascal Fournier and Sandra Maccagnan. Text in English and German.
This book foregrounds critical questions about public art, the policies that govern it, and the processes that realise it. What makes art public? What makes good public art?
Periurban Cartographies looks through the prism of the “almost urban” to consider what a “city” is or could be. In doing so, the book challenges assumptions and reconsiders design practices.
Thirty amazing mountain cabins with distinctive innovative architecture, by renowned architects. Stunning photos showcase the details of each cabin but detailed information on nearby hiking trails is also included.
A significant contribution to the debate on the reconstruction of German synagogues destroyed under Nazi rule in the 1930s. Text in English and German.
The latest standard work on (post-)socialist design history. With contributions from 25 experts from around the world.
Innovative educational concepts with an emphasis on Open Source sharing, integral teaching methods, advanced robotic manufacturing, and greater diversity and equity in design-research to better prepare students for the challenges ahead.
Kategorier: Arkitektur Arkitektur: offentliga byggnader Biografi: allmänt Biografi: kungligheter Biografier och litteraturvetenskap Biografier, sanna berättelser, essäer etc. Historia Historia och arkeologi Historia: särskilda händelser och ämnen Konst
Royal expert and TV historian Kate Williams opens the doors to 30 palaces, castles and houses that have been connected with the British royals over the centuries.
Well known for her expert insights in the media and on countless royal documentaries, Kate takes you on a tour of the UK’s most fascinating palaces, past…
A series of residential buildings and four school buildings have been created by Basel architects Oliver Brandenberger and Adrian Kloter since 2011. They are all characterised by a virtuoso interplay of raw and finely crafted materials. Text in English and German.
Kategorier: Arkitektur Arkitektur: konstruktion och design Datornätverk och kommunikation Informationsteknik Konst Moln-tjänster
This book investigates the shifts in political power structure that result from the wide-spread use of cloud technology: the storage, processing and analysis of inconceivable amounts of data in computer “clouds”.
Drawing Codes: Experimental Protocols of Architectural Representation examines the effects of this transformation on the architectural discipline and explores how architects have critically integrated procedural thinking into their drawing process.
A penchant for experimentation, transparency and sculptural presence are the salient features of the buildings of Gus Wüstemann, who has offices in Zurich and Barcelona. Text in English and German.
This beautifully illustrated large-format monograph reveals how multi-disciplinary architectural firm 212box has crafted and designed the interiors of a luxurious and bespoke penthouse suite in Houston, Texas.
The office FAZ architectes was founded in Geneva in 2016 by Véronique Favre and Tanya Zein. Its diverse projects always relate to the context and sustainability. In that sense, the atmospheric poetry of the details plays a key role. Text in English and German.
Design-Build Studios in Latin America asks questions about what matters in the present-day training and practice of architecture if we want our discipline to play a leading role in the ecological and social challenges of our time.