New urbanist fields of work?! Influencing urban development purposefully and positively can only be accomplished productively if one goes beyond traditional disciplinary boundaries. What is required t
Since the instigation of the International Building Exhibition (IBA) Emscher Park (1989-1999), the Ruhr area has been a pioneer for the transformation of large industrial areas. The beacon for this pr
Examination of the place that rural locations hold within the context of urban development, and how they themselves are transforming. In an urbanising world, the city is considered the ultimate model
Re-examination of the relationship between the built environment and lifestyles and health. The built environment and public health have a close history of association: from the earliest consideratio
Assessment of the present position in the research into applying multi-material design to architecture. Multi-material design, which has been utilised with great success for a long time, for example
Using the example of Famagusta in Cyprus, the role of urban planning is evaluated when being applied to towns and cities already suffering conflict and division. Can collective urban practices contri
Sakura or cherry blossom is intimately identified with Japanese culture. For centuries it has been an enduring metaphor for the ephemeral nature of life and symbolizes transience and nobleness. In Jap
New solutions to the way in which the resources within the city can be best used. Resources are the stuff of which the future is made. The city itself is a resource, as it opens up a wide range of po
Monograph devoted to uncovering the work of Japanese architect Atsushi Kitagawara. The Japanese architect Atsushi Kitagawara has been firmly established in the architecture scene of his homeland for 3
Reality and imagination blur in our images of Istanbul. Breathtaking panoramas seem to open up views of the entire city, which appears as a whole that encompasses space and time. However, those who im
Exploring whether there can be development without spatial expansion in the context of cities where the space to expand is limited. Space is a non-renewable resource. What happens when this resource b
Approaches the question of when a house becomes a house. Follows the architectural design process towards completion. The architectural design process starts with the creation of an object that repre
In a world of cities, suburbanisation is the most visible and pervasive phenomenon. Global sprawl engulfs us but it does so in remarkably differentiated ways. While the single-family home subdivisions
