With her latest project Grids and Threads, the multiple award-winning artist Bastienne Schmidt provides a minimalist meditation on the concept of white space and it's perception. It is inspired by Ma
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
A concrete tree trunk growing in the middle of a commercial street in Tokyo, an airport terminal that looks almost like a bird's wing. A skyscraper facade that seems to move like ocean waves, a visito
Processes of Reflexive Design differentiates between various facets and intersections of the genesis, transformation, and interaction of design and research in architecture, landscape architecture, an
In response to climate change and limited fossil fuels, renewable energy is being heavily promoted throughout Europe. Despite general support for green energy, perceived landscape change and loss of l
Fifth instalment in Landscript architecture series. Explores the intersection of landscape and material culture. Studies the arising aesthetic implications and opportunities for design. Landscript 5
Plants and architecture: two seemingly opposite elements. How can we combine them to plan future cities that are closer to nature? What synergies can we explore? Hortitecture seeks to discover the cre
A personal look into the inspirations and influences of landscape architect Kamel Louafi. Overflowing with pictures of significant projects. Events, experiences, encounters and anecdotes: all reflect
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
Comparing and constrasting the practicality of urban reality with the theory of architectural design. The concept of relational space in urbanism - understanding the space of the city as produced by
Accompanies a travelling exhibition looking at the challenges facing modern women in their professional and family lives. The volume documents the first stage of an international project that address
This book is a compendium of the essays presented during the 12th International Bauhaus Colloquium 2013. On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Henry van de Velde's birthday, the contributions o
How does theory relate to practice? How should practice inform theory? Scholars all over the world struggle with these questions, particularly in urban research which offers simultaneously a field of
A debate on the various disciplinary contributions required to create a sustainable city of the future. How do we want to live together? How can citizens directly participate in city politics? How ca
This volume aims to reconnect the people with their own built environment and asks them to engage with the artchitectural process. The phenomenon of people drying their cats off in the microwave is s
Study on the first residential cluster for students that meets an energy-plus standard. Documents various developmental stages of production. CUBITY was presented at Solar Decathlon Europe 2014, Versa
Home to more city dwellers than any other region, and the locus of many of the world's most populous metropolitan areas, Asia is moving to centre stage in popular and academic debates about planetary
Eckhard Gerber is one of the most significant architects of our time. Over a number of decades he was able to realise many public and private buildings that meet the highest of architectural standards
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
Conflicts around urban development and planning issues represent an important dimension of urban politics. Issues of social cohesion and democratic representation are all the more relevant in times wh
The concepts of metabolism, ecosystems, and circular economy are currently challenging the discipline of urbanism. As the shift from linear to circular production-consumption patterns seems to be ulti
Case studies from across Europe exemplify the challenges and conflicts facing cities in the arena of urban development. Europe's current crisis is also a crisis of the European city. Economic, social
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
The architecture of model railway systems in the German post-war economic boom was surprisingly modern. New stood next to old, high-rises and half-timbered buildings coexisted peacefully. Still today
Second title in the LANDSCRIPT series looks at visualisation techniques in contemporary landscapes. Landscript 2: Filmic Mapping examines forms of 'land measurement' primarily through documentary and
Answers key questions about urban densification and hybridity in the modern age. Brings together perspectives from several different professions. Pertains to the current concerns of citizens living in
A retrospective look at Hamburg's interdisciplinary approach to landscape studies, both in the past and present day. Dedicated to the HafenCity University Hamburg and their approach to this complex su
The Frankfurt old town between Dom and Roemer presents a tense and politically charged construction history like no other area of the city: starting with the onset of modernity, when new means of tran
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
Monuments have fascinated human beings and enriched cities as keepers of memories and history, as places to spend time, as meeting points, and as points of orientation through various times and in var
In the nineteenth century, cities and urban societies were subject to enormous shifts of power: the founding of the nation states in Europe, industrialisation, and the increased mobility that went alo
Will radically remodel your ideas on suburbs and urban planning. A meeting between four fictional urban planners sets the stage for a theoretical discussion on suburban life. Accessible yet rigorous,
Scenario drawing and pattern analysis are seen as evolving innovative tools for spatial characterisation and visioning. The design research shown in this book contributes to the project Regiobranding.
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
Recent history of mega-projects has largely been written as a record of disasters. Well-known examples have turned into icons of planning failures, costly overspending, and excessive delays. Despite t
Statement and Signature - in accordance with this key notion, for more than five decades the architect Eckhard Gerber and his firm have been producing award-winning projects, which have attracted wide
Studies the sustainability and accessibility of the CoHousing fad. Numerous critical reviews of projects, complemented with photos, drawings and short texts. These projects are unconventional and quir
With a great deal of precision and a lot of imagination, geskes.hack design parks as locations that simultaneously elicit surprise and build identity - and become a collaborative story told by the pla
Modernism is celebrating milestone birthdays and remains an object of fascination in architecture and in art. A female and a male artist, both from Berlin, are participating in Rapport: at the Dresden
A pleasurable journey to assess the impact of cafes, restuarants and hotels on the urban landscape, and their contribution towards modernity. Cafes, restaurants, and hotels are at the core of the imp
