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
Explores Le Corbusier's Unite d'habitation - or Housing Unit - in Berlin, covering the history and construction of the building, as well as the creative impact that the house had on the city of Berlin
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
What is "good" architecture? This seemingly simple question is connected to a wide range of criteria--just like the radical quest for "good" food, which has produced a wealth of insights over the past
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
Since the turn of the millennium, the analogue photo book has experienced an international boom, developing into its own art form: a kind of visual literature, somewhere between novel and film. More o
Every day, new artefacts related to the Bauhaus surface online, and with the 100th anniversary of the school, the number is reaching a peak. Surfing Bauhaus confronts this flood of information and app
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
In Berlin, science, architecture, and the city are interwoven in a unique way: what was originally a single palace in the historic centre gradually developed to become a comprehensive academic landsca
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
