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In times where the very concept of ‘nature’ is questioned not only in its philosophical dimension, but in the core of its biological materiality, w...

Rudolf (von) Alt painted people, landscapes, villages and towns in the countries of the Habsburg monarchy as well as in Crimea, Italy and Germany. ...

Eine frappierende Erzählung, die zum ersten Mal überzeugend erklärt, warum die Welt der Architektur heute so ist, wie sie ist. Die Entwicklungsges...

Alvar Aalto, born 1898 in Kuortane in Finland, is one of the last of the works personalities of the twentieth century architecture generation. His ...

Alvar Aalto, born 1898 in Kuortane in Finland, is one of the last of the works personalities of the twentieth century architecture generation. His ...

ARACHNE is an almanac of clothing, fashion, lifestyle, popular culture, music and art in Vienna. It explores happenings in the city – including th...

News on Ludwig Hilberseimer! Ludwig Hilberseimer (1885–1967) is regarded as one of the leading theorists of the Neues Bauen movement in pre-War Ger...

The Architect’s Sourcebook provides readers with an accessible and playful space planning manual for the digital age. The Sourcebook conveniently b...

Since time immemorial, cooking and building have been among humanity’s most basic occupations. Both of them are rooted in necessity, but both of th...

In the first decades of the 20th century, civil engineers were widely seen as a role model for future architects. Their role within the contemporar...

Architecture is increasingly understood to be a sensual, spatial experience, which means that the experience of buildings and spatial constellation...

Founded in Los Angeles in 1998, GRAFT is a global architectural practice which now maintains branches in Berlin and Beijing. The international prac...

Architecture after God A vivid retelling of the biblical story of Babel leads from the contested site of Babylon to the soaring towers of the mode...

Architectural models are used at various stages of a project. As working models they support the design process: they are made up from time to time...

In this anthology with contributions about architecture, media, and infrastructure technology, the authors investigate in what multifaceted way arc...

The decades after the Second World War saw ambitious building programs to ensure social welfare. The Scandinavian countries in particular underwent...

New fundamentals for designing future-oriented housing This book shows how architectural design can improve housing. It looks at 14 innovative mul...

How can the fundamental digital change taking place in design and construction be actively used to bring about cultural change in architecture? By...