World-renowned architectural writer and critic Philip Jodidio delves into his selection of the Top Twenty-six of the most contemporary and current house designs from around the world, showcasing the most innovative and influential designs from Europe,...
Die japanische Architektur gehört seit langem zu den spektakulärsten Baukünsten der Welt. Im 20. Jahrhundert wurden immer wieder Superlative bemüht, um die Extravaganz, Nachhaltigkeit und scheinbar unbegrenzte Kreativität zu besch...
Not so very long ago, some might have considered wood a material of the past, long since replaced by more modern components such as concrete and steel. The truth is radically different. Bolstered by new manufacturing techniques and ecological benefits,...
Entdecken Sie die einzigartige Ästhetik von Tadao Ando, dem einzigen Architekten, der mit den vier prestigeträchtigsten Preisen seines Metiers ausgezeichnet wurde: dem Pritzker-, dem Carlsberg- und dem Kyoto-Preis sowie dem Praemium Imperiale....
After Tadao Ando, Toyo Ito, and Fumihiko Maki, Kengo Kuma has breathed renewed vigor and lightness into Japanese architecture. Departing from the modernist skyscraper of the 20th century, Kuma traveled through his native Japan to develop a truly sustainab...
Across small cottages and lavish villas, beach houses and forest refuges, discover the world's finest crop of new homes . This cutting-edge global digest features such talents as Shigeru Ban and Marcio Kogan alongside up-and-coming names like Aires...
Zaha Hadid was a revolutionary architect. For years, she was widely acclaimed and won numerous prizes despite building practically nothing. Some even said her work was simply impossible to build. Yet, during the latter years of her life, Hadid's daring...
Designing private residences has its own very special challenges and nuances for the architect. The scale may be more modest than public projects, the technical fittings less complex than an industrial site, but the preferences, requirements, and vision...
Die zentralen Anliegen moderner Baukunst sind heute Umweltbewusstsein und Energieeffizienz. Intelligente Architektur ist ressourcenschonend - und in Zeiten von global warming mehr als nur ein hipper Trend. Diese Gesamtschau aus unserer Bibliotheca Univers...
Discover the completely unique aesthetic of Tadao Ando, the only architect ever to have won the discipline's four most prestigious prizes: the Pritzker, Carlsberg, Praemium Imperiale, and Kyoto Prize.
Across small cottages and lavish villas, beach houses and forest refuges, discover the world's finest crop of new homes. This cutting-edge global digest features such talents as Shigeru Ban, MVRDV, and Marcio Kogan alongside up-and-coming names like...
Concrete? That characterless stuff of parking lots or Communist tower blocks, right? Well, yes. And no. Concrete is actually a name applied to a remarkably wide range of building substances, and, when properly handled, is one of the noble materials of...
Seit Henry David Thoreau in Walden oder Leben in den Wäldern (1854) die zwei Jahre, zwei Monate und zwei Tage beschrieb, die er in einer Hütte am Walden Pond in Massachusetts verbrachte, ist die moderne Psyche von der Vorstellung des Wohnens...
Not so very long ago, some might have considered wood a material of the past, long since replaced by more modern components such as concrete and steel. The truth is radically different. Bolstered by new manufacturing techniques and ecological benefits,...