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Hermann Czech is one of Austria’s most eminent and influential contemporary architects This is the definitive monograph on Hermann Czech Traces Czech’s career, explores his links to Viennese modernism, and analyses contemporary influences that shape…
Offers essays by and interviews with leading international voices in the fields of architecture, art, design, engineering, and theory Features new work by prominent international practices including Assemble (UK), TAKK (Spain), H+N+S Landscape Architecture…
A comprehensive collection of accessible texts covering the entire spectrum of issues relating to the qualitative evaluation of architecture Explores all aspects of the topic and offers for the first time a complete definition of architectural quality…
Examines the evolving landscape of architectural and design education in the US, driven by student-led movements advocating for a liberating learning approach amid larger political rifts concerning race and class issues An insightful and timely probe…
Illustrates how Oscar Niemeyer's building for the French Communist Party in Paris focalised the massive philosophical and political debates of the 1960s First book about Structuralist Marxism that explores its possible relation to an actual Marxist structure…
School buildings are among the most complex building tasks, both for society and for architects School building design is one of the core fields of activity of Berlin- and Lausanne-based firm AFF Architekten The book offers deep insights into typologies…
The official publication accompanying the 6th Chicago Architecture Biennial (CAB 2025) Unfolds the many faces of the CAB 2025 exhibition SHIFT: Architecture in Times of Radical Change across a dynamic constellation of editorial and speculative formats…
First comprehensive survey on the pressing challenge of homelessness and what urban design and architecture contribute to fight it Brings together groundbreaking research, field reports, and award-winning projects and initiatives from Canada, Germany,…
The creation of park systems is a historically proven method for communities to stabilise and cultivate healthy ecological habitats in country dwellings as well as in dense urban areas. Park systems ensure clean soil, water, and air for all. Moreover,…
In their new book, the international CARTHA network engages with the question of forming identity in society and the role that architecture plays in this process. Inspired by Jacques Lacan’s approach from psychoanalysis, CARTHA’s members break down the…
Concéntrico: Urban Innovation Laboratory reflects on the first decade of the international Concéntrico festival of design and architecture in the city of Logroño, Spain, and some 150 projects and designs commissioned for it. The festival’s aim is to…
In their new book, Michael Meredith and Hilary Sample, principals of acclaimed New York-based architecture firm MOS, offer a deep dive into the ever-changing nature of public spaces, revealing their complexity, instability, and contested nature. Through…
Conceived as a compendium and reference for students, teachers, researchers, and practitioners of architecture and urbanism, this book looks into current topics in urban design and development: What is the role of architecture in urban transformation?…
The New Design Museum maps a new landscape of institutional practices across different geographical locations. It reveals how spaces of culture dedicated to design have been transforming—their missions, programs and outreach platforms—to respond to an…
Can buildings themselves express criticism? Wasn’t modernist housing a collective criticism of unsustainable living conditions? Can a state’s embassy convey differentiated, critical messages to the home and host country? Can architects express explicit…
Buildings for People and Plants by WORKac is a thoughtfully curated architectural exploration by Amale Andraos and Dan Wood, the New York-based design firm’s co-founders. The compelling volume, featuring ten of WORKac’s most recent projects, such as…
Trees, Time, Architecture introduces living plant construction as an important tool to improve the climate in our cities. In the form of a magazine, the volume brings together a variety of views on the relationship between trees and architecture, urban…
Duplex Architects were founded in 2007 in Zurich and now also run offices in Dusseldorf, Hamburg, and, most recently, in Paris. They have gained an excellent reputation internationally for their designs of various scales and across a vast range of typologies.…
One of Sweden's most renowned contemporary architects, Johan Celsing has created a diverse body of work that spans from housing to public institutions such as museums, libraries, and churches - all of it united by an intense and realistic engagement…
"This gorgeous doorstop of a book ... Seductive and serious - for the most discerning coffee tables." - Edwin Heathcote, Financial Times. Sigurd Lewerentz (1885-1975) is one of the most highly revered - and also one of the most heavily mythologised…