Im Zentrum der Publikation steht die Auseinandersetzung mit Scheinwelten und konstruierten Realitäten. Essays aus den Bereichen Gestaltung,

Unsere Städte sind in Gefahr: Zersiedelung, fehlender Grünraum, Verkehrshölle. Während mancherorts immer noch Verkehrskonzepte von vorgestern verwirklicht werden, haben viele Kommunen in Frankreich einen neuen Weg eingeschlagen: Dort ist die Straßenbahn das Kernstück der umfassenden Stadterneuerung, mit viel Grün, Rasengleis, Baumpflanzungen.

Like a favorite shopping emporium, The Harvard Design School Guide to Shopping is a browser's paradise.

In 1927, Charles Lindbergh became the first aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic, turning him and his plane--the Spirit of St. Louis--into instant international celebrities and launching the aviation industry.

First published in 1997, Herzog & de Meuron: Drawings lays bare the working methods of one of today's greatest architectural firms, reproducing 320 black-and-white drawings from projects dating from 1984 through 1996.

In 1911, Agust Klipstein and his friend Charles-Édouard Jeanneret (the later Le Corbusier) set off on a seven-month trip to “the Orient”.

A mix of stunning drawings and etchings, this luxe notecard set showcases palaces, gardens, villas, and iconic public buildings in New York, Washington D.C, Rome, Paris and Athens.

This visually stunning tour of unique homes--including tiny houses, shipping containers, yurts, and boathouses from all around the world--invites you to slow down and consider a new lifestyle where you truly live by your own rules.

A new generation of homeowners and architects is finding original solutions and unusual locations for contemporary single-family homes in urban areas.

Hauptwerke der russischen Avantgarde in einem atemberaubenden Ausstellungsdesign von Zaha Hadid.

Sollen wir mal ein Hochhaus bauen? erscheint als Faksimileausgabe, herausgegeben von Jörg Potthast. Die Publikation rekonstruiert

With their work at the intersection of art and architecture, the Haus-Rucker-Co group, founded in 1967, is one of the most important figures in the Austrian post-war avant-garde.

Building Futures brings together Shahed Saleem’s written and visual research on the British Mosque, to narrate how mosques have emerged, evolved and become established in Britain since the late nineteenth century.

In Tragant Hahnenfuß Schraubenpalme Queller Knopfkraut Mantelsamer versammelt Martin Schwenk Zeichnungen, Skulpturenfragmente und botanische Studien, in denen reale Pflanzenformen mit imaginären Organismen verschmelzen.

Die Grube / The Pit is a rigorously conceived and generously realized Land Art project near Lake Neusiedl in Burgenland, which exhibition maker and designer Peter Noever founded in

In the 1920s, in Northern Italy, the brothers Camillo, Cezaro and Alfonso Bialetti produced in their workshops aluminum household equipment. Renato Bialetti, son of Alfonso,

In the aftermath of independence in 1947–48, architecture in South Asia became a decisive arena for negotiating modernity, political self-determination, and cultural identity.

Set within the fascinating cultural and political world of Vienna from the fin-de-siècle to the present day, this book provides an insightful analysis of the city's extraordinarily rich architectural tradition.

da vinciDie Ausstellung "Leonardos intellektueller Kosmos" fand vom Mai bis zum Juli 2021 in der Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin im Dietrich Bonhoeffer-Saal statt.

First published in 1966, Robert Venturi’s Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture is widely considered a foundational text of postmodernism and has become an essential document in architectural theory and criticism.

Seit fast zwanzig Jahren dokumentiert der britische Fotograf Simon Phipps den Wiederaufbau Großbritanniens nach

The book provides graphic information and previously unpublished analyses of the typical cell of one of Le Corbusier's most important buildings:

Hasso Gehrmann (*1924 in Weißenfels, †2008 in Bregenz) war ein Pionier an der Schnittstelle von Kunst, Design und Lebensgestaltung.

Eduardo Souto de Moura is one of Portugal’s most distinguished architects, known for an approach that merges modernist clarity with a deep sensitivity to place, material, and tradition. His architecture is characterized by restraint, precision, and a poetic understanding of context.

Structured Lineages: Learning from Japanese Structural Design presents a selection of essays and roundtable discussions by internationally prominent structural engineers on the intertwined traditions of architecture and engineering in postwar Japan.

The catalogue raisonné of Miró’s ceramic works marks the continuation of the comprehensive documentation of his oeuvre: following the four-volume catalogue of his graphic work, the six volumes dedicated to his paintings, and the volume on his sculpture.

The sculptures of Bodys Isek Kingelez (1948–2015) are imagined architectural propositions and improbable structures for a fairytale urban landscape. Comprised of paper, commercial packaging and the stuff of everyday life, his “extreme maquettes” transform these materials into fantastic visions that encompass civic buildings, public monuments and private pavilions.

Artisan craft is quickly evolving to combine handwork with machine technology, providing unlimited possibilities for customization.

This book presents over 100 influential architecture publications that have shaped thinking and practice across generations.

Starting from research-based interventions in real architectural spaces, Viebrock develops hybrid environments where sculpture, scenography, and architecture converge.

You'll Never Watch Alone: The Screen as a Place of Work addresses a pressing issue within today’s dominant hypercapitalist system:

Formica Forever, published in celebration of Formica®’s centennial, offers a vibrant and insightful journey through the evolution of one of the most iconic materials of the modern era.

Die unversöhnlichen Gegensätze der Ideologien in Österreich, die seit dem Justizpalastbrand 1927 eskalierten, schlugen sich in einer Flut von Propaganda- und Kampfschriften nieder.

„Atelier E.B: Passer-by“ – Eine interdisziplinäre Auseinandersetzung mit der Welt der Schaufensterpuppen.

Celebrates the revival of weaving with works by influential and contemporary weavers from around the world - An inspiring book for lovers of textiles, interiors and design.

The graphics, interiors, and products designed by Vignelli Associates are internationally recognized for their refined aesthetics, evolving modernity, and crisp execution.

The Rasch Brothers and their Influence on ... and their Influence on Modern Architecture

In der Sonderpräsentation „Die Vermählung“ in der Kunstkammer des Kunsthistorischen Museums können Besucher:innen Schmuckstücke der österreichischen Schmuckkünstlerin

The publication Raummalerei – Spatial Painting: Analytical Secessionism 1900–1910 explores a pivotal moment in Viennese modernism, focusing on the emergence of a holistic approach to spatial design at

Der Katalog macht zentrale Tendenzen seines Schaffens sichtbar, etwa die Verbindung von dekorativer Linie, figürlicher Reduktion und symbolistischer Ausdruckskraft – und

Vor zehn Jahren hat der Schweizer Architekt Hans-Jörg Ruch mit seinem grossformatigen und opulent ausgestatteten Buch Historische Häuser im Engadin grossen internationalen Erfolg erzielt.

Presented here in this visual anthology are the current boutique periodicals so cutting-edge, they will continue to flourish in print even as their mainstream contemporaries move to digital.

Renowned for his sculptural approach to furniture and his groundbreaking use of materials and techniques, Paul Evans (1931–1987) occupies a singular position in postwar American design history.

Otto Wagner markiert eine Schlüsselfigur in der Entwicklung der modernen Architektur. Als zentraler Vordenker der Wiener Moderne

Im 19. Jahrhundert erlebte die Tapetenkunst eine Blütezeit – prachtvolle Farben, filigrane Muster und ein neuer Anspruch an die Gestaltung bürgerlicher Wohnräume bestimmten das ästhetische Ideal.

I asked architects to send me important images that show the basis of their work. Images that are in their head when they think.

This booklet describes our entry for the competition to design the public spaces surrounding the Humboldt-Forum in Berlin.

Eine der ältesten Formen chinesischen Volksglaubens erweist sich als lebendiger Brauch, der überall in der Kultur Chinas praktiziert wird:

In addition to recent works, the exhibition focused on “Signetische Zeichnung” (1994-95), a spectacular early work by the Frankfurt-based artist, which was on display in its entirety for the first time.

Dynamisches Kunstlicht im Museum, In Galerien und Museen wird die Wahrnehmung von Kunst, Raum und Atmosphäre wesentlich durch den Faktor Licht bestimmt.

Neuware - A career-spanning, slipcased monograph in two volumes presenting the work of one of Asia's most thoughtful and innovative architects.

What might be considered the research output of a walking practice? An important caveat to this would be to ask where and when the research occurs in relation to the walk, the walking, and the walkers. Does the walk activate our senses, or do our senses demand that we walk? Since walking involves encounters with various objects and subjects, how

Die Kunst von Sandra Peters eröffnet Bezüge zwischen Skulptur, Architektur, Sound und bewegtem Bild. Anspielungen auf historisch Bekanntes werden in ihren Arbeiten zur Anregung für die Imagination des Betrachters. Ihre Werke erzeugen

Capsule is a huge new offering from the team at KALEIDOSCOPE, a glossy, chunky, spiral bound design mag—‘indulging in a lavish physicality’—and refusing to be put in a single box. It covers interiors and architecture, fashion and technology, ecology and craft in order to assess and explore the relationship between design and consumption.

Casa Barragán, built in 1948 by famed Mexican architect Luis Barragán as his private residence and studio, is today considered a landmark of modern architecture. It is filled with all of the artworks and artifacts that Barragán placed in it during his lifetime, faithfully kept as they were when the residence was inhabited by its author. Recognizing the special regard

The most famous example of the modernist residential housing design principle developed by Le Corbusier is located in Marseille and was built between 1947 and 1952.

Matthias Wermke is teaching a seminar (Zweckfreie Räume - Intervention und Performance) with four students at ETH Zurich (Department of Architecture and Art, Prof. Karin Sander) on the topic of "appropriation and theft in art". Later, this very technical title is changed to "Absenz – das Abwesendsein von einem Ort" (absence - being absent from a place ).

Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel is an icon of fashion, and can lay claim to having invented the look of the 20th century. At the height of the Belle Époque, she stripped women of their corsets and feathers,

With this work in the form of a book, Maria Lalou & Skafte Aymo-Boot present the phenomenon of a particular pending architecture mutely present all over Athens. The concrete skeletons of polykatoikia – multi-story apartment buildings – are emblematic of the development of modern Greece throughout the second half of the twentieth century.

The richly illustrated book Without and within: essays on territory and the interior contains a series of essays that trace a thread of ideas,