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Architecture in the context of change and adaptation – this is the theme that currently occupies us most and forms the focus of our publishing program. Whether it is the influence of nature, the transformation of existing structures, dealing with ecological challenges, the further development of regional traditions, or the theoretical reflection on social and ideological frameworks: our new publications show how architecture responds to external conditions and opens new perspectives for sustainable, culturally rooted, and future-oriented spaces.
Aalto and Nature examines the influence of nature on Alvar Aalto’s work. His work is strongly shaped by nature, inspired by Finnish forests and Mediterranean landscapes. The book, with its impressive photographs, shows how Aalto’s architecture merges with gardens, light, and landscape and opens new perspectives on the architect and landscape designer.
The use of existing structures is not only ecologically sensible but also an appealing design task: between 1945 and 1975, modular housing estates were built worldwide, which today are often considered run-down. Housing Adaptation presents 18 inspiring conversions that, through architectural adaptations and resident participation, turn these estates into livable places.
An ecological challenge for cities is the increasing heavy rainfall, which can quickly lead to dramatic disasters. Stormwater presents 26 European examples of amphibious landscapes that use water as an aesthetic element and adapt flexibly to extreme weather conditions.
How tradition and progress complement each other is shown in the richly illustrated volume The Houses of Guadalajara. It highlights two generations of architects in Guadalajara, Mexico, and shows how both reinterpreted regional tradition and developed their own, wonderful forms of expression.
A work of the highest caliber is the anthology Order and Disorder. For the first time, it brings together a curated selection of Manfredo Tafuri’s essays and interviews (1964–1994) and illustrates his formative role in architectural theory. We are pleased to present these and all other new releases in our Spring 2026 preview.
Your Birkhäuser Editorial Team
4 Aalto and Nature
6 Housing Adaptation
8 Einfach Umbauen
9 At Home with the Collective
10 Heat Cool Air
11 Historische Tragkonstruktionen
14 Stormwater
16 Stadt Natur Rechte
17 Mycelium Resources
18 Zirkulär!
19 Building Better Less – Different: Transforming Cities and Sustaining Labor
20 Light on Wood
21 How Did We Get Here?
22 The Houses of Guadalajara
24 Nanda Vigo’s Interiors / Gli interni di Nanda Vigo
25 gmp Architekten 2019–22
26 Order and Disorder
28 Architectonics of Constellations
29 Nutzen statt Besitzen
30 Was ist (und was ist nicht) das Tschechische an der Architektur in Böhmen?
31 Zur Wirklichkeit historischen Bauens
34 Architektur von innen denken
38 Architecture in Vorarlberg
39 Building with Rammed Earth
40 100 Details
41 Herzog & de Meuron
42 Manual of Masonry Construction
43 Backlist: selected titles
Alvar Aalto's work is strongly influenced by his experience of nature – especially in the deep forests of his Finnish homeland. But he also visited the sites of Antiquity on several trips to the Mediterranean and the Orient.
This book explores the dominant theme of nature in Aalto's work in a variety of ways. Interestingly enough, it is little known that he also worked as a landscape architect and created the garden for Villa Mairea together with the architecture as a Gesamtkunstwerk.
Tom Simons, Rainer Knapas (eds.)
Aalto and Nature
184 pages, 20.0 × 28.0 cm, 130 b/w ills., 90 color ills.
978-3-0356-2884-5 En, Hardcover
978-3-0356-2885-2 En, E-Book
€ 48.00 / $ 52.99 / £ 42.00 May 2026
Richly illustrated essays describe for example Aalto’s garden art and the influences of the Mediterranean landscape on Elissa, Aino and Alvar Aalto. The wonderful photographs by Elina Brotherus, mostly taken especially for this book, show Aalto's typical intertwining of interior and exterior spaces and convey the magic of the Finnish landscape.
Tom Simons, Professor em. for Landscape Architecture, Aalto University
Rainer Knapas, historian and Aalto expert
■ A fresh look at the work of Elissa, Aino and Alvar Aalto
■ With four series of photographs by renowned photographer Elina Brotherus
■ With contributions by Tom Simons, Rainer Knapas, Vilhelm Helander, Johan Mårtelius, and Teija Isohauta
Modernist housing was built worldwide and at unprecedented scales between 1945 and 1975. These buildings became the most extensive form of mass housing in urban history.
At the turn of the 21st century, these modernist estates had fallen into disrepair and became burdened by social stigma. Yet, they continue to provide housing for millions and often represent valuable building stock. In the past 25 years, a global wave of spatial transformations – often developed in close cooperation with residents – has upgraded their architecture while keeping communities in place.
This book explores the architectural, urban, and landscape practices reshaping modernist housing. Organized in six spatial strategies of housing transformation, it presents 18 examples that demonstrate how design can renew existing housing without displacing residents. Thus, these settlements have again become desirable places to live in.
Pablos, Assistant Professor, University of South Florida, Tampa
■ Systematic compendium of renovation strategies
■ Comparative analysis of housing adaptation spanning 32 countries and 62 cities
■ Detailed case studies – such as Grand Parc in Bordeaux by Lacaton Vassal or Europarei Housing Estate in the Netherlands by Atelier Kempe Thill –are presented with photographs and scaled drawings
Reducing energy consumption in Germany's housing stock is a key task for the coming years. This requires cost-effective and material-saving solutions. This comprehensive study examined the life cycle of typical existing apartment buildings. It also took into account the specific energy supply options available, the gray energy of the construction measures, and user behavior. This holistic approach makes it possible to find renovation solutions that effectively reduce energy consumption in practice.
The approach follows the principles of simple construction, i.e., the use of technology is kept to a minimum. Based on the
Florian Nagler, Anne Niemann, Tilmann Jarmer (eds.)
Einfach Umbauen Ein Leitfaden
128 pages, 22.0 × 28.0 cm, 50 color ills., 80 drawings 978-3-0356-3102-9 Ger, Hardcover 978-3-0356-3103-6 Ger, E-Book
€ 44.00 / $ 48.99 / £ 38.50 May 2026
analysis of four housing estates in Munich, the study explains how the goal of reducing CO2 emissions can be achieved, ideally without increasing the rent.
Florian Nagler, architect and Chair of Design and Construction, Technical University of Munich
Anne Niemann, architect and professor of resource-efficient design and construction, Rosenheim Technical University
Tilmann Jarmer, architect and research assistant at the Chair of Design and Construction, Technical University of Munich
■ The practice-oriented guide clearly explains the principles of simple refurbishment
■ Concepts for the robust and user-oriented renovation of residential estates
■ Third volume on the topic of simple construction
The housing shortage is a global problem that cannot be resolved through marketdriven models of home ownership. This book, therefore, postulates a radical shift from house to housing and from the individual to the collective. The reintroduction of the term “collective” is here understood as a mechanism to refocus housing as a community-building, solidarity-building, and citybuilding activity.
Alexander Eisenschmidt (ed.)
At Home with the Collective A Report from the Future of Housing
272 pages, 17.0 × 24.0 cm, 190 color ills. 978-3-0356-2939-2 En, Hardcover 978-3-0356-2940-8 En, E-Book
€ 58.00 / $ 63.99 / £ 50.50 April 2026
The book addresses the topic in four chapters – from alternative urban housing typologies and concepts of communal construction to historical models from which the current housing struggle can learn. The individual essays include examples from five different continents.
Alexander Eisenschmidt, Professor of Architecture, University of Illinois at Chicago
■ Collective housing is booming worldwide
■ Essays by highly respected authors on the topic of collective living
Buildings and technology form a system whose integrated design is becoming increasingly important: heat losses are now minimal, while internal energy flows are gaining significance. Architecture, building mass, and usage are key factors. When the resulting synergies are used effectively, gentle heating and cooling are sufficient. The building technology presented here is precisely tailored to this approach. It enables a comfortable indoor climate and efficient ventilation with minimal material and energy input.
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ETH Zürich - BUK (ed.), Daniel Mettler, Daniel Studer, Beat Wellig, Beat Kegel Heat
Cool Air Manual
304 pages, 17.0 × 24.0 cm, approx. 300 color ills.
This professional book conveys the architectural foundations and innovative principles for heating, cooling, and ventilation. Clear examples and technical drawings help make complex relationships understandable. A practical reference for architects and building services engineers – suitable for both new construction and renovation.
ETH Zurich – BUK (ed.); Daniel Mettler, Daniel Studer, Beat Kegel, Martin Meier, Beat Wellig
■ Energy flows, design, and sizing of integrated systems
■ Practical fundamentals with drawings and examples
■ Applications for new construction and renovation
Impressive sacred buildings, ancient bridges, and historic iron structures – some of which were built long ago – still amaze us today with their spectacular designs. We stand in awe before the Pantheon in Rome, built around 125 AD, Trier Cathedral, the oldest bishop’s church in Germany, or the Doge’s Palace in Venice, which dates back to the 9th century. Judged by today’s standards, most of these buildings should no longer exist.
This book documents traditional construction methods and empirical joining
Jörg Rehm
Historische Tragkonstruktionen Von der Antike bis zur Moderne
techniques as well as contemporary materials. In chapters on timber construction, masonry construction, iron and reinforced concrete construction, around 20 international examples are analyzed with photos and schematic drawings. Expert articles explore the fascination that these buildings still hold for us today.
Jörg Rehm, Dr.-Ing., architect and conservationist, Lecturer, Technical University of Munich
■ Key insights for restoration work
■ Renowned and fascinating case studies
■ A journey through centuries of European architectural history
172 pages, 23.5 × 31.0 cm, 106 b/w and color ills.
978-3-0356-2349-9 En, Softcover
€ 42.00 / $ 48.99 / £ 36.50
Christian Tschumi Mirei Shigemori –Rebel in the Garden Modern Japanese Landscape Architecture
204 pages, 24.0 × 33.0 cm, 350 b/w and color ills.
978-3-0356-2175-4 En, Hardcover
978-3-0356-2176-1 En, E-Book
€ 49.95 / $ 57.99 / £ 43.50
Rahel Hartmann Schweizer Borrowed Sceneries The Influence of Japanese Garden Art on Swiss Landscape Architecture
320 pages, 24.0 × 28.0 cm, 250 color ills.
978-3-0356-2647-6 En, Hardcover
978-3-0356-2648-3 En, E-Book
€ 78.00 / $ 89.99 / £ 68.00
Claudia Hildner Future Living Collective Housing in Japan
160 pages, 16.5 × 24.0 cm,
290 b/w and color ills.
978-3-03821-668-1 En, Hardcover
978-3-03821-022-1 En, E-Book
€ 19.95 / $ 28.00 / £ 17.50
Christian Schittich Vernacular Architecture Atlas for Living Throughout the World
384 pages, 24.0 × 30.0 cm, 1050 color ills.
978-3-0356-1631-6 En, Hardcover
€ 79.95 / $ 89.99 / £ 69.50
Klaus Zwerger Wood and Wood Joints Building Traditions of Europe, Japan and China
340 pages, 23.0 × 30.0 cm, 500 b/w ills.
978-3-0356-2480-9 En, Hardcover
978-3-0356-2484-7 En, E-Book
€ 68.00 / $ 78.99 / £ 59.00
Alvar Aalto –The Nordic Modernist
Karl Fleig, Elissa Aalto (eds.) Alvar Aalto – Das Gesamtwerk
27.9 × 22.7 cm, 1295 b/w ills.
978-3-7643-5517-3 Ger/En/Fr, Hardcover
978-3-03821-655-1 Ger/En/Fr, E-Book
€ 249.95 / $ 350.00 / £ 217.50
Volume 1
978-3-7643-5500-5 Ger/En/Fr, Hardcover
€ 89.95 / $ 126.00 / £ 78.00
Volume 2
978-3-7643-5501-2 Ger/En/Fr, Hardcover
€ 89.95 / $ 126.00 / £ 78.00
Volume 3
978-3-7643-5502-9 Ger/En/Fr, Hardcover
€ 89.95 / $ 126.00 / £ 78.00
/ L’œuvre complète / The Complete Work
Céline Dietziker, Lukas Gruntz Aalto in Detail A Catalogue of Components
464 pages, 16.0 × 21.5 cm, 400 color ills.
978-3-0356-2332-1 En, Hardcover
978-3-0356-2334-5 En, E-Book
€ 32.00 / $ 36.99 / £ 28.00
All cities increasingly have to deal with stormwater, i.e., rainwater that cannot be absorbed into the ground and instead runs off surfaces like streets or roofs – sometimes with disastrous consequences.
This book analyzes recently designed open spaces and their treatment of water –not so much as an enemy but as an aesthetic element. They are conceived as amphibious landscapes that dynamically adjust to both dry and wet conditions and embrace dramatic variations: a sudden abundant presence of water perhaps followed by its prolonged absence in a drought.
Bianca Maria Rinaldi, Manuela Ronci, Emma Salizzoni, Stormwater
Designing for Flood Management in Public Open Spaces
224 pages, 22.0 × 28.0 cm, 180 color ills. 978-3-0356-2899-9 En, Hardcover 978-3-0356-2900-2 En, E-Book
€ 58.00 / $ 63.99 / £ 50.50 May 2026
Organized in the four categories urban parks, neighborhood parks, squares and streets, the book thoroughly investigates 26 European case studies. It demonstrates that stormwater must not be seen as a menace but as an invigorating part of urban life.
Bianca Maria Rinaldi, Professor for Landscape Architecture, Politecnico di Torino Manuela Ronci, researcher, Politecnico di Torino
Emma Salizzoni, Professor for Landscape Architecture, Politecnico di Torino
■ Examples by renowned landscape designers such as Agence Ter, Bureau Bas Smets, Michel Desvigne Paysagiste, or Henning Larsen
■ Systematic presentation of strategies and comparative analysis of stormwaterembracing designs
■ All case studies are presented with photos, project description and drawings specifically prepared for this publication
Stadt Natur Rechte Was Bienen und Bäume dürfen müssen
192 pages, 17.0 × 24.0 cm, 120 color ills. 978-3-0356-3100-5 Ger, Softcover 978-3-0356-3101-2 Ger, E-Book
€ 34.00 / $ 37.99 / £ 30.00
May 2026
Was Bienen und Bäume dürfen
Mexico City is home to two percent of the world’s animal and plant species. The biodiversity of New York City has more than doubled since its founding. In an era of climate change and species extinction, a question arises with growing urgency: how can we renegotiate coexistence within the city, one of the most underestimated ecosystems, and establish principles for pan-ecological participation?
The Rights of Nature, which place humans and the environment on an equal footing, offer a promising opportunity. In San José, for example, bees are actively included
in urban planning, the Seine was recently made an honorary citizen of Paris, and in San Francisco Bay, whales and dolphins are granted a kind of right of way. This book is a call to rethink our understanding of our non-human neighbors.
Katja Schechtner, urban planner and researcher, incl. MIT LCAU
Alex Putzer, researcher on the rights of urban natures, NYU School of Law
Wojciech Czaja, journalist for architecture and urban culture, University of Arts Linz
■ The world’s first exploration of the rights of urban nature
■ Theoretical foundations and examples from pioneering cities around the world
■ A call to rethink the interaction between cities and nature
The Seine as an honorary citizen: Paris officially has one more resident.
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How can the mycelial structure of fungi transform architecture and design? This publication examines the potential of resource-efficient biomaterials, taking ecological and economic aspects into account and providing new impulses for material research and application. From building materials to textile applications, scientific insights, technological innovations, and practical implementations demonstrate the new perspectives mycelium, as a growing
Nina Flaitz (ed.)
Mycelium Resources in Architecture and Design
200 pages, 21.0 × 28.0 cm, 155 color ills. 978-3-0356-2982-8 En, Softcover 978-3-0356-2983-5 En, E-Book
€ 58.00 / $ 63.99 / £ 50.50 March 2026
material, can offer. Essays, case studies, interviews, and visual contributions report on challenges, breakthroughs, and future opportunities, and on how renewable materials can be integrated into circular and sustainable design practices.
Nina Flaitz, graphic designer, art director, material researcher, founder of Mycelium Resources
It will take a lot more than technical innovations to develop a circular construction industry; it will require profound changes how we think, teach, and research. This volume features an interdisciplinary discussion of concepts, definitions, and instruments for systematically integrating the circular construction economy into higher education, science, social and political discourse, and building practice.
It includes contributions from the fields of architecture, engineering, environmental sciences, law, and economics. These may
Dirk
E. Hebel, Annette Hillebrandt (eds.)
Zirkulär!
Fundamente und Postulate einer kreislaufbasierten Bauwirtschaft
serve as a catalyst for political decisionmaking, for practitioners, teachers, researchers, and students who hope to actively shape the future ecological transformation that is needed to ensure sustainability, resource efficiency, and a more balanced building culture.
Dirk E. Hebel, Professor, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Annette Hillebrandt, Professor, University of Wuppertal
■ Eleven postulates on the circular economy in construction
■ With contributions from researchers, professors, and the construction industry
■ Volume 181 in the Bauwelt Fundamente book series (Fundamentals of Construction)
Sustainability is to become the guiding principle of social action and economic activity. At the same time, its implementation is far from clear. In no other field can this be better observed than in architecture.
Each volume of Building Better – Less –Different book series explores two areas of sustainability. The third volume combines the topics labor and city. Both spheres are facing profound changes. Forced labor, toxic building materials, and de-skilling are a worldwide problem in the construction industry and deeply unethical. Thus, the need for globally binding, fair labor practices becomes
Dirk E. Hebel, Felix Heisel with Franca Trubiano, Manuel Giralt, Markus Neppl
Building Better –Less – Different: Transforming Cities and Sustaining Labor
176 pages, 22.0 × 28.0 cm, 100 b/w ills., 100 color ills.
increasingly apparent. In the urban realm, cities must develop into ecological and social drivers, for instance by the establishment of intelligent mobility systems or by providing a habitat for animals and plants.
Dirk E. Hebel, Manuel Giralt, Markus Neppl, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Felix Heisel, Cornell University, New York Franca Trubiano, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
■ Case studies of urban transformation include the Zurich Urban Climate Master Plan, the Hamburg Magistralen 2040+ Master Plan, or the Smart City Vienna Framework Strategy 2019–2050
■ Systematic compendium with internationally renowned contributors
■ Third volume of the successful and timely Building Better –Less – Different book series
Timber is a renewable material that also creates warm, welcoming spaces offering an emotional quality to their users. Light on Wood is a very personal story about how to design with mass timber. The pioneering architectural practice of atelierjones in Seattle, founded by Susan H. Jones, has diligently worked to decarbonize our built environment. In fact, it was one of the first practices in the US to use mass timber.
Many beautiful buildings ensued over the past two decades, often developed in cooperation with local communities. But the office also investigated the behavior of CLT in case of fire and thus contributed to
Susan H. Jones
Light on Wood Mass Timber Architecture
316 pages, 19.0 × 28.0 cm, 317 color ills. 978-3-0356-2990-3 En, Hardcover 978-3-0356-2991-0 En, E-Book
€ 50.00 / $ 55.99 / £ 43.50 October 2025
much-needed changes in building code. This book documents atelierjones’ multifaceted approach of design, research and advocacy and shows an attractive selection of the projects that have resulted from it.
Susan H. Jones, atelierjones, Seattle, Affiliate Associate Professor, Architecture, University of Washington
■ Projects shown include the Marian Chapel in Seattle, the First Congregational Church in Bellevue, Washington, and the Roundhouse in Greenville, California, for the people of the Maidu
■ Practical, hands-on survey with many details and construction photos
■ Lavishly illustrated and attractive cloth-bound volume
Can a house simultaneously be a home, a prototype, and a critical response to reality?
How Did We Get Here? reveals how BLAF architecten’s residential projects navigate tensions between suburban sprawl, energy regulations, conventional construction systems, and clients’ housing aspirations. From their engagement with the meaning of materiality, resources and production, energyefficiency standards and principles, context, and construction systems from a design perspective, BLAF architecten have developed concepts that demonstrate how the
BLAF architecten, Lieven Nijs, Bart Van Den Driessche
How Did We Get Here?
BLAF architecten Houses 2003–2023
240 pages, 22.0 × 28.0 cm, 290 color ills. 978-3-0356-2816-6 En, Hardcover 978-3-0356-2826-5 En, E-Book
€ 58.00 / $ 63.99 / £ 50.50 November 2025
practice seeks plausible paths forward, aspiring to reconcile positions on affordability, performance, adaptability, aesthetics, and circularity.
BLAF architecten offers no ready-made answers, but a compass for those who believe in architecture as a practice of and for transition.
Lieven Nijs and Bart Van Den Driessche, Architects and co-founders of BLAF architecten
■ This first monograph on BLAF architecten traces 20 years of architectural practice in times of climate change
■ Selection of 24 houses and critical essays by Helga Blocksdorf, Maarten Van Den Driessche, and Lieven Nijs
■ BLAF architecten draws on the experimental power of small-scale projects and the iterative nature of design
Mexican architecture of the 20th century was influenced by two generations who were active in Guadalajara in the 1920s/30s and 1980/90s.
Luis Barragán started his career in Guadalajara, working on a style much different from his better-known work in Mexico City. In Guadalajara, he practiced briefly as part of a generation of architects known as the Escuela Tapatía, a group that produced an architecture based on an abstracted and stylized reinterpretation of the vernacular architecture of the region. The generation of
Jesús Vassallo, Jorge Alberto Muñoz (eds.)
The Houses of Guadalajara Ghosts of Modernity, Ghosts of
the Past
184 pages, 23.0 × 28.0 cm, 140 color ills. 978-3-0356-2992-7 En/Esp, Hardcover 978-3-0356-2995-8 En/Esp, E-Book
€ 48.00 / $ 52.99 / £ 42.00
April 2026
young architects that started to work in the 1980/90s again took up this idea as a basis for their architectural language, producing their own reinterpretation fifty years later. Through selected projects and critical texts, this book tells the stories of these two generations.
Jesús Vassallo, Associate Professor, Rice University
Jorge Alberto Muñoz, Professor, ForA –Foro Arquitetura
■ Between tradition and abstraction: the architectural legacy of Pritzker Prize winner Luis Barragán in Mexico during the 1980s and 1990s
■ Featuring illustrative project profiles and critical texts
■ With numerous new photos and drawings
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Casa Aranguren, by Pedro Castellanos, (1939). Photograph by César Béjar.
Nanda Vigo (1936–2020) played a central role in the 1960s avant-garde in Milan. Moving between art, design, and architecture, Vigo realized hundreds of apartment interiors, installations, environments, shops, and furniture designs. This book presents her architectural work through archival documents, unpublished drawings, historical and contemporary photographs, and essays. It offers a comprehensive exploration of her practice across scales and disciplines: from interiors to scenography, from architecture to furniture and cinema. What emerges is a
Vigo’s Interiors / Gli interni di Nanda Vigo
The Metaphysics of Everyday Life / La metafisica del quotidiano
224 pages, 24.0 × 30.0 cm, 150 color ills. 978-3-0356-2921-7 En/It, Hardcover 978-3-0356-2923-1 En/It, E-Book
€ 78.00 / $ 89.99 / £ 71.00
June 2026
world open to leaps of scale and time, resistant to fixed typologies and boundaries, where design meets ritual, objects dissolve, and space unfolds as an event. Drawing on first-hand accounts by artisans, colleagues, friends, and inhabitants, the publication reveals Vigo’s contribution to interiors as living matter.
Groaz, Associate Professor, ENSA Paris-Est; Assistant Professor, Université de Liège
■ Inspiring designs at the interface of architecture, interior design, art, and popular culture
■ Fundamental scientific research on Nanda Vigo in the context of the Milan design scene
■ Extensive and partly unpublished archival material
“She-ra move on..Domestic ritual”, stand for the event Abitare il tempo – Giornate inter nazionali dell’arredo classico,
The Metaphysics of Everyday Life La metafisica del quotidiano
gmp · von Gerkan, Marg and Partners Architects is one of the world’s leading architectural firms. They are renowned for their designs in the fields of sports, transportation, and culture, for their intelligent interventions in existing architecture, and for their expert implementation of sustainable concepts. The current volume 15 of the monographic series presents 55 buildings and projects created between 2019 and 2022. These include the Isarphilharmonie concert hall in Munich, Berlin-Brandenburg Airport, the Asia Financial Center & AIIB Headquarters in Beijing, and conversion
376 pages, 22.5 × 29.5 cm, 102 b/w ills., 280 color ills.
plans for the former Berlin-Tegel airport. But unrealized projects and urban schemes are featured as well, such as the design for the Komische Oper in Berlin or for the Städtische Bühnen in Frankfurt am Main and the concept for Chengdu Future City. Architectural appeal and identity as the goal of design form the common thread across all typologies
Stephan Schütz, executive partner at gmp · von Gerkan, Marg und Partner
■ The contemporary, stringent book design by Heimann + Schwantes and the book’s fine paperstock and binding create an attractive volume
■ Eleven essays and excursuses explain the background of the architecture and provide context
Manfredo Tafuri was one of the most important historians of architecture in the 20th century, and his work continues to influence the landscape of architectural history and theory. This anthology offers, for the first time, a curated selection of his essays and interviews covering the entirety of his career from 1964, the year in which Tafuri decided to focus exclusively on architectural history, to 1994, the year of his untimely death. Essays and interviews, most of which not previously available in English and translated for this anthology, demonstrate the unprecedented breadth of Tafuri’s interests, which include topics as diverse as the critique of architectural ideology and
Pier Vittorio Aureli, Marson Korbi (eds.)
Order and Disorder
Selected Essays and Interviews by Manfredo Tafuri 1964–1994
capitalist development, the contradictions of the Soviet avant-garde, the urban strategies in Renaissance Italy, and the politics of Social-democratic planning.
Pier Vittorio Aureli, architect and co-founder of Dogma, professor, EPFL (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne)
Jolanda Devalle, architect and a PhD candidate, EPFL
Theodora Giovanazzi, architect and a PhD candidate, EPFL
Marson Korbi, architect and Postdoctoral researcher, EPFL
■ With essays devoted to Giulio Romano, Andrea Palladio, Francesco Borromini, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Aldo Rossi, and Carlo Scarpa
■ Biographical essay by Tafuri’s wife, Letizia Rapisarda
■ More than 700 images
Andrea Palladio: Villa Emo, ca. 1555–1565.
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Ernst May and collaborators: Siedlung Praunheim, Frankfurt, 1926–1929.
Giovanni Battista Piranesi: Il Campo Marzio dell’antica Roma, 1762.
Giulio Romano: loggia project with rustic portal, 1540–1546.
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Gödel’s incompleteness theorems, published in 1931, shook the foundations of mathematics – yet many mathematicians still cling to rigid, Platonic ideals.
This book opens the door to a different perspective: mathematics as a creative, open system.
The authors explore key intellectual revolutions of the 20th century and argue that a flexible ontology better reflects mathematical practice than traditional Platonism.
Elias Zafiris, Albrecht von Müller
Architectonics of Constellations The Constellatory Unfolding Leitmotif in Mathematical Thinking
Applied Virtuality Book Series Volume 26 15.5 × 23 cm, 320 pages
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A captivating read for anyone who sees mathematics not as a static structure, but as a vibrant, ever-evolving process.
Elias Zafiris, Vienna University of Technology
Albrecht von Müller, Parmenides Foundation, Pullach
■ Presents mathematics as a creative, open system
■ Offers practical insights into key mathematical revolutions of the 20th century
■ Introduces a realistic ontology suited for research, teaching, and study
In 1995, Michael Erlhoff formulated a beautiful vision in Nutzen statt Besitzen [Use Instead of Ownership] that anticipated many later debates. What was intended as an alternative to the logic of ownership is now more relevant than ever considering global crises; however, questions and problems that were hardly considered at the time are also emerging.
The new edition, supplemented with 20 new essays, reopens the topic and continues to think boldly and speculatively. The diversity of the contributions corresponds to the open and “undisciplined” self-image of the BIRD book series.. Even after 30 years, Erlhoff’s plea remains a groundbreaking impetus – to reflect on what may lie ahead and how we want to live.
Uta Brandes, Tom Bieling, Michelle Christensen, Wolfgang Jonas (eds.)
Nutzen statt Besitzen Michael Erlhoff Revisited
Board of International Research in Design, 17.0 × 22.0 cm, 292 pages 978-3-0356-3012-1 Ger, Softcover 978-3-0356-3013-8 Ger, E-Book
€ 36.00 / $ 39.99 / £ 31.50 November 2025
Authors: Michael Erlhoff, Tom Bieling, Uta Brandes, Katharina Bredies, Rosan Chow, Meret Ernst, Köbi Gantenbein, Simon Grand, Angela Grosso Ciponte und Evelyne Roth, Harald Gruendl, Saskia Herbert, Wolfgang Jonas, Simon Küffer, Ralf Michel, Stephan Rammler, Hans Ulrich Reck, Erik Spiekermann, Peter Friedrich Stephan, Kai Völcker and Peter Eckart, Thomas Wagner, Tina Weisser and Eileen Mandir
Uta Brandes, Professor, TH Köln –University of Applied Sciences
Tom Bieling, Professor, HfG Offenbach Michelle Christensen, Professor, UdK Berlin
Wolfgang Jonas, Professor em., HBK Braunschweig
■ New edition of Michael Erlhoff's well-known plea (1995)
■ Also includes newly written contributions on propertycritical thinking by over 20 authors
■ Inspiring perspectives for a sustainable society
denkbar ist, sehen jedoch all die bisherigen Überlegungen dieses Essays ziemlich alt und hausbacken aus, und von Provokation war bisher überhaupt nicht die Rede. Dabei muß gar nicht gleich einer chicen Idee von Virtualität hinterhergelaufen werden – zumal diese auch ohne Mikroelektronik schon im Tagtraum, Lesen, Hören, in bildender Kunst und im Kino existierte –, da die Vergegenwärtigung und Imagination des Denkbaren künstliche Welten, artifizielle Aufenthalte, Räume, Bezüge und Reisen immer schon antizipieren und realisieren konnten: Es wird in der nächsten Zukunft ganz andere praktische Beziehungen geben, die den Erwerb von Dingen, also das manifeste Eigentum an etwas, völlig obsolet werden lassen. Ein einfaches Exempel dafür (zu dem mich Petra Luiza Klapper und Andreas Wrede anregten) drängt sich schon heute im Bereich von Videotapes und Schallplatten oder CDs auf, deren noch existente Käuferinnen und Käufer derweil sehr altmodisch herumstehen. In den nächsten Jahren nämlich wird
statt des Erwerbs solcher Gegenstände alles tatsächlich rein medial ablaufen: Man wird über den PC oder über den TVMonitor (beide werden eh ineinander verschmelzen) einen Katalog einsehen können, aus dem man das gerade Gewünschte aussucht (zum Beispiel die Filme „Vom Winde verweht“ oder „Der tiefe Schlaf“ oder – musikalisch – Beethoven, Wagner, Strauß, Satie, John Cage, Techno oder Gerhard Rühm) und dies dann direkt auf einem eigenen Bild- oder Tonmonitor zu Hause (auch in Gemeinschaft mit anderen) wahrnehmen kann. Mithin wird man nur noch nutzen und eventuell genießen. Vom Erwerb bleibt dann nicht mehr die geringste Spur, 48
und abgebucht wird die Nutzungsdauer (vielleicht mit dem Zusatzkostenfaktor der Exklusivität einer Minderheit) digital. Nebenbei und doch exemplarisch sei angemerkt, daß hierbei und insgesamt in der neuen Welt der Datenkommunikation eines der bisher fundamentalsten Eigentumsrechte untergehen oder zumindest fragwürdig werden wird: das Copyright, also das Eigentum der Urheberinnen und Urheber eines jeweils gedachten Originals, das jedoch – da Gedanken selbst niemals, sondern allein deren verdinglichte Rinnsale schützbar gewesen sind – dann endgültig obsolet geworden sein dürfte. Aus ist es also mit jener schillernden Eigentümlichkeit, die immerhin 200 Jahre lang tolldreist behauptete, die Axt im Haus erspare den Zimmermann; Gegenwart und Zukunft nämlich sprechen für den Zimmermann, eben für die Dienstleistung.
9. FÜRSORGLICH
Verbleiben neben vielen detaillierten Fragen, die aus diesem Essay entstehen mögen und nicht beantwortet werden, Erwägungen zu zwei noch sehr ernsthaften Problemfeldern. Da wäre einerseits die Frage nach der psychischen oder meinetwegen psychosozialen Grundlegung von Eigentum (dies wird im nächsten Kapitel ausführlich diskutiert werden) und die nach dem wahrlich grundsätzlichen Eigentum an Grund und Boden. Dieses Eigentum an Grund und Boden ist bekanntlich insbesondere deshalb so gravierend, weil es augenscheinlich einer durch eindeutige Grenzzeichen markierten räumlichen Beschränkung unterliegt. Gerade deshalb jedoch – und sowieso angesichts des gelegentlich sehr vaterländisch-räuberischen Umgangs mit gerade diesem Eigentum und den entsprechenden ökologischen Katastrophen – ist in diesem Fall ausdrücklich die Politik gefragt, Gesetze zum Schutz von Grund und 49
Michael Erlhoff
In this pointed collection of texts, Jindřich Vybíral questions national images of history and examines the architecture of Central Europe from a transnational perspective. He shows how players from the Czech Republic and Germany shaped art and building culture together and examines migration, the circulation of ideas and stylistic influences.
Jindřich Vybíral
Was ist (und was ist nicht) das Tschechische an der Architektur in Böhmen?
Architekturgeschichte und Historiographie in Mitteleuropa
480 pages, 17.0 × 24.0 cm, 300 b/w ills., 150 color ills.
978-3-0356-2986-6 Ger, Hardcover
€ 54.00 / $ 59.99 / £ 47.00
December 2025
His approach transcends national borders and contributes to a new understanding of Central European art history – a clever, inspiring look at cultural interdependencies.
Jindřich Vybíral, Professor, University of Art, Architecture and Design, Prague
■ Texts on the history of architecture and art in Central Europe
■ Viewing method from an inclusive perspective
■ Cloth binding with ribbon marker
Ausstellungspavillon SVU Mánes in Prag, 1902, Otakar Novotný, Jan Kotěra a jeho doba, Praha 1958.
Projekt für die Pfarrkirche in Marienbad, Fassade, ca. 1843, Libussa X, 1851.
The final volume of the DFG Research Training Group “Cultural and Technical Significance of Historic Buildings” addresses the understanding of the conditions, possibilities, and limits of historical knowledge in the context of a findings-oriented and diachronic research programme during the past years. On the basis of empirical case studies and methodological considerations, the volume discusses the potentials of historical building research and clarifies its constructive character. Initial questions of the volume are the following: How do we shape and
Werner Lorenz, Klaus Rheidt, Albrecht Wiesener (eds.)
Zur Wirklichkeit historischen Bauens
Kulturelle und technische Werte historischer Bauten 12 320 pages, 22.0 × 28.0 cm, 115 b/w ills., 12 color ills.
978-3-0356-3023-7 Ger, Hardcover
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€ 52.00 / $ 57.99 / £ 45.50 February 2026
redesign historical buildings in the process of researching and recognising them? What role do the individual, disciplinary work steps play in the recording, documentation, and evaluation of historical buildings? How do valorisation and reflection on knowledge relate to each other?
Werner Lorenz, Klaus Rheidt, BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg
Albrecht Wiesener, Berlin
Chr. mit Parallelen in Kreta, Zypern und der Levante könnte aber auch auf einen in früharchaische Zeit zurückreichenden Kultkontext an dieser topographisch exponierten Stelle schließen lassen. Die Terrassenecke wurde durch den Anbau einer Werkstatt im ausgehenden 7. bzw. frühen 6. Jh. v. Chr. konserviert. Später, im ausgehenden 6. Jh., wurden eine neue, größere Terrassenmauer angebaut und der Werkstattbetrieb vollständig mit Steinen aufgefüllt.
■ Focuses on interdisciplinary approaches in historic building research
■ Highlightens the constructive character of historic building research
■ Provides detailed insight into research results of the DFG Research Training Group
Architecture at Böhlau
Günter Dinhobl
Die Semmeringbahn Eine Baugeschichte der ersten Hochgebirgseisenbahn der Welt
300 pages, 14.0 × 21.5 cm, 51 b/w and color ills.
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€ 35.00
Joel Levinson The Phenomenon of Diagonality An Aesthetic Revolution Hidden in Plain Sight
256 pages, 21.5 × 28.6 cm, 218 b/w and color ills.
978-3-205-22247-7 Ger, Softcover
€ 59.00
Ingrid Erb Venedig in Wien Die Inszenierung des Ephemeren als Spielfeld der Moderne
216 pages, 15.5 × 23.0 cm, 36 b/w and color ills.
978-3-205-21657-5 Ger, Softcover
978-3-205-21659-9 Ger, E-Book
€ 59.00
Maximilian Hartmuth, Richard Kurdiovsky, Julia Rüdiger, Georg Vasold (eds.) The Governance of Style Public buildings in Central Europe, 1780–1920
403 pages, 17.5 × 24.5 cm, b/w and color ills.
978-3-205-21753-4 Ger, Hardcover
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€ 70.00
Katharina Krause Die Straße in der großen Stadt London und Paris 1770–1860
approx. 540 pages, 17.0 × 24.0 cm, approx. 180 b/w and color ills.
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Martin Heintel (eds.) Wien7_Neubau Stadtplanung, Stadtentwicklung und Stadtlabor
375 pages, 29.0 x 21.5 cm, b/w and color ills.
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€ 50.00
Gabriela Krist, Martina Haselberger (eds.) PATAN Conservation at a World Heritage Site in Nepal
384 pages, 24,0 × 28,0 cm, b/w and color ills.
978-3-205-22000-8 En, Hardcover
€ 89.00
Johann Gallis, Albert Kirchengast (eds.) Brutalismus in Österreich 1960–1980
Eine Architekturtopografie der Spätmoderne in neun Perspektiven
280 pages, 17.0 x 24.0 cm, 150 b/w and color ills.
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€ 49.00
Markus Kristan Schwarz – Braun – Rot Architektur in Wien 1938–1945
368 pages, 15.5 x 23.0 cm, 136 b/w and color ills.
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€ 45.00
Katharina Hövelmann Bauhaus in Wien? Möbeldesign, Innenraumgestaltung und Architektur der Wiener Ateliergemeinschaft von Friedl Dicker und Franz Singer
491 pages, 17,0 × 23,0 cm, 430 b/w and color ills.
978-3-205-21309-3 Ger, Hardcover
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Architektur von innen denken
Until the end of the 19th century, architectural theory was based firmly onpractice, belonging primarily to the domain of architects concerned with construction, materiality, and design. A significant turning point came with the work of art historian August Schmarsow, who was the first to establish space as an autonomous category within architectural theory. He argued that the perception of space by the human subject is a fundamental precondition to architectural
Julia Selzer
Architektur von innen denken Zur Genese und Ausgestaltung des Raumkonzepts von August Schmarsow
Kunstwissenschaftliche Studien
416 pages, 17.0 × 24.0 cm, 29 color ills. 978-3-422-80349-7 Ger, Softcover 978-3-422-80350-3 Ger, E-Book
€ 72.00 / $ 79.99 / £ 63.00
January 2026
activity, and that the design of space constitutes the essence of architecture. This intervention initiated a reorientation in the understanding of the built environment that has remained effective into the modern era. This study investigates the conditions, sources, and stages of development that shaped this conceptual shift.
Julia Selzer, art historian, Zurich
■ First comprehensive analysis of Schmarsow’s writing on architectural theory
■ Examination of intellectual and scientific historical contexts as well as interdisciplinary references
■ Reconstructing an overall picture of Schmarsow’s architectural theory
Julia Selzer
Zur Genese und Ausgestaltung des Raumkonzepts von August Schmarsow
Stuart Durant, Ferdinand Dutert. Palais des Machines. Paris 1889, in: Lost Masterpieces, London 1999, Nr. 53.
Eduard Weber und Wilhelm Weber, Die Mechanik der menschlichen Gehwerkzeuge, Göttingen 1836, Tafel XV.
The Indispensable Tool for Teaching and Designing
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The database Building Types Online is a large international collection of contemporary buildings in typological order, based on the expertise of Birkhäuser authors. It now comprisesabout 6600 high-quality drawings, 2900 photos, more than 1400 case studies and 180 background articles. It is in use at some 130 schools of architecture worldwide. Since 2019, the annual updates have been curated and produced in cooperation with Bauwelt. In early 2023, a completely revised user interface with new functionalities was introduced.
■ Vector-based and scaled architectural drawings
■ Added in 2025: selected rammed earth projects and case studies from Africa
■ New in 2026: „The Classic Collection“ with seminal case studies by Hans Scharoun, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Erich Mendelsohn, Walter Gropius
Oliver Heckmann (ed.) Building Types Online
The book series of the University of Applied Arts Vienna
Marcel Bois, Bernadette Reinhold (eds.) Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky. Architecture. Politics. Gender. New Perspectives on Her Life and Work
2023
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The database Modern Construction Online was launched in November 2025 and is a comprehensive resource that gives architects, engineers, and construction professionals the most relevant information on modern construction techniques and materials. From building envelopes, Building Information Modeling, and digital construction to sustainability and energy efficiency, this database covers all aspects of modern construction techniques and provides practical tips and advice on choosing the right materials and methods for each project. Numerous illustrations, schematic drawings, and diagrams render technical information more accessible and make this database the indispensable go-to reference for anyone involved in the construction industry.
■ The database contains content from numerous specialist books in the field of construction published by Birkhäuser. Each annual update adds new material
■ It includes additional material such as animated renderings and explanatory audios
Andrew Watts Modern Construction Online
The architecture and building culture of Vorarlberg have long been held in high regard, both within Austria and beyond. This book showcases the most exciting buildings and architectural trends in the region since 2000. Through their work, editors Sandra Hofmeister and Verena Jakoubek-Konrad provide readers with an in-depth overview of contemporary architecture in Austria’s westernmost province, offering a glimpse into the world of architectural design. A total of 50 exceptional projects, spanning locations
Verena Jakoubek-Konrad, Sandra Hofmeister (ed.)
Architecture in Vorarlberg Portrait of a Regional Building Culture
336 pages, 20.0 × 27.0 cm, numerous plans and photos
978-3-95553-674-9 En, Hardcover
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€ 64.90 / $ 87.00 / £ 52.00
January 2026
from Dornbirn to Montafon and the Bregenzerwald to the Rhine Valley, are presented through a combination of texts, photographs, and plans. The typological diversity ranges from biomass heating plants and mountain chapels to social housing and schools constructed from timber.
Verena Jakoubek-Konrad, Art and architecture historian
Sandra Hofmeister, Architecture journalist
■ 50 pioneering projects of Vorarlberg’s vibrant building culture
■ Outstanding examples of ecological building since 2000
■ Take a look behind the scenes in the workshop of architecture in the four-country region
Building with Rammed Earth provides architects with the specialist knowledge they need to incorporate rammed earth into their everyday building and planning work. Reflecting the rapid development of this old-new construction method, it provides building professionals with practical planning tools. As well as presenting contemporary buildings and their construction details at a scale of 1:20, the book also covers life cycle analyses, building physics, and the
Felix Hilgert
Building with Rammed Earth
112 pages, 21.0 × 29.7 cm, numerous illustrations and photos
sustainability of this valuable natural material – an important issue in the context of addressing energy wastage and resource scarcity. Builders can utilise the widely available excavated material, thereby contributing to more sustainable construction practices. The rules for doing so can be found in Building with Rammed Earth.
Felix Hilgert, Master of Science ETH in Civil Engineering
■ Basic knowledge of the different types of rammed earth, its applications, production techniques, life cycle, and sustainability
■ Construction details on a scale of 1:20
■ Outstanding practical examples of current buildings
100 Details Drawn Reality. In Facade. In Construction. In Material.
440 pages, 23.0 × 32.0 cm, numerous illustrations and details 978-3-95553-678-7 En/Ger, Hardcover 978-3-95553-679-4 En/Ger, E-Book
€ 79.90 / $ 107.00 / £ 64.00 April 2026
For 65 years, DETAIL has stood for excellent architectural drawings, technical precision, and creative depth. At the heart of our work are the DETAIL drawings: clear, black-and-white representations of construction details that inspire architects and planners around the world. To mark this anniversary, Edition DETAIL is publishing a special book: 100 drawings from six decades, collected in a high-quality volume. Each
drawing tells a story of innovation, craftsmanship and attention to detail, reduced to the essentials yet full of expression. This book is a piece of architectural history and a visual archive for all those who love good building. Discover the essence of architecture, drawn by DETAIL.
Jeanette Kunsmann, editor-in-chief at DETAIL
■ 100 details in the form of CAD drawings based on DETAIL standards from international projects, including site plans, floor plans, and sections with the most important information
■ Reference work, source of inspiration, and exemplary collection from 65 years of DETAIL, which belongs in every architectural office
This monograph documents 24 built projects designed by Herzog & de Meuron, from the Royal College of Art in London to the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, as well as the University Children’s Hospital Zurich and Hortus in Allschwil, Switzerland. This book presents the architects’ design intentions, the way they deal with traditional and innovative materials, as well as the related technological challenges. Texts and photos,
Jeanette Kunsmann
Herzog & de Meuron Architecture and Construction Details
5th expanded new edition 23.0 × 32.0 cm, 240 pages, numerous illustrations and photos 978-3-95553-680-0 En/Ger, Hardcover 978-3-95553-681-7 En/Ger, E-Book
€ 59.90 / $ 80.00 / £ 48.00 May 2026
drawings and illustrations serve to document the buildings and also display processes and construction details. This fifth monograph edition affords readers a view behind the curtain of the global brand of Herzog & de Meuron and offers an up-to-date selection and overview of their architecture and building details.
The new Manual of Masonry Construction is a fundamental handbook for architects and planners, providing expertise on masonry construction and technical details. It brings together a wealth of knowledge on classic and contemporary masonry construction, covering everything from production and load-bearing behaviour to building physics, and sustainability. The authors cover traditional techniques as well as the latest developments, such as robotic production and the use of climate-friendly
Benedikt Schulz, Ansgar Schulz
Manual of Masonry Construction
224 pages, 23.0 × 29.7 cm, numerous illustrations and photos 978-3-95553-684-8 En, Softcover 978-3-95553-685-5 En, E-Book
€ 119.90 / $ 161.00 / £ 96.00 June 2026
materials like recycled bricks. The content focuses on key construction details, and there are around 100 pages of current, international, practical examples from the brick, sand-lime, concrete, clay, and natural stone sectors. These project examples are presented at a scale of 1:20.
Benedikt Schulz and Ansgar Schulz, University professors, Dipl.-Ing. Architects BDA DWB
■ The basic reference work covering all possible applications of the classic building material
■ Clear preparation of planning principles, processing techniques and construction details for masonry construction
■ Constructive guidance on a scale of 1:20
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Gerd Jäger, Claudia Klein, Corinna Moesges (eds.)
Building for Everyday Life / Bauen für den Alltag 2010–2025
Baumschlager Eberle Berlin
2024. 396 pages. 17.0 × 24.0 cm 328 b/w ills., 161 color ills.
2008. 352 pages. 24.0 × 33.0 cm 500 b/w ills., 1500 color ills.
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Gerhard Mack Herzog & de Meuron Elbphilharmonie Hamburg
2018. 208 pages. 21.0 × 29.0 cm
Céline Dietziker, Lukas Gruntz
Aalto in Detail A Catalogue of Components
Carsten Krohn
DEMOGO DEMOGO Architecture and projects in complex contexts. With images by Iwan Baan
2024. 256 pages. 22.5 × 30.0 cm 200 color ills.
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Gerhard Mack Herzog & de Meuron 2002–2004
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Mehrdad Hadighi Le Corbusier’s Ahmedabad Millowners’ Association Building Between the Beautiful and the Sublime 2025. 184 pages. 23.0 × 28.0 cm 20 b/w ills., 70 color ills.
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Willy Boesiger, Oscar Stonorov, Max Bill (eds.) Le Corbusier – Œuvre complète en 8 volumes / Complete Works in 8 volumes / Gesamtwerk in 8 Bänden
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Danièle Pauly Le Corbusier. The Chapel at Ronchamp
2008. 108 pages. 12.0 × 22.0 cm
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Christophe van Gerrewey OMA/Rem Koolhaas A Critical Reader from ‘Delirious New York’ to ‘S,M,L,XL’
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Carsten Krohn, Michele Stavagna Erich Mendelsohn Buildings and Projects
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Cordula Rau (ed.) Why Do Architects Wear Black?
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Peter Zumthor Thinking Architecture
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Aaron Forrest, Yasmin Vobis, Brett Schneider
Heterogeneous Constructions Studies in Mixed Material
Architecture
2024. 224 pages. 19.5 × 29.7 cm 98 color ills.
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Leandro Valencia Locsin
Filipino architect
2021. 320 pages. 22.0 × 28.0 cm
250 b/w ills., 250 color ills.
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Form Follows Love Building by Intuition –from Bangladesh to Europe and beyond
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In Other Eyes
Portraits of an Architect
2022. 256 pages. 14.0 × 19.0 cm 100 b/w ills.
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Donald Judd
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Growing Architecture How to Design and Build with Trees
2022. 224 pages. 16.5 × 24.0 cm 30 b/w ills., 219 color ills.
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Christian Gänshirt Tools for Ideas Introduction to Architectural Design
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2020. 400 pages. 17.0 × 24.0 cm 150 b/w ills., 150 color ills.
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Sascha Roesler City, Climate, and Architecture A Theory of Collective Practice
2025. 276 pages. 22.0 × 28.0 cm 160 b/w ills., 70 color ills.
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2023. 216 pages. 16.5 × 24.0 cm 74 color ills.
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