architekturbild, the European Architectural Photography Prize, has been awarded on a two-yearly basis since 1995. Since 2003, the prize has been awarded by architekturbild e.V., a non-profit organisation and since 2008 in cooperation with the Deutsches Architekturmuseum, Frankfurt, and since 2016 with the Bundesstiftung Baukultur, Potsdam/Berlin. The theme for 2019 is "Joyful Architecture". We rarely think of architecture as comforting, fun and playful. The book therefore presents examples of architecture that playfully and positively impact the built environment and its inhabitants. These examples can be understated or clichéd, autonomous or in dialogue with their surroundings, hidden or obvious. High quality catalogue on the international trevelling exhibition, starting in the German Architecture Museum (DAM) on May 3rd 2019.Search inside on ISSUU.com
We already have the ability to create buildings that are both sustainable and breathtakingly beautiful today – if only we can summon the will do to so. Designed by Werner Sobek with Dirk E. Hebel and Felix Heisel, the "Urban Mining & Recycling" Experimental Unit (UMAR) uses the example of serially manufactured housing to demonstrate the first fully comprehensive application of recyclable materials. All of the elements required to construct the Unit had to be 100% reusable, recyclable or compostable. In order to achieve this goal, every single detail, every product and every structure involved in the project was scrutinised with a critical eye. Prof. Werner Sobek is the founder of an international group of engineering and design consultancies, offering premium consultancy services for architecture, structures, façades and sustainability. By means of award-winning experimental buildings such as R128, H16, F87, B10 and (most recently) UMAR he studies how new materials, structures and technologies can bring about a radical change of our built environment. Leading the way for the use of recyclates in serial houses Construction. Plea for sustainable and at the same time breathtakingly beautiful building.Werner Sobek on YouTubeSearch inside on ISSUU.com
A book not only about a love of design and the designers at DREIMETA, their inspiring and sometimes curious projects, but also a look behind the scenes at the creation of adventurous ideas – the soul and the driver of creation – as well as hunters and collectors, artists and artisans who live their passion. Potterers, farmers, weavers, each an artist in their field, driven by the idea of creating something quite special, right down to the last detail. Pictures, sketches and collages with side notes – an extract from 15 years of hotel design that has had a lasting effect on the sector, along with interesting anecdotes and memories from many of those involved – including "greats" from the hotel industry such as Claus Sendlinger, Kai Hollmann, Christoph Hoffmann and Remo Masala. Search inside on ISSUU.com
The interactive book presents a curated collection of more than 60 uniquely designed boutique homes, brought by the founders and authors of the eponymous brand. The composition of excellent architecture and design staged with stunning photography showcases an international "best of the best" selection, divided into the chapters: beach and cliff houses; architectural gems; chic and cheap; updated history; urban retreat; country living; emotional luxury; unplugged; cabins; and spaces for family and friends. The book and complementary app is not only an exciting and glamorous source of inspiration. Each of the shown houses and apartments is also available for rent and can be experienced in all its glory.Search inside on ISSUU.com
European Architectural Photography Prize 2017 architekturbild, the European Architectural Photography Prize, has been awarded on a two-yearly basis since 1995. This time the subject is "Borders".Whether in the sense of opening or closing, of including or excluding or as definitions of geographical or (urban) spatial areas, borders are physically present and clearly recognizable or subtly noticeable, but always perceived as either protecting or deterring. In the context of the European Architectural Potography Prize 2017 we by no means focus on the negative interpretations of this term but rather on the photographic-aristic involvment with our built environment.
The increasing trend towards digitisation seems to be spurring on bricks-and-mortar retailers. Hybrid spaces communicate with the customers as a matter of course on all levels: online, offline and on-site. Beyond conventional retail formats, this has spawned surprising concepts which combine aspects from different areas of life with each other. Clever hospitality offerings, curated showrooms as well as flexible co-working and event spaces complement established retail locations. At the same time, many malls and shopping centres have seen better days and have been completely refurbished.The new standard work about the sector presents the most recent developments in worldwide retail design with articles from experts working in interdisciplinary teams and innovative reference projects.Editor Dr. Jons Messedat is architect, designer and author. His expertise in the field of built Corporate Identity is in demand from global operations, as panel member in architecture and design competitions as well as at universities in Germany, Switzerland and the USA.Search inside on ISSUU.com
Present-day retail worlds must keep up with digitisation through online retailing, augmented or virtual reality. However, human components and analog-real spaces have never quite lost their appeal. This new standard work about the retail sector shows what new retail formats and new forms of spatial expression can be created to appeal to all the senses. It provides a current overview of innovations in multi-channel and omni-channel commerce, from pioneering in-store technology to new products. Around 50 current best-practice examples, from temporary pop-up stores to avant-garde brand worlds and hybrid retail centers offer an inspiring cross section from around the world. Dr. Jons Messedat is an architect, designer and author. His expertise regarding architectural corporate identity is in demand at companies, conferences and universities in Germany. Switzerland and the USA.
A change of paradigm is taking place in Korea. The previous system of area rehabilitation, which involved the demolition of entire urban districts, is no longer considered appropriate. New concepts for careful urban regeneration are being developed.The book documents the results of Seoul Living Lab, which was held in the Sangdo-Sa-Dong district in Seoul. It was set up as a cooperation between KIT (Karlsruher Institut für Technologie), Seoul National University (SNU), bw-i Baden-Württemberg International and ISA Internationales Stadtbauatelier, as part of the research project URBAN VOIDS.The editors directed the project: Philipp Dechow (partner in the office ISA), Kerstin Gothe (Professor at KIT), Seogjeong Lee (Professor at SNU).Search inside on ISSUU.com
Around 100 buildings are presented that were erected between 1917 and 2017 and are already considered as part of architectural history. With informative texts, many photos, plans, archive material and the most important facts (planners, construction period, addresses, access). With buildings by: Theodor Fischer, Martin Elsaesser, Paul Bonatz, Paul Schmitthenner, Rolf Gutbrod, Paul Stohrer, Günther Behnisch, Hans Kammerer, Fritz Leonhardt, Frei Otto, Hans Scharoun, James Stirling, Schlaich und Partner, LRO, UN Studio, Auer und Weber, Atelier 5, Hascher Jehle, Wulf und Partner etc. Prof. Dr. Klaus Jan Philipp directs the Institute for Architectural History at Stuttgart University, where Christiane Fülscher works as an academic associate. They both teach, research and publish on the subject of architecture and urban planning.Search inside on ISSUU.com
Lighting Design for ArchitectureThe office Licht Kunst Licht was founded in 1991 by Andreas Schulz at two locations simultaneously, Bonn and Berlin. Today 26 employees work in the fields of office and administrative buildings, museums and cultural buildings, representative buildings, government projects, transport infrastructure, shopping centres, hotels and gastronomy, outdoor projects and private construction projects.17 selected projects show the scope of this office presented with more than 60 international awards. They include the Städel Museum in Frankfurt am Main, the ThyssenKrupp Quarter in Essen and the New Gallery in Kassel.Search inside on ISSUU.com
Revitalisation of a landmarkFor three years, the architecture photographer HG Esch with impressive images documented the energetic renovation of the HVB-Tower in Munich, which has been the head office of the HypoVereinsbank since 2016. The characteristic exterior of the building, mirroring the sky in accordance with the design idea of the original architects Walther and Bea Betz and whose color is constantly changing with the intensity and incidence of sunlight, was replaced by a technologically pioneering façade construction. It contributes significantly to the new sustainability concept for one of Munich’s landmarks, achieving a significant reduction in energy consumption.A particular challenge for Henn Architekten, HVB Immobilien AG and all others involved in the construction was the visual reconstruction of the distinctive outer appearance of the heritage-protected HVBTower's façade, alongside all the technical innovation.
New frontiers for media architecture: This compendium explores how digital media is shaping cities today and in the years to come. It illustrates groundbreaking use of light and media in urban environments through 36 winning or shortlisted entries from the Media architecture Biennale awards in 2014 and 2016 in five categories: animated architecture, Money architecture, Participatory architecture & Urban Interaction, Spatial Media art, Future Trends & Prototypes.All four authors are board members of the Media architecture Institute, a non-profit organisation with offices in Vienna, Sydney, Beijing and Toronto.Search inside on ISSUU.com
Single-family houses that set benchmarksWerner Sobek is a researcher, designer and the founder of an internationally active group of planning offices. As an architect and consulting engineer, he has spent many years creating prize-winning experimental buildings to examine how new materials, structures and technologies can radically change our built environment. The single-family houses he has designed (such as R128, H16, Y1 and B10) have set new benchmarks with regard to both technology and aesthetics. This book presents the most important examples of his work from the last two decades.
German - Russian Edition Werner Sobek is one of the leading engineers and structural designers of our time. His works have been awarded numerous distinctions and enjoy worldwide the highest reputation. They all excel through their high level of sophistication and innovation, both with regard to materials and structural systems, thus demonstrating impressively Werner Sobek's biggest asset: the capacity to design filigree, nearly dematerialised structures with perfect details, structures that are in true harmony with their form and function. This book presents a sample of the most important projects in the fields of design, materials, skins and structures.
Updated EditionWerner Sobek is one of the leading engineers and structural designers of our time. His works have been awarded numerous times and are of exquisite reputation worldwide. They all excel through their high level of sophistication and innovation, both with regard to materials and structural systems. They thus impressively demonstrate Werner Sobek's biggest asset: the capacity to design filigree, almost dematerialised structures of perfect detail, structures that are in true harmony with their form and function. This book presents a sample of his most important projects in the fields of design, materials, skins and structures.Search inside on ISSUU.com
On the occasion of their 10th anniversary, n-lab architects, a young and dynamic architecture firm from Luxemburg, give an insight into their work for the first time. Under the direction of Frédéric Nosbusch the team of around ten people mainly works on buildings in the residential and commercial sectors. MAR is their most recent and equally senior project: a one family house in Luxemburg city with an unusual aluminium facade.The first sketches were made before the firm was founded, the last details followed in 2014. It shows the characteristic style and the development of the architecture firm in the last ten years in an exemplary manner.
One House. Energy for many.The Active House B10 is situated in the heart of the famous Weissenhof estate in Stuttgart. It is a research project exploring how innovative materials, constructions and technologies can sustainably improve our built environment. Owing to an ingenious energy concept and self-learning home automation, the building produces twice its energy requirement. The surplus thus gained powers two electric cars and an adjacent building designed by the architect Le Corbusier (since 2006 home to the Weissenhof museum).Prof. Werner Sobek is the founder of a globally active association of planning agencies for architecture, support structure planning, façade planning, sustainability consulting and design. Based on award-winning experimental buildings such as R128, H16, F87 and B10 he analyses how new materials, structures and technologies can radically change our built environment.
Retail Architecture of the 21st centuryTrade is subject to rapid change at the Point of Sale: the massive growth rates of virtual trading platforms are changing buying patterns in an epochal manner. This is why in recent years significant sums were invested in sophisticated architecture for supermarkets and shopping centres. A trend going towards more urbanity and quality for cities and landscapes is becoming apparent. The book provides an expert overview of current developments in different dimensions of international retail architecture – from innovative supermarkets to new concepts in the trading sector from an urbanistic point of view. Expert contributions and interviews provide background knowledge about conception, planning, execution and operation. This book is a practical guide with excellent examples for investors, municipalities and project developers as well as architects, interior designers or suppliers in the store planning sector.Search inside on ISSUU.com
City museums today: high-quality architecture and modern exhibition designThe Ludwigsburg Museum houses evidence of the art and cultural heritage of the city of Ludwigsburg and Württemberg. The modern conception and excellent exhibition graphics produce a convincing permanent exhibition that is regularly supplemented by special shows.Last year, the museum found a new home in a protected building from the era of the city founder, Eberhard Ludwig: In the historical building that was lovingly renovated by the architects Lederer+Ragnarsdóttir+Oei, who also added an extension, the borders between architecture and exhibition design (by HG Merz) blur. The result is a positive and highly attractive example of modern museum architecture.This illustrated book is a practical guide to the creation of buildings and exhibition with articles by Prof. Arno Lederer and Prof. HG Merz.
LAVA Architects (Laboratory for Visionary Architecture) was founded in 2007 by Chris Bosse, Alexander Rieck and Tobias Wallisser in Stuttgart (Germany) and Sydney (Australia). True to the motto "Green is the new black", the internationally active office designs resource-saving, sustainable architecture and is involved in innovative projects such as the Masdar eco-city (near Abu Dhabi).This book accompanies an exhibition at the Wechselraum Gallery in Stuttgart, Germany. Richly illustrated with colour images and plans, it offers an insight into a variety of current projects by LAVA.
With this book, the in-depth reference work "Media Facades – History, Technology and Content" is sequelled by a stock take: what developments have there been in the last three years? Which kind of media façade has established itself? How can media façades be integrated into today's often "curvaceous" architecture and urban landscape? These are just some of the questions which are examined by looking at around 35 current examples, supplemented by interviews with early protagonists from this field, scientists, journalists, product developers, and many more.New trends, directions and technologies are discussed and the important topic sustainability is not forgotten either. With projects, amongst others, by Asymptote, Big, realities:united, and UNStudio.
Fundamental introduction to a topic of current interest Overview about the varied media facades that exist, their technology and future development More than 30 breathtaking media facades by ag4, realities:united, UNStudio, Urbanscreen, among others The book introduces a canon of media architectural terminology and shows the history of media façades through early examples of embedding media in architecture, like Times Square, New York, and Centre Pompidou, Paris.State-of-the-art developments are presented with approx. 30 international projects of contemporary media architecture separated and classified in 7 different technical categories: projection facades, rear projection facades, window raster animation, display facades, illuminated facades, mechanical facades and voxel facades. Each of these 7 categories gets introduced via explaining the technology and through the means of built examples. In each example project data are presented with a brief description about the project and the used technology. An analysis of the representational characteristics of media façades lead to an introduction of possible forms of media content and completes the book.M. Hank Haeusler, Dr. Ing., studied architecture in Japan, the Netherlands, Germany and finished his Ph.D. at the RMIT School of Architecture in Melbourne, Australia in 2007. His media consulting office City Lights Architecture Store/CLAStore combines his research interests with application in praxis.
Taking account of the natural feeling for light and the reaction to certain light moods, lighting designer Michele A. Rami places people and their well-being at the centre of his planning approach: "Architecture is made for people. It must give them a place where they feel comfortable, where they can be who they are. And many factors play a role in this, some of which cannot be physically measured." The book "See the Light" showcases this approach and all its facets. The projects presented include, among others, several projects of the Stuttgart architects Bottega + Ehrhardt for whom Candela developed the lighting planning, the single-family house Dupli.Casa planned by Jürgen Mayer H. and, last but not least, the guest and holiday home "berge" by the design company Nils Holger Moormann in Aschau. Michele A. Rami founded the Candela lighting design studio in 1995. Today, around 15 employees work on a whole range of different lighting assignments at the offices in Stuttgart and Ulm. Administration buildings, public buildings, doctors offices, agencies, shops and exhibitions are among the projects for which Rami and his team develop lighting concepts alongside restaurants, bars and private homes.
häfelinger + wagner design is an integrated design agency for communication, design, interactivity and architecture. For decades, the Munich-based agency of Annette Häfelinger-Wagner and Frank Wagner has been working with great success for national and international customers, including the BMW group, the paper specialist Munksjö Decor, the photographer Erik Chmil, the new Dornier Museum, Fresenius Medical Care or the technology group ThyssenKrupp. The book investigates the nature of the special passion and originality behind the precision applied by this agency to their projects, whether they are developing annual reports, designing trade fair stands or communicating new technologies. The results of their work are regularly awarded the most important international design prizes.Editor Conway Lloyd Morgan is a renowned author for design and architecture living in London.