Berlin is a city which also sets standards in the field of architecture. In recent years, impressive lofts, shops, showrooms, clubs, restaurants and museums have sprung up amidst the city's historical buildings. The fascinating mixture of old and new has a different face in every "Kiez" (district) and works its magic on visitors and locals alike."40 Rooms Berlin“ shows a cross-section of these architectural and interior design gems. Divided into three chapters Intimate – Active – Urban it presents private, commercial and public spaces that were designed by 20 designers and architects.The impulse for this book came from the location agency Platzverweis based in Stuttgart and Berlin. Over a period of many months, the architects Julia Stoffregen and Kirsten Alda sought out the most attractive spaces in Berlin. Renowned photographers from Berlin captured them with the camera.

For a long time, a stay in a well-designed hotel was a costly business. Architectural treats tended to be restricted to the luxury category. In recent years, however, some of these hotels have adjusted to meet the needs of a younger generation of travelers. The rooms are no longer ridiculously expensive, but still by no means cheap.The book "best designed affordable hotels" has been published in response to the frequent request for an overview of reasonably priced design hotels. Illustrated with brilliant colour photos, the team of authors has put together the first global collection of first-class hotel architecture and fantastic residences with affordable room rates.

Hi-tech, environmental compatibility and good design are no longer a contradiction in terms. In fact, they can complement one another splendidly. Business with nature and the number of "Eco lodges" on offer is huge. Often this type of accommodation is lacking in style. And yet, particularly travel in harmony with nature should be something that appeals to all our senses.The book "best designed ecological hotels" shows how elegance, architecture and nature can be perfectly combined. It presents outstanding hotel architecture from its best side in the world’s most fascinating locations. From a luxury complex on an isolated island to a clay resort in the desert to a bush lodge with eye contact with wild animals.

The aed is an initiative founded by a highly committed not-profit group of engineers, architects and designers. Its aim is to advance – and to promote – public awareness of the extensive creative expertise located in the Stuttgart region – from product design and graphic design via multimedia professions and engineering through to architecture.Since its foundation the aed has organised hundreds of events that were dedicated to the whole depth and breadth of design issues. The aed highlights an enormous array of topics, inviting everybody to an open exchange. It thus creates a unique platform for interdisciplinary exchange between designers and all those interested in design. The book offers a deep insight into the topics, places and people that have been an integral part of the association’s work over the past years.

Airports today are a new building type. They have become a strange combination of transportation centre and shopping mall. Like in a city the experience leads through squares, streets and rooms for transportation, commerce and private uses. At Suvarnabhumi Airport innovative and integrated architectural structural and environmental design were used, new materials and systems of advanced technology developed. The result is a building flooded with controlled daylight in a tropical climate. After eleven years of planning and construction the terminal was opened for passenger traffic in Setpember 2006. Helmut Jahn is head of the renowned architectural firm Murphy/Jahn, based in Chicago. Founded over 70 years ago, Murphy/Jahn has created many notable projects in the United States and Europe, including Chicago O’Hare International Airport, United Airlines Terminal One Complex, Sony Center, Berlin and Post Tower, Bonn, Germany.