Birkhäuser

Reconnecting Cities, People, and Nature is a call to action for urban designers to deeply engage with the living fabric of the city. By working together with humans, non-humans, and allied disciplines, designers can spark a transformation that reshapes cities into thriving, sustainable social and natural ecosystems. Twenty thought-provoking design exercises explore what the city as a complex biotope could be like, inspiring action and creating change.

• Foreword by Rahul Mehrotra
• Twenty exercises based on practice and teaching
• Hand-drawn illustrations

50 years Learning from Las Vegas

From the bustle of Johannesburg to the neon of Las Vegas, Denise Scott Brown’s advocacy for "messy vitality" has transformed the way we look at the urban landscape. Unconventional, eloquent, and with a profound sociopolitical message, Scott Brown is one of our era’s most influential thinkers on architecture and urbanism.

The anthology Denise Scott Brown. In Other Eyes – marking the 50th anniversary of the seminal treatise Learning from Las Vegas – paints a portrait of Scott Brown as seen through the eyes of leading architectural historians and practitioners. It features new scholarship on　her education on three continents, her multidisciplinary teaching, and her use of urban patterns and forces as tools for architectural design – a practice documented in a new comment by Scott Brown, noting that sometimes "1+1>2."

• With contributions by Mary McLeod, Joan Ockman, Sylvia Lavin, Stanislaus von Moos, Jacques Herzog, Robin Middleton, and Denise Scott Brown, among others
• A comprehensive portrait of one of contemporary architecture’s most significant personalities

What do designers, scientists, entrepreneurs and politicians have in common? They want to shape the future. But how can you make the future - that which does not yet exist - tangible for others?

In this book, over 40 thought leaders from the worlds of business, politics, art and science address the question of ‘futurecasting’. It includes texts by Alex McDowell, the award-winning creative director who successfully stages Steven Spielberg's future films; Angela Wilkinson, who reports on her work as Secretary General of the World Energy Council; and, last but not least, David Kirby, who writes about the useful collaboration between industry and science fiction.

A reader by and for all those who want to shape the future.

• Why futurecasting is of central importance
• Which methods are effective
• How the future can be shaped

The maelstrom of change takes us with it - but instead of fearing it, we can learn to shape it. Heraclitus' wisdom - Panta rhei - is more relevant today than ever: security, food, digitalization, power - all these cornerstones of our lives are in a state of upheaval. But change does not have to be a threat, it can be an opportunity!

In this volume, 15 creative minds have their say and show how they are tackling the changes of our time - with art, new narratives and innovative economic models. Their ideas inspire us not only to accept change, but to actively shape it.

• 15 creative minds show how change can be used as an opportunity
• Inspiration for upheaval
• Insight into creative strategies for shaping change yourself

Artificial Intelligence’s (AI) has today made its way into Architecture. The pace of AI’s deployment in our field, evermore bolstered by the speed of this technology's development by the tech industry, has surpassed in many ways what practitioners expected just a few years ago. Halfway between full scale adoption and hampered usage due to the obvious remaining limitations of this technology, AI’s presence in Architecture stands today at a crossroad.
This new, updated edition of Artificial Intelligence & Architecture offers to examine this typing point.This book provides an introduction to the topic through the triple lens of history, application, and theory. A chronology of Architecture’s technological evolution first puts AI back in the context of the discipline. It then presents an up-to-date collection of AI’s applications in Architecture. The book finally gives the stage to contributors working at the forefront of this revolution. Their perspectives provide a panorama of the discourse surrounding AI’s presence in the field. Halfway between research and practice, this book offers to unveil the promise and challenges AI holds for Architecture.

• Fully revised edition of an earlier introduction to AI and architecture
• Topic viewed through triple lenses of history, practice, and theory
• This book unveils the promise and challenges of AI in architecture

•     A new perspective on temporary infrastructures
•     An illustrated and inspiring publication
•     With contributions by Charlotte Maltere-Barthes, Jan De Vylder and Philip Ursprung

Why does live performance continue to engage us? In a world saturated with recorded entertainment, we seek out the intimacy and immediacy of live music and theater. What is the relationship between design and the experiences, perceptions, and memories it engenders? At its best, architecture, a collection of elements - some apparent, some hidden - shapes and intensifies the process and experience of performance. Set Pieces pairs the words of leading artists and critics with details showcasing the design and inner workings from projects by Diamond Schmitt Architects for some of the world’s most remarkable performing-arts buildings. The book provides an immersive study of sixteen design elements that enhance and transform the perception of performance - and evoke experiences that surpass visual understanding.

A pioneer of architectural history

Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky (1897–2000) entered the modernist canon with her “Frankfurt Kitchen.” She is also considered a pioneer of social architecture, a women’s rights activist, and, last but not least, a heroine of the resistance to the Nazi dictatorship.

In this book, available in English for the first time, recent research in the fields of art history, contemporary history, pedagogy, and gender studies provides a nuanced picture of Schütte-Lihotzky, whose estate is archived at the University of Applied Arts Vienna. The volume explores her rich architectural oeuvre, her transnational experiences and professional networks, her political development as a Communist, and her current reception. It breaks through the mythology to present a rounded picture of Schütte-Lihotzky, an icon of architectural history.

Die Europäische Union (EU) stellt ein einzigartiges Experiment gemeinsamen Handelns dar. Diese Publikation befasst sich mit diesem Prozess aus dem Blickwinkel der Architektur, einer Disziplin, die im Laufe der Geschichte stets enge Verbindungen zur Macht hatte. Durch die Untersuchung einiger bedeutender, seit den 1950er-Jahren durch die EU entwickelter Architekturprojekte, geht das Buch einer bislang unerforschten Frage nach: Weshalb fällt es der EU so schwer, sich mit Architektur auseinanderzusetzen? In dieser Publikation wird eine Theorie zu einer Form von Zurückhaltung gegenüber Architektur in der EU aufgestellt und die dafür maßgeblichen Gründe identifiziert, wobei die Spannungen zwischen national und supranational, die historische Verbindung zwischen Architektur und Staat, der Mangel an akzeptablen Vorstellungen von Europa, die funktionalistische Kultur der europäischen Institutionen aber auch die rechtlichen Beschränkungen, die ihr Handeln in der bebauten Umwelt einschränken, thematisiert werden.

• Erste Publikation zur Architektur der EU-Institutionen.
• Interdisziplinäre Publikation

What are Marxist architectural history and criticism? What methods do they employ, and what are their objects of critical analysis? These questions have been asked before, but now more than ever, they require reassessment in light of the continuous expansion and revision of Marxism in response to new global crises.　Struggles in the Concrete: Architecture and the Marxist Tradition embarks on this endeavour. The eleven chapters not only reconsider classical Marxist categories and historical conjunctures, but also devise new critical frameworks for analysing architecture and capitalism today. The book reconsiders neglected figures like Marta Lonzi, Sérgio Ferro, and Anthony D. King, as well as re-engaging with major figures like Siegfried Kracauer, Manfredo Tafuri, and Stuart Hall.

• Tool for critical thinking in the current architectural discourse on global crises
• Contributions by renowned architectural historians and theorists: Claire Zimmerman, Katie Lloyd Thomas, Silke Kapp, Nicholas Thoburn, Onyeka Igwe

The English 5th Edition of the Handbook

Systematically structured and didactically prepared, the book conveys in one volume the necessary basic technical and constructive building knowledge to enable readers to implement a wide range of designs. or this reason, over the last 18 years, it has developed into an indispensable information and reference handbook, not only for students and teachers, but also for architects.

The English 5th edition of this standard work for building design has also been further revised in terms of content and expanded by 16 pages on sustainable building.

• The worldwide recognized construction handbook for architects
• Systematically structured and prepared with the student in mind, with an overview poster as navigation aid in world format
• Additional 16 pages "Basics of sustainable construction"
• Also available as hardcover and in German and French

Building in existing fabric requires more than practical solutions and stylistic skills. The adaptive reuse of buildings, where changes in the structure go along with new programs and functions, poses the fundamental question of how the past should be included in the design for the future.

On the background of long years of teaching and publishing, and using vivid imagery from Frankenstein to Rem Koolhaas and beyond, the author provides a comprehensive introduction to architectural design for adaptive reuse projects. History and theory, building typology, questions of materials and construction, aspects of preservation, urban as well as interior design are dealt with in ways that allow to approach adaptive reuse as a design practice field of its own right.

The second revised edition includes a bibliography and detailed indices.

• Fundamental introduction to an important field of architectural design
• For those who teach and those who learn
• Expanded edition includes a comprehensive bibliography

It has been shown that spatial perception can be improved through practice. Opportunities to offer such practice are offered in this workbook, which was tested by nearly one thousand architecture students before publication, and emerged from an academic study funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation, conducted jointly by the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) and the ETH Zurich.

People involved in architecture need to be familiar with construction methods in order to be in control of their designs. New technical requirements impact on our buildings and call for up-to-date specialist knowledge, which leads to new forms of architecture.

This handbook uses clearly comprehensible 3D isometric diagrams to introduce the world of contemporary construction, from concept through to the detail; photographs are used to illustrate the content.

The three main chapters deal with the structure, the building envelope, and the fit-out, starting with a clear introduction to the construction principles of modern building methods. Using drawings of selected built examples at scales of 1:10 and 1:20, a deeper examination of details is possible.

• Compact design of construction know-how developed at ETH Zurich for the purpose of teaching
• Uses typical examples to convey the basic technical context
• Economical handbook

Design system for information design explained step by step

How can you turn dry statistics into attractive and informative graphs? How can you present complex data sets in an easily understandable way? How can you create narrative diagrams from unstructured data? This handbook of information design answers these questions.

Nicole Lachenmeier and Darjan Hil condense their extensive professional experience into an illustrated guide that offers a modular design system comprised of 80 elements. Their systematic design methodology makes it possible for anyone to visualize complex data attractively and using different perspectives.

At the intersection of design, journalism, communication and data science, Visualizing Complexity opens up new ways of working with abstract data and invites readers to try their hands at information design

• New standard work for information design - Joseph Binder Award 2022, Winner Gold in the category "Information Design"
• Attractively designed and illustrated manual
• Innovative presentation solutions for analog and digital media

Liliane Wong's latest volume on adaptive reuse in architecture presents 50 spectacular conversion and reuse projects worldwide, including buildings such as the TWA Hotel at NewYork's John F. Kennedy Airport, the CaixaForum in Madrid, and the New Museum in Berlin. The projects are presented using a new classification system that addresses practitioners as well as academics. The author's introductory essay provides a comprehensive overview and historical context for the enormous evolution and expansion of adaptive reuse over the past 50 years.

• Presentation of 50 seminal and spectacular adaptive reuse projects in architecture
• New classification of a wide variety of remodeling and conversion projects
• Written by a leading expert in the field

• Overview of the state of the art and its possibilities
• Models of interactivity in theory and practice

For Those Who Learn And Those Who Teach

• Freehand sketching as a design tool
• Covers the key tasks in building design
• Expanded and updated edition with extensive section on practice

Adaptive reuse is a design practice where changes in the building structure go along with new programs and functions. Many concerns of the day that are the hallmark of current social discourse can equally be communicated through the vocabulary of design and reuse. Six common themes mirroring those of society in the new millennium are discernable in the current adaptive reuse practice: appropriation, ecology, equity, memory & redemption, identity and authenticity.

Selected articles from the IntAR Interventions and Adaptive Reuse Journal of the last ten years speak to the social issues of the recent decade. The introductory essay positions shifting norms of working from home or remote learning in the light of their revision through adaptive reuse, for example the post-pandemic repercussions on office towers and the classroom.

Building with trees has a tradition that stretches from the living bridges of India to dancing lime trees. Following on from this, the new discipline of Baubotanik is dedicated to designing with trees. Built projects and visionary concepts point the way to a new green architecture. This introduction explains the basics of constructing with trees and goes into the botanical growth laws that guide the design.

Hospitals as a building type have undergone a substantial evolution in the past years. This publication explains the principles and requirements for the planning of hospitals and other health facilities. An international case study section documents 40 best-practice projects in six categories: general hospitals, children's hospitals, specialized clinics, outpatient clinics and health centers as well as rehabilitation clinics.

Models are spatial presentations of architectural concepts, miniature representations of the proposed buildings. Better than any drawing or computer simulation, they help to create a better spatial impression of the projected building, because anybody looking at a model can select the angle of view and thereby obtain a personal impression of the space. Designing and presenting a design concept with the help of a model is an important step in creating an awareness of the intended design.

Basics Model Building provides students with concise knowledge of model typologies, materials, tools, and techniques for the professional creation of working and presentation models. The new edition of this successful volume has been updated and supplemented, in particular in the field of digital model building.

Fire safety is an important part of building design. It consists of measures to prevent fires from starting, to facilitate the rescue of individuals in a burning building, and to help firefighters contain a blaze.　

Both statutory provisions and building codes lay down strict fire safety regulations for commercial and residential construction. The main task for architects when it comes to fire safety is to apply the principles and methods of fire prevention at the outset of the design process.

The book explains the general concepts and fundamental issues of fire safety in building design beyond the particulars of local building regulations.

Art and Architecture united

In this low-priced special edition, the book brings together the work of the Los Angeles-based architectural practice Johnston Marklee since its foundation in 1998. The practice is known for its uniform conceptual approach to each project and is internationally recognized for its engagement with contemporary art practices while being deeply rooted in the history and practice of architecture.

The book provides an insight into Johnston Marklee’s design process and cooperation with experts from related fields. It draws its material from seven conversations and seven artists’ interpretations of Johnston Marklee’s buildings and projects. A comprehensive list of work illustrated with small photographs and diagrams concludes this monograph.

• Lower priced, new paperback edition
• Edited and designed by Reto Geiser
• Sharon Johnston and Mark Lee are Artistic Directors of the 2017 Chicago Architecture Biennial

The Floor Plan Manual Housing has for decades been a seminal work in the field of architecture. In its 5^th, revised and expanded edition, approximately 160 international housing projects built after 1945 are documented and analyzed.

The focus is on exemplary and transferrable projects, and on innovative and trendsetting concepts. The systematic representation of all projects allows the reader to compare and evaluate various floor plans – and to be inspired by the wealth of ideas and strategies for one’s own design work.

The introductory theoretical and historical essays have been newly written or updated, and offer a structured overview of the residential housing typology and its development.

• Important contribution to the current discourse on urban theory

• Renowned author from the GSD, Harvard University

With an increasing interest in quality of nutrition and health, urban food production has begun to occur inside the growing cities worldwide and risks to compete with other urban needs.

The book introduces typologies, tools, evaluation methods and strategies, and shows the practical applications of the methods. Multiple projects illustrate solutions that augment quality via the insertion of food production entities into the urban realm.

Für Le Corbusier sind die bewegten Bilder des Films ein ebenso beflügelndes wie beunruhigendes Stimulans: Im dunklen Saal des Kinos tritt ihm nicht nur ein inspirierendes neues Sehmodell entgegen, sondern auch eine beneidenswert massenwirksame Gefühlsmaschine, in deren Widerschein die Möglichkeiten und Grenzen der Architektur offenbar werden.

Den Bogen vom frühen Stummfilmkino bis zu den raumgreifenden Cinemascope-Spektakeln der Sechzigerjahre spannend, bietet dieser Band erstmals eine umfassende biografische Recherche, die den Einfluss der kinematografischen Erfahrung auf das Denken und Schaffen des wohl wirkungsmächtigsten Architekten des 20. Jahrhunderts nachzeichnet.

• Zusammenführung von Architektur- und Filmtheorie sowie Architektur- und Filmgeschichte des 20. Jahrhunderts

• Erste Monografie zu Le Corbusier und Film

For Le Corbusier, the moving pictures of cinema were both stimulating and unsettling. In the darkened movie theater, he encounters not only an inspiring new mode of seeing, but also an enviably effective device for affecting the emotions of the masses, which exposes the possibilities and limitations of architecture.　

Spanning an arc from early theaters for silent movies to the expansive Cinemascope spectacles of the 1960s, this volume presents the first comprehensive biographical research to trace the influence of the cinematographic experience on the thinking and work of arguably the most influential architect of the twentieth century.　

• Synthesis of architecture and film theory as well as the history of 20^th-century architecture and film
• The first monograph on Le Corbusier and film

Colors lend rooms a distinctive atmosphere, and a successful color concept makes all the difference. Finding individually pleasing as well as functional color combinations for a wide range of interior and exterior tasks is often a challenge. This library of color combinations is a decision-making aid for interior design work, but also for other design tasks calling for coherent color concepts. It offers designers numerous balanced color combinations covering a wide range of contrast values. A clean white is always the first color. Matching light grays to anthracite, wood and concrete colors represent the second color in each concept. Building on these, designers will find warm and cool, light and shady, barely colorful to more colorful combinations that match every modern style of design.

• 400 color combinations compiled by color expert Katrin Trautwein.
• An essential tool in a handy format for architects, students of architecture and design, and interior designers.
• Move beyond familiar patterns to uncover fresh color combinations.

Do the emerging forces of the political far right have an architectural and urban planning agenda? This question runs through Right Spaces, a collection of essays written between 2015 and 2020 that anticipated many elements of the current debate. Supplemented by a new, detailed foreword that sheds light on recent international developments, these essays, collated in English for the first time, reveal that architecture has become a central medium of the global authoritarian right, from ethno-nationalists and historical revisionists to libertarians. This development has been accompanied by a policy of low interest rates pursued by the world’s main central banks in the wake of the 2008 global financial crisis, which led to a rapid increase in construction and a paradigm shift in architecture from a means of creating useful objects and towards a form of asset creation.

• A highly topical international issue　
• A collection of Stephan Trüby’s widely acclaimed texts on the political dimension of reconstruction, translated into English 　
• Continues the discussion of anti-Semitism and racism in architecture and architectural education

The pilgrimage church Notre-Dame-du-Haut in Ronchamp (1950–54), an icon of modern architecture, represents one of the central buildings of Le Corbusier’s late period. Located on a high plateau in the Vosges above Belfort, this building is an unsurpassed work of art which also fits uniquely into its physical surroundings. The shell-shaped roof, the rounded walls, the towers of stone masonry, and the facade with its rhythmic openings of colored glass are the essential elements of this sculptural construction. The scale and proportions of the chapel at Ronchamp are designed on the basis of the Modulor that Le Corbusier developed, which accounts for its distinctive spatial effect. Like all the guides in this series, this book is indispensable both for a specialist audience and for tourists interested in architecture and modern art.

Die Wallfahrtskirche Notre-Dame-Du-Haut in Ronchamp (1950-1954), Ikone der modernen Architektur, stellt einen der zentralen Bauten in Le Corbusiers Spätwerk dar. Auf einem Hochplateau der Vogesen oberhalb Belforts gelegen, ist dieser Bau ein in Raum- und Formgestaltung einzigartiges Kunstwerk, das sich einmalig in seine Umgebung einpaßt. Das muschelförmige Dach, die gerundeten Mauern, die Türme aus Steinmauerwerk sowie die durch farbige Glasöffnungen rhythmisierte Fassade sind wesentliche Bestandteile dieser skulpturalen Konstruktion. Die Kapelle von Ronchamp ist in ihren Maßstäben und Proportionen nach dem von Le Corbusier entwickelten "Modulor" entworfen und erhält auch von daher ihre besondere räumliche Wirkung. Wie alle Guides dieser Reihe ist das Buch sowohl für das Fachpublikum als auch für an Architektur und moderner Kunst interessierte Laien unentbehrlich.

What does it mean for architecture to be a truly collaborative venture where plants and other species also exercise their agency? This would mean to make architecture receptive—physically, premised on creating spaces for accommodating multispecies; and intellectually, premised on becoming aware of the needs of more-than-humans. Design-based approaches whether technocratic or demonstrating a theoretical standpoint are fragmented today and demand a holistic approach.

Living Together positions itself in that fragmentation. The book is an inquiry into an architecture which allows multispecies alliances to take place. It brings materialist and ecological inquiries to architectural design, practice, and thinking; acknowledging a necessity to go beyond established architectural ideals of progress, monumentality, longevity, and permanence.

• A guide to ecological planning in architecture
• Cohabitation: architecture must take into account the non-human living space
• Inspiring illustrations

HIGH-TECH HERITAGE AND DENKMAL POSTMODERNE IN THE SET - CURRENT STATE OF SCIENCE AND MONUMENT PROTECTION IN TWO CONGRESS VOLUMES

Denkmal Postmoderne

The architectural heritage of postmodernism bears witness to an era that was defined by the energy crises of the 1970s, the return to architecture as a means of communication and a conduit of meaning, neoliberalism in the construction sector, the end of grand narratives, and the spirit of optimism in the early 1990s.

Focusing on the German-speaking world, this volume reveals how this heritage can be captured, preserved and further developed. It includes contributions from the conference of the same name, which took place in Weimar in March 2022 in collaboration with ETH Zurich. The authors shed light on the theoretical and practical challenges of dealing with an era that is subject to a wide range of qualitative perceptions and is – as its name suggests – still ongoing.

• Current state of research on postmodern architecture and its preservation
• New findings on the topic of building within existing structures
• Research reports in German with English summaries of each

High-Tech Heritage

The high-tech architecture of the 1970s–1990s is typically characterized by the use and exhibition of advanced technologies. In terms of appearance, these buildings often have innovative façades, supporting structures accentuated in color, and expressively displayed technology systems. Unfortunately, however, the rapid obsolescence of technology has often led to the complete replacement of the very systems that defined the architectural form. In 2023, an international conference at ETH Zurich in collaboration with Bauhaus-Universität Weimar explored the question of how best to deal with the structural legacy of technologically innovative architecture. This book summarizes the results and provides an overview of the current state of research.

• Current state of research on high-tech architecture and its conservation
• Overview of the opportunities and challenges of high-tech buildings
• New findings on the topic of building within existing structures

Human Cities/SMOTIES – Creative works with small and remote places ist ein vierjähriges Projekt, das 2020 gestartet wurde und durch das Creative Europe Programm der Europäischen Union kofinanziert wird. Die SMOTIES Toolbox zielt darauf ab, Projektexperten bei der Mitgestaltung öffentlicher Räume anzuleiten. Sie wurde bereits an abgelegenen Orten in 10 europäischen Ländern als Prototyp eingesetzt und in 4 Hochschulprogrammen getestet.

Dieses Buch kann dazu beitragen, bessere Orte zu schaffen, indem es den Wandel durch kulturgeleitete Regeneration unterstützt und vielfältige kreative Aktivitäten anregt, um die wirtschaftliche und soziale Transformation lokaler Ökosysteme zu fördern.

High-tech Architecture - Preserving the Heritage of Innovative Construction

The high-tech architecture of the 1970s–1990s is typically characterized by the use and exhibition of advanced technologies. In terms of appearance, these buildings often have innovative façades, supporting structures accentuated in color, and expressively displayed technology systems. Unfortunately, however, the rapid obsolescence of technology has often led to the complete replacement of the very systems that defined the architectural form. In 2023, an international conference at ETH Zurich in collaboration with Bauhaus-Universität Weimar explored the question of how best to deal with the structural legacy of technologically innovative architecture. This book summarizes the results and provides an overview of the current state of research.

• Current state of research on high-tech architecture and its conservation
• Overview of the opportunities and challenges of high-tech buildings
• New findings on the topic of building within existing structures
• Also available as a set with the congress volume Denkmal Postmoderne 978-3-0356-2783-1

How can we apply constructive experiments in architecture as an innovative response to the climate crisis? The conference ‘Constructive Disobedience’ was dedicated to addressing this question. This book compiles various projects and positions presented there, drawn from a wide range of practice, teaching and research cases. International projects include a prestressed rammed earth structure, studies on heterogeneous constructions, and the rediscovery of natural materials such as hemp and lime. Together, they form a methodological foundation that highlights the knowledge gained from experimental architecture for the coming era of building transformation.

• International contributions and new approaches in the field of experimental architecture
• Focus on bio-based and regenerative building methods: wood constructions, hemp lime, bacteria, reed, straw, earth
• Variety of construction drawings

(English / German)
New social challenges and innovative forms of work influence the design of objects just as much as new production techniques, marketing opportunities and distribution channels. The catalog presents 100 selected objects – furniture, household appliances, tools, lighting, consumer electronics and accessories as well as designs for personal care, health and mobility – the diversity and innovative power of Austrian product design from 2000 to 2025. These objects are role models for the quality of design in terms of functionality, technological innovation, resource conservation and ergonomics. They also demonstrate wit, charisma and emotional appeal. Even in familiar objects, there are surprising and exciting things to discover.

• Austrian design of the 21st century
• Divided into 25 thematic categories such as health, work, living, entertainment and mobility
• Exhibition at the MAK Vienna, 18.9.2024-18.5.2025
  

Neue gesellschaftliche Herausforderungen und innovative Arbeitsformen beeinflussen das Design von Gegenständen ebenso wie neue Produktionstechniken, Marketingmöglichkeiten und Vertriebskanäle. Der Katalog präsentiert 100 ausgewählte Objekte – Möbel, Haushaltsgeräte, Werkzeuge, Beleuchtung, Unterhaltungselektronik und Accessoires sowie Designs für Körperpflege, Gesundheit und Mobilität – die Vielfalt und Innovationskraft des österreichischen Produktdesigns von 2000 bis 2025. Diese Objekte sind Vorbilder für die Qualität von Design in Bezug auf Funktionalität, technologische Innovation, Ressourcenschonung und Ergonomie. Sie zeigen auch Witz, Charisma und emotionale Anziehungskraft. Selbst in vertrauten Objekten gibt es Überraschendes und Spannendes zu entdecken.

• Große Ausstellung zum österreichischen Design des 21. Jahrhunderts
• Gegliedert in 25 thematische Kategorien wie Gesundheit, Arbeit, Wohnen, Unterhaltung und Mobilität
• Ausstellung im MAK Wien, 18.9.2024–18.5.2024

The SMOTIES network is a partnership of ten design universities, research centers, creative agencies, and national associations. Each partner selected a small and remote place in their country to benefit from the design of cultural and creative regenerations within public spaces and in collaboration with local stakeholders.

The project is part of the Human Cities network, a platform for interdisciplinary exchange, examining and acting to improve the livability of indoor and outdoor public spaces to incubate innovative processes for social cohesion through participatory design.

• Features projects in Portugal, Poland, Wales, Italy, Iceland, Estonia, France, Austria, Slovenia, and Greece
• Regional promotion and safeguarding of quality of life and work
• Best practice: learning from exemplary models

With contributions by

Michael Dumiak, Independent reporter and editor

Valentina Auricchio PhD, associate professor, Department of Design, Politecnico di Milano

Elisa Bertolotti PhD, assistant professor of　Communication Design, Art and Design Department, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Madeira

Beatriz Bonilla Berrocal, PhD candidate, Department of Design, Politecnico di Milano

Helen Charoupia Researcher, Department of　Product and Systems Design Engineering within Complex Systems and Service Design Lab, University of the Aegean

Alexandra Coutsoucos, Research fellow, Department of Design, Politecnico di Milano

Annalinda De Rosa PhD, researcher, Department of Design, Politecnico di Milano

Davide Fassi PhD, full professor, Department of Design, Politecnico di Milano

Susana Gonzaga PhD, assistant professor, Art and Design Department, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Madeira

Nina Goršič, Architect and researcher, urban renewal, cultural heritage and accessibility, Urban Planning Institute of the Republic of Slovenia

Frank van Hasselt, Chief executive, Clear Village

Astrid Lelarge, Historian of urban planning, Alternance Architecture and Urban Planning, assistant professor, Faculty of Planning and Design, Agricultural University of Iceland

Vanessa Monna, Post-doc research fellow, Department of Design, Politecnico di Milano

Chiara Nifosì, PhD, assistant professor of　Urban Planning, Department of Architecture and Urban Studies, Politecnico di Milano

Matej Nikšič, Architect, urban planner, lecturer in urban design, Urban Planning Institute of the Republic of Slovenia

Cristina Renzoni, PhD, associate professor of Urban Planning, Department of Architecture and Urban Studies, Politecnico di Milano

Anwar Samara, Student of Urban Planning, Faculty of Architecture, University of Ljubljana

Noemi Satta, Independent consultant and expert in cultural innovation and strategic and participatory planning

Isabelle Vérilhac, Strategic designer, founder of Design With Isabelle

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The iconic design classics that are still handcrafted today by the Auböck workshop, now in its fourth generation in Vienna, were ahead of their time from the very beginning and shaped Austrian design across generations.

The book and exhibition focus on the style-defining era of the interwar and post-war period and also refer to the experimental 1980s. The works are viewed through the lens of surrealism. For the first time, works by the sculptor and textile artist Mara Uckunowa-Auböck (1895-1987), who met Carl Auböck II (1900-1957) at the Bauhaus in Weimar, are also presented.

The book contains, among other things, newly produced photographs of the essential, original works shown in the exhibition, as well as a foreword by Lilli Hollein, texts by Kimberly Bradley on the workshop in the international design context, Nina Schedlmayer on the history of the workshop and Bärbel Vischer on the surrealist perspective on the comprehensive oeuvre of the Auböck workshop.

• The work of the celebrated workshop for mid-century home decor
• Furniture, cutlery, key rings, smoking utensils, and much more
• His pieces can be found in the permanent collection of MoMA
  

Die ikonischen, bis heute handgefertigten Designklassiker der in vierter Generation in Wien geführten Werkstätte Auböck waren von Anfang an ihrer Zeit voraus und prägten österreichisches Design generationenübergreifend.

Buch und Ausstellung konzentrieren sich auf die stilprägende Ära der Zwischen- und Nachkriegszeit und verweisen ebenso auf die experimentellen 1980er Jahre. Dabei werden die Werke durch die Linse des Surrealismus betrachtet. Erstmals werden auch Arbeiten der Bildhauerin und Textilkünstlerin Mara Uckunowa-Auböck (1895–1987) präsentiert, die Carl Auböck II (1900–1957) am Bauhaus in Weimar kennenlernte.

Das Buch enthält unter anderem neu angefertigte Fotos der wesentlichen, originalen Werke, die in der Ausstellung gezeigt werden, sowie ein Vorwort von Lilli Hollein, Texte von Kimberly Bradley über die Werkstätte im internationalen Design-Kontext, Nina Schedlmayer zur Geschichte der Werkstätte und Bärbel Vischer über die surrealistische Perspektive auf das umfassende Œuvre der Werkstätte Auböck.

• Das Werk der gefeierten Werkstätte für Mid-Century Wohnkultur
• Möbel, Besteck, Schlüsselanhänger, Raucherutensilien, u.v.m.
• Ausstellung im MAK, Wien, 15.5.2024–13.10.2024

A profound social change can be observed in the areas of mobility, work and trade, as well as in the practice of faith, especially in cities. As a result, certain building typologies such as petrol stations, offices, shopping centers, cinemas and churches are being used less, thus becoming increasingly obsolete and contributing to the obsolescence of the city.

Three strategies must be considered for the efficient transformation of these structures: the conversion of existing architecture and the preservation of the gray energy they embody; the maximization of land use; and the strengthening of ecological functions to improve the urban microclimate and the quality of living space.

The authors analyze potential solutions, present conversion scenarios, and illustrate these in schematic diagrams.

• Analysis of obsolete architectural typologies in urban centers
• Realistic proposals for the recyclability of existing buildings
• Attractive graphics and presentations of potential solutions

• Experimental design　
• Practice based research　
• Design methods

Contrary to the view that postmodern architects regarded themselves as self-referential artists, this book draws on the buildings, projects and writings of Charles Willard Moore (1925–1993) to reveal the architect’s socio-political aspirations.

Moore, one of the founders of postmodernism, wanted to create places that would inform people about where and who they are. His designed spaces were intended to counteract the alienation created by a technocratic mass society. Moore’s architecture was intended to create the conditions for political action in a public sphere that promotes a diversity of citizens’ voices.

Reese presents a reassessment of the work of Charles W. Moore, who dedicated himself to opposing a conformist mass society.

• On Charles W. Moore’s interpretation of postmodern architecture
• Presentation of the various postmodern architectural approaches of Moore’s era
• Scholarly reassessment of this architectural movement

Small Scale, Big Change focuses on designing and building in underserved communities around the globe. Rooted in the traditions of early Modernism, the work of the architects shown in this book expresses a desire for social change and a belief in the social responsibility of architecture. The projects – often schools, parks, housing projects and infrastructural interventions – are typically the result of close collaboration with members of the community and future users. They are located in impoverished urban and rural communities and reveal an exciting change in the longstanding dialogue between architecture and ethics, wherein the architect’s roles, methods, approaches and responsibilities are all dramatically reconsidered. These architects address community needs with innovative, low-budget and adaptable designs without sacrificing aesthetics. In these works, one also sees an expanded definition of sustainability encompassing larger social and economic issues.

The architects featured include Alejandro Aravena, Anna Herringer, Francis Kere, Jorge Maria Jauregui, Lacaton Vassal, Michael Maltzan, Noero Wolff Architects, Rural Studio, Teddy Cruz, Urban Think Tank.

In many countries of Southeast Asia, the middle years of the 20th century marked the dawn of a new era. Independence had been won from colonial powers, and young states such as Burma (Myanmar), Indonesia, Cambodia and Singapore were faced with the task of reconstituting themselves as nations and developing an independent identity. Architecture and urban planning played an important role in this process. Local manifestations of modernism emerged that sought to reconcile universal aspirations with specific social conditions.

This volume critically examines this architectural and ideological heritage and argues for the preservation and redevelopment of these particular architectures, which are at risk of disappearing amid the rapid urbanization of today.

Sustainability is to become the guiding principle of social action and economic activity. At the same time, its ways and means are far from clear. As a holistic praxis, sustainability must combine technical and material as well as social, economic, ecological and also ethical strategies, which have multiple complex interactions and all too often also conflicting goals and priorities. In no other field can these be better observed, addressed and influenced than in architecture and building.

Each volume of "Building Better – Less – Different" details two fundamental areas of sustainability and explores their specific dynamics and interactions. After introductory overviews, innovative methods and current developments are described and analysed in in-depth essays, international case studies and pointed commentaries. The sustainability criteria of efficiency ("better"), sufficiency ("less") and consistency ("different") form the framework for each book.

The first volume presents concepts, methods and examples of circularity in construction and the economy. Urban mining and circular construction are two approaches to the challenges that architecture and urban design are facing, using techniques such as mono-material construction and design for disassembly, and tools such as materials passports and databases. The circular economy is not solely about recycling but encompasses a wide range of strategies from local community projects to new ownership and service models and steering mechanisms such as carbon fees and dividends.

• Building sustainably: a compendium in individual volumes
• First volume on circularity in architecture and economy
• Systematic, up-to-date, international

Vom Druckknopf bis zur Weltraumsonde: So weit erstreckt sich der Horizont von Produktdesign. Weil Design viel mehr ist als „Linienführung", geht diese Designgeschichte der Frage nach, wie sich die Ansprüche an die Gestaltung von Gebrauchsobjekten im Lauf der Zeit fortentwickelt haben.

Die Frage des Wozu (Gebrauchsfunktion) verbindet sich mit der des Woraus und Womit (Materialien und Produktionsmethode) und der nach dem Wie (der konstitutiven Beschaffenheit des Gegenstandes). Darunter zeigen sich die Schichten geschichtlich bedingter kultureller Mentalitäten, und darüber erhebt sich die Frage nach den Wirkungen von Design in Gesellschaft und Umwelt.

Die Schwerkraft von Ideen entfaltet diese vieldimensionale Matrix in zwei Bänden und schafft so Orientierung im Kosmos der Ideen und ihrer gestalterischen Umsetzung.

In view of the fact that, by 2050, 70% of the world’s population will live in cities, the subject of "sustainable urban design" is an important issue for UNESCO’s Cities of Design.

Taking into account that urban design can make a significant contribution to positive changes in environmental and social matters, the book presents seven inspirational examples for copying; included are analyses and measures for the cities of Detroit, Graz, Istanbul, Mexico City, and Puebla, as well as non-location bound projects.

The authors investigate the efficiency of certificates, climate installations for urban spaces, and new ecological, architectural, and sociological concepts for mega-cities. A reader for stakeholders at the interface of social and urban design.

Culture numérique et architecture

Une introduction

The decades after the Second World War saw ambitious building programs to ensure social welfare. The Scandinavian countries in particular underwent an intense modernisation phase with the aim to distribute welfare to all. Yet, the relationship between welfare values and design in Scandinavia is anything but stable. The spatial and political legacy of post-war construction varies amongst Denmark, Sweden, and Norway and their welfare models have been changed, contested, and copied over time. This book explores how architecture, once seen as a medium for universal welfare, inclusion, and political participation, is now often associated with the opposite, such as alienation, exclusion, and segregation. The volume offers new perspectives on the history and redesign of post-war architecture and urbanity.

(English / French)
Countering the phenomenon of sprawl in the often anonymous or chaotic urban periphery, the Oassis neighborhood in Lausanne takes a unique approach based on urbanity and hybridization. Located on a former industrial wasteland in the west of the city, Oassis reflects the compositional principles of the traditional city, while also engaging in the dynamics of ecological transition and climate resilience. This ‘urban fragment’ is both an urban fabric, compatible with future developments in the neighborhood, and an architectural object characterized by urbanity. The contemporary challenges of regenerating suburban areas are addressed here through diverse development programs and a profusion of gardens.

• Skilful combination of economic, ecological and social factors with high-quality architecture
• With unpublished documents and specially commissioned photographs
• Follow-up to the volume Ecoparc Quarter by Bauart Architects

Platz für Kinder!

Kinder brauchen in urbanen Räumen Orte, wo ein freies Spiel, Entdeckungen und Begegnungen mit anderen Kindern möglich ist: Viele Kinder leiden heute unter Übergewicht, Entwicklungsstörungen und sozialer Benachteiligung. Zu den Ursachen gehören Bewegungsmangel, fehlende Sicherheit und unzureichende Anregungen.

Das Buch gibt Fachleuten und interessierten Laien ein praxisnahes Instrument in die Hand, um schnell und direkt für Kinderanliegen zu entscheiden. Die Themen sind: Stadt- und Verkehrsplanung, Architektur und Landschaftsarchitektur, Materialisierung und Pflanzenverwendung, Partizipation und Prävention. 160 Zeichnungen veranschaulichen die Themen und rücken die Kinder und ihr Erleben ins Zentrum.

• Übersichtlicher und nutzerfreundlicher Praxisleitfaden
• Vermittelt neuestes Know-how der Landschaftsarchitektur und Freiraumplanung
• Setzt Maßstäbe für die Gestaltung von Freiräumen für Kinder
• Illustriert von Jan Robert Dünnweller

The new Prater Museum – the exhibition publication

At the center of the Wurstelprater amusement park, on the site of a former amusement arcade, the new Prater Museum, one of Vienna’s first public buildings to be constructed in wood, will open in 2024.

The role of the Prater park as a traditional place of leisure and amusement is a special focus of the Wien Museum. In addition to original objects – including carousel figures, parts of a ghost train, early slot machines, and Punch and Judy figures – the Prater collection includes plans, models, photographs, admission tickets, program booklets, posters, and works of art.

This book introduces the highlights of the more than 300 objects in the new Prater Museum. It deals with the big issues of modern life: the relationship between nature and city; man and animal; modern technology and the human body.

• The catalog for the exhibition of the new Prater Museum of the Wien Museum, Vienna
• Published together with the essay collection entitled Der Wiener Prater. Labor der Moderne to mark the opening of the new Vienna Prater Museum in March 2024
• With numerous large-format illustrations

At the center of the Wurstelprater amusement park, on the site of a former amusement arcade, the new Prater Museum, one of Vienna’s first public buildings to be constructed in wood, will open in 2024.

The role of the Prater park as a traditional place of leisure and amusement is a special focus of the Wien Museum. In addition to original objects – including carousel figures, parts of a ghost train, early slot machines, and Punch and Judy figures – the Prater collection includes plans, models, photographs, admission tickets, program booklets, posters, and works of art.

This book introduces the highlights of the more than 300 objects in the new Prater Museum. It deals with the big issues of modern life: the relationship between nature and city; man and animal; modern technology and the human body.

• The catalog for the exhibition of the new Prater Museum of the Wien Museum, Vienna
• Published together with the essay collection entitled Der Wiener Prater. Labor der Moderne to mark the opening of the new Vienna Prater Museum in March 2024
• With numerous large-format illustrations

Für einen erweiterten Architekturbegriff

Die erste Ausgabe des interdisziplinären Periodikums forA on the Urban untersucht die offene, vielschichtige, vernetzte, komplexe und entfesselte Natur urbaner Manifestationen. Anhand von elf Beiträgen von achtzehn internationalen Expert:innen aus den Bereichen Architektur, Kunst, Kritik und Aktivismus beleuchtet diese Ausgabe spezifische Gegebenheiten spannungsgeladener Räume – Friktionen – in verschiedenen Teilen der Welt.

Beschrieben, besprochen, bezeichnet und gehört, werden alltägliche Frustrationen, manifeste Ungleichheiten sowie soziale und politische Konflikte untersucht. Gleichzeitig spiegeln diese Beziehungen die Entstehung von Pluralität und Koexistenz innerhalb und jenseits dessen wider, was unter einem erweiterten Architekturbegriff als das Urbane angesehen und verstanden werden kann.

• Erste Ausgabe des Periodikums forA on the Urban des Instituts für Architektur der Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien
• Mit Beiträgen von Keller Easterling, Phineas Harper, Hira Nabi, Ou Ning und Xu Tiantian, Lola Sheppard und Mason White u. a.
• Innovative und aufwendige Gestaltung (Studio Lin)

Erweiterte Gestaltung mit intelligenten Anwendungen

Maschinell intelligente Systeme und sind keine Science-Fiction mehr. Maschinelles Lernen ist weit verbreitet: So werden Designaufgaben von Algorithmen übernommen und das User:innenerlebnis durch intelligente Systeme modifiziert. Diesen Anwendungen für künstliche Intelligenz (KI) steht eine Lücke in der theoretischen Reflexion von intelligentem Design gegenüber.

Das Buch zeigt, wie sich Aufgabe, Rolle und Verständnis von Gestaltenden erweitern, wenn die Maschine Gestaltungsentscheidungen übernimmt, wenn der Begriff und die Praxis dessen, was man Kreativität nennt, grundlegend moduliert wird. Somit liefert es das Wissen darum, wie Gestalter:innen maschinelles Lernen produktiv nutzen können.

• Einschlägige Modelle und Verfahren von künstlicher Intelligenz im Design
• Systematische Betrachtung intelligenter Gestaltungswerkzeuge im Designprozess
• Prinzipien der guten und ethisch korrekten Gestaltung mit maschinellem Lernen
• Sechs Fallbeispiele mit speziellem Disziplinfokus und einem Kapitel für praktische Anwendungen

Designing with intelligent applications

Intelligent machines are no longer merely the stuff of science fiction; we are already surrounded by a multitude of intelligent applications. For example, the information feeds of large social media platforms are compiled and designed for individual users by means of algorithms. This often-unnoticed process in design practice contrasts conspicuously with a glaring gap in terms of the design-centered practice of application-oriented, AI-based design.

This book shows how designers’ tasks, roles, and understanding expand when machines take on design decisions and when the concept and practice of what we call creativity fundamentally shifts. Thus, this book adds to our knowledge of how designers can apply machine learning productively.

• Relevant models and current applications of artificial intelligence in design
• Principles of good and ethical practice in designing with machine learning
• Seven discipline-specific case studies plus a chapter on practical applications

What do the work processes of a neurosurgeon and a painter have in common? Applying the notions of Design, Gestaltung, and Formatività, this book sheds new light on processes of formation and transformation in the material world we live in.

Scholars from the fields of history, philosophy, psychology, media, and cultural studies question established processes of giving form, while artists, designers, engineers, and scientists describe their creative processes. This book provides its readers with an overview of the spectrum of "philosophies of making" and invites them to refl ect on their own creative process, its possibilities and associated responsibilities to the environment, and ultimately to express these in action. There has never been a more urgent need to develop a new relationship between matter and form.

• Discussing and expanding the definitions of Design, Gestaltung und Formatività
• Leading international theorists write about the relationship between matter and form
• A collection of new texts and first English translation of key texts

The construction sector currently accounts for a high proportion of CO₂ emissions and gray energy use. This will have to change fundamentally if we are to prevent catastrophic climate change and make urban planning and construction fit for the future. In addition to a paradigm shift in how architects work, we need to rethink how they are trained in higher education. Based on a lifecycle approach and an awareness of resource consumption, this volume in the Basics series explains a wide range of climate-friendly concepts in an easy-to-understand way, inspiring readers to take a closer look at solutions and new approaches in their daily practice. The key factors involved in the various planning stages of buildings are presented and placed in the context of the overall planning.

• Explains a range of current sustainability concepts
• Foundational knowledge for all students of architecture
• Interdisciplinary and networked consideration of challenges and solutions in the area of climate protection

Vom Druckknopf bis zur Weltraumsonde: So weit erstreckt sich der Horizont von Produktdesign. Weil Design viel mehr ist als „Linienführung", geht diese Designgeschichte der Frage nach, wie sich die Ansprüche an die Gestaltung von Gebrauchsobjekten im Lauf der Zeit fortentwickelt haben.

Die Frage des Wozu (Gebrauchsfunktion) verbindet sich mit der des Woraus und Womit (Materialien und Produktionsmethode) und der nach dem Wie (der konstitutiven Beschaffenheit des Gegenstandes). Darunter zeigen sich die Schichten geschichtlich bedingter kultureller Mentalitäten, und darüber erhebt sich die Frage nach den Wirkungen von Design in Gesellschaft und Umwelt.

Die Schwerkraft von Ideen entfaltet diese vieldimensionale Matrix in zwei Bänden und schafft so Orientierung im Kosmos der Ideen und ihrer gestalterischen Umsetzung.

Die Komplexität der gestalteten Welt erfordert eine kritische Analyse gesellschaftlicher und wirtschaftlicher Zusammenhänge. Dringend notwendig, weil kaum existent, ist deshalb eine Designkritik, die ihren Namen verdient.

Der Designtheoretiker Michael Erlhoff kritisiert radikal und nimmt deshalb verborgene Alltäglichkeiten, versteckte Grausamkeiten, verdunkelte Offensichtlichkeiten, verheimlichte Motive und andere verdrängte Verwicklungen von Gestaltung in den Blick. Konkret: die Gestaltung von Waffen, Design im Nationalsozialismus, das Design „elektrischer Stühle", die Brutalität von Branding, die Ambivalenz von Service-Design, die Gewalt von Zeichen oder die Ornamentalisierung von Menschen als Massen. Dieses Buch ist die nötige Selbstkritik, damit Design endlich selbstbewusst wird.

The urban spaces of the future

• New approaches in urbanism
• A spectrum of speculative glimpses into the urban future
• Contextual reading structure: enrichment of the printed book with AR components

(English / German edition)
Innovative timber structures

• Innovative concepts and ideas for building and construction based on the natural raw material wood
• Detailed documentation of the project with a focus on the process of artistic research
• Selected expert contributions from related disciplines

Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky (1897-2000) gilt weithin als erste Architektin Österreichs, als Pionierin der sozialen Architektur, als Erfinderin der Frankfurter Küche, als Aktivistin der Frauenbewegung und nicht zuletzt als Heldin des Widerstands gegen die Nazi-Diktatur.

Neueste Forschungen aus dem Feld der Kunst- und Zeitgeschichte, der Pädagogik und Gender Studies differenzieren in diesem Buch das Bild der Architektin, deren Nachlass sich an der Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien befindet. Beleuchtet werden ihr reiches architektonisches Œuvre, ihre transnationalen Erfahrungen und beruflichen Netzwerke, ihr wenig beachteter politischer Werdegang als Kommunistin und nicht zuletzt ihre aktuelle Rezeption:

Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky – ein Mythos der Architekturgeschichte im spannenden Dialog.

Timber is one of the most elementary and oldest building materials used by mankind, and has still not lost any of its attractiveness and topicality. In many cultural spheres and climate zones, the primary construction methods of domestic architecture include both masonry construction and timber construction. However, this living, lightweight, and easy-to-work material has specific characteristics that impact on the way it is used in construction in different ways compared to other building materials. In order to develop high-quality designs that suit the material, architects need to be familiar with the specific characteristics of this building material and with the rules governing timber construction.

The new edition of the successful Basics Timber Construction volume lists the most common solid timber construction systems, including that using solid timber wall elements, as well as the rules, applications, and the relevant details.

Understanding design

• Introduction with numerous hand-drawn sketches created for the book
• Five essential design factors are explained using different types of buildings
• The organization of the book helps readers to develop their own architectural design methods

The construction sector currently accounts for a high proportion of CO₂ emissions and gray energy use. This will have to change fundamentally if we are to prevent catastrophic climate change and make urban planning and construction fit for the future. In addition to a paradigm shift in how architects work, we need to rethink how they are trained in higher education. Based on a lifecycle approach and an awareness of resource consumption, this volume in the Basics series explains a wide range of climate-friendly concepts in an easy-to-understand way, inspiring readers to take a closer look at solutions and new approaches in their daily practice. The key factors involved in the various planning stages of buildings are presented and placed in the context of the overall planning.

• Explains a range of current sustainability concepts
• Foundational knowledge for all students of architecture
• Interdisciplinary and networked consideration of challenges and solutions in the area of climate protection

• Important artist of the Wiener Werkstätte and beyond
• Fabric patterns, wallpapers, fashion and home accessories, commercial graphics and wall paintings
• Large exhibition MAK Vienna, 22.11.2023-21.4.2024

Das bauliche Erbe der Postmoderne - Aktueller Forschungsstand zu Architektur und Denkmalpflege

Das bauliche Erbe der Postmoderne ist Zeugnis einer Epoche, die geprägt war von den Energie- und Ölpreiskrisen der 1970er Jahre, der Rückbesinnung auf Architektur als Kommunikationsmittel und Bedeutungsträger, der Neoliberalisierung des Bausektors, dem Ende der großen Erzählungen und der Aufbruchsstimmung der frühen 1990er Jahre.
Der Band legt mit Schwerpunkt auf den deutschsprachigen Raum dar, wie dieses Erbe zu erfassen, zu erhalten und weiterzuentwickeln ist. Versammelt sind die Beiträge der gleichnamigen Tagung, die im März 2022 in Weimar in Kooperation mit der ETH Zürich stattfand. Die Autor:innen beleuchten darin die theoretischen und praktischen Herausforderungen im Umgang mit einer Epoche, die in ihren Qualitäten sehr unterschiedlich wahrgenommen wird und – auch dem Namen nach – nicht abgeschlossen ist.

• Aktueller Forschungsstand zu Architektur und Denkmalpflege der Postmoderne
• Neue Erkenntnisse zum Thema Bauen im Bestand
• Forschungsberichte in deutscher Sprache mit englischen Zusammenfassungen zu jedem Beitrag
• Auch als Set mit dem Kongressband High-Tech Heritage 978-3-0356-2784-8 erhältlich

Displacement and reconstruction in Iraq

Structures of Displacement documents a joint project of the [applied] Foreign Affairs lab of the Institute of Architecture at the University of Applied Arts Vienna and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). The project involved the conception and design of an agricultural training center at Harsham Camp, a refugee camp in Erbil in the Kurdistan region of Iraq (2016–2019).

This book presents [a]FA’s mapping of the Harsham Camp to identify and describe its economic networks and habitats, and provides insights into the individual biographies of the camp’s residents.

The project was conducted as part of the UN mandate to stabilize Iraq and support economic recovery and reconstruction for displaced persons and returnees.

In Krisenzeiten: Quo vadis, Architektur?

Angetrieben vom Wunsch, angesichts von Krisen bessere Welten zu erschaffen, versuchen Architekt:innen, Gesellschaft, Städte und Wohnformen neu zu denken, die Architektur und ihre Materialität zu erneuern – und prägen damit eine neue Ästhetik.

Denn Krisen eröffnen als „Kippmomente“ neue Perspektiven: Anhand historischer wie zeitgenössischer Projekte untersucht Susanne Stacher unterschiedliche Strategien in der Architektur. Ansätze aus Wissenschaft und Philosophie (u.　a. Pierre-Henri Castel, Hartmut Rosa) ermöglichen es, Vorstellungen von Fortschritt, Wachstum, Natur, Gesellschaft zu hinterfragen, die in den vorgestellten Architekturprojekten sichtbar werden.

Das Buch spannt einen weiten historischen Bogen und ist ein Plädoyer, über die Rolle von Architektur und Städtebau in Zeiten ökologischer Krisen nachzudenken.

• Eine historische und philosophische Betrachtung von Architektur in Krisenzeiten
• Vom Archaismus über das Streben nach Entschleunigung, Erschaffung durch Zerstörung bis zur Wiederverzauberung der Welt
• Projekte/Konzepte von Hans Hollein, Ebenezer Howard, Bjarke Ingels, Le Corbusier, Adolf Loos, Paul Otlet, Bernard Rudofsky u. a.

In Krisenzeiten: Quo vadis, Architektur?

Angetrieben vom Wunsch, angesichts von Krisen bessere Welten zu erschaffen, versuchen Architekt:innen, Gesellschaft, Städte und Wohnformen neu zu denken, die Architektur und ihre Materialität zu erneuern – und prägen damit eine neue Ästhetik.

Denn Krisen eröffnen als „Kippmomente“ neue Perspektiven: Anhand historischer wie zeitgenössischer Projekte untersucht Susanne Stacher unterschiedliche Strategien in der Architektur. Ansätze aus Wissenschaft und Philosophie (u.　a. Pierre-Henri Castel, Hartmut Rosa) ermöglichen es, Vorstellungen von Fortschritt, Wachstum, Natur, Gesellschaft zu hinterfragen, die in den vorgestellten Architekturprojekten sichtbar werden.

Das Buch spannt einen weiten historischen Bogen und ist ein Plädoyer, über die Rolle von Architektur und Städtebau in Zeiten ökologischer Krisen nachzudenken.

• Eine historische und philosophische Betrachtung von Architektur in Krisenzeiten
• Vom Archaismus über das Streben nach Entschleunigung, Erschaffung durch Zerstörung bis zur Wiederverzauberung der Welt
• Projekte/Konzepte von Hans Hollein, Ebenezer Howard, Bjarke Ingels, Le Corbusier, Adolf Loos, Paul Otlet, Bernard Rudofsky u. a.

Developing cultural heritage in a more sustainable way. New approaches and examples from practice.

"Open Heritage" is a response to the urgent need for a more open definition of cultural heritage, of the parties involved in protecting and maintaining it, and of the relevant planning processes in order to ensure the sustainable reuse of cultural heritage in times of climate change, social inequality and social plurality.

This book introduces in a clear and systematic manner the results of the EU-funded OpenHeritage project, which examined best practices in different European countries. It focuses on the idea of inclusive heritage management based on community-driven processes.

It is designed to act as a guide for anyone involved in planning, researching, and deciding on the further development and use of cultural heritage.

• Systematic presentation of the results of the EU-funded project OpenHeritage
• A collection of different approaches to assessing the social impact of bottom-up cultural heritage reuse projects
• Presentation of numerous methods derived from OpenHeritage case studies and other European initiatives

„Wo besser und direkter können wir den sorgsamen Umgang mit der Welt üben als in ihrem Mikrokosmos, dem Garten?“ Dieser Gedanke durchzieht die Anthologie von Dieter Kienast wie ein roter Faden.

Von Beginn an hat er seine Praxis als Landschaftsarchitekt auch als Autor von Texten begleitet. Seit er in den 1980er-Jahren die Zusammenarbeit mit Architekt*innen und Städtebauer*innen intensivierte, fanden seine Essays, Kommentare und Statements zu ihrem eigentlichen Thema: der landschaftsarchitektonischen Gestaltung im menschlichen Lebensraum, jenseits des ökologischen Dogmas einer vermeintlich unberührten Selbstentfaltung der Natur.

Wer ebenso profunde wie lebendige und nachdenkliche Anregungen zu grundlegenden Fragen der gestalteten Umwelt sucht, findet sie hier bei einem Klassiker der zeitgenössischen Landschaftsarchitektur.

• Endlich wieder verfügbarer Klassiker
• Textsammlung eines der wichtigsten Ideengebers der zeitgenössischen Landschaftsarchitektur
• Mit einem aktuellen Kommentar zu Kienasts Schaffen von Prof. Udo Weilacher

Architektur ist an Vielem schuld. Manchmal ist sie auch die Lösung.　

Die Möglichkeiten des Bauens öffentlich zu diskutieren, ist nicht nur sinnvoll, sondern auch notwendig. Insbesondere so, wenn die Veränderungen von Gesellschaft und Klima so viele beunruhigen. Architektur kann viel mehr als Geldwerte sichern und Eitelkeiten befriedigen: Sie kann – wenn sie gut gemacht ist – Raum für sozialen Zusammenhalt schaffen, die Sinne anregen, politisch sein und Verantwortung für die Klimaziele mittragen.

Die Journalistin Sabine von Fischer hat in zahlreichen Zeitungsartikeln mögliche Wirkungen der Architektur aufgezeigt. Anhand von aktuellen Fragen und bedeutenden Gebäuden zeigt sie auf, wie die Anliegen der Architektur mit all ihren alltäglichen Verwicklungen in der Gesellschaft verankert sind. Eine Auswahl dieser Texte finden sich im vorliegenden Band, gefasst von einleitenden Kommentaren. Dabei zeigt sich: Architektur mag an Vielem schuld sein, doch manchmal ist sie auch die Lösung.

• Planen und Bauen als Spiegel von Politik und Gesellschaft
• flüssig verfasste und genussvoll lesbare Texte in handlicher Aufmachung
• mit Interviews mit Saskia Sassen, Rem Koolhaas, Jacques Herzog, Roger Diener, Francis Kéré, Manuel Herz, Anne Lacaton, Peter Zumthor, u.a.

Sabine von Fischer gestaltete Häuser, Bühnenbilder und Ausstellungen, bevor sie die Themen der Architektur hauptberuflich schreibend und unterrichtend behandelte. Derzeit lehrt sie an der ETH Zürich und publiziert regelmäßig in der Schweizer Tagespresse.

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Die Konstruktionsweisen von Bauwerken unterliegen einer rapiden Entwicklung, angetrieben durch Anforderungen der Nachhaltigkeit, neue technische Möglichkeiten, Materialoptimierungen oder effizientere Bauabläufe. Die präzisen Detailanalysen von 25 ausgewählten, aktuellen Schweizer Architekturprojekten, machen die oftmals verborgene Innovation des zeitgenössischen Bauens sichtbar. Anhand isometrischer Analysezeichnungen der Gebäudehülle im Maßstab 1:15 sowie einem Fotoessay werden fünf verschiedene Bauweisen dokumentiert, und sollen zu einer vertieften Diskussion zukünftiger Entwicklungen anregen. 　

• Detaillierter Einblick in Konstruktionsweisen am Beispiel aktueller Schweizer Architektur
• Isometrische Detailzeichnungen und eigens angefertigter Fotoessay
• Bauten von EMI, Caruso St John, Peter Märkli, Meier Hug, Esch Sintzel u.v.m.

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Methods of construction are evolving rapidly, driven by sustainability demands, new technical possibilities, the optimization of materials, and more efficient processes. This precise and detailed analysis of 25 Swiss projects render visible the often-hidden innovation within contemporary architecture. Five different construction methods are documented using photographs and isometric analytical drawings of building shells at a scale of 1:15. This book is intended to stimulate a profound discussion of future developments.

• Detailed insight into construction methods using the example of contemporary Swiss architecture
• Isometric detail drawings and a unique photo essay
• Buildings by EMI, Caruso St John, Peter Märkli, Meier Hug, Esch Sintzel, and many more

Sustainability is to become the guiding principle of social action and economic activity. At the same time, its ways and means are far from clear. As a holistic praxis, sustainability must combine technical and material as well as social, economic, ecological and also ethical strategies, which have multiple complex interactions and all too often also conflicting goals and priorities. In no other field can these be better observed, addressed and influenced than in architecture and building.

"Building Better – Less – Different"

Each volume of "Building Better – Less – Different" details two fundamental areas of sustainability and explores their specific dynamics and interactions. After introductory overviews, innovative methods and current developments are described and analysed in in-depth essays, international case studies and pointed commentaries. The sustainability criteria of efficiency ("better"), sufficiency ("less") and consistency ("different") form the framework for each book.

What the press say about the first volume
"Circular Construction and Circular Economy"

"The articles, case studies and commentaries in this book make a major contribution to advancing the current discourse on implementing circular-based economic models in the building sector." Hessian Chamber of Architects, book reviews

"To think of tomorrow when building today is the core message that Dirk E. Hebel and Felix Heisel want to convey to their readers. … And they also show us how: with the help of relevant examples, grouped under the headings ‘better’, ‘less’ and ‘different’, they demonstrate concrete applications and argue that circular construction can also benefit the construction industry…" architektur aktuell

Clean energy transition

It has long been common knowledge that energy and sustainability are closely interlinked. And yet we are witnessing a profound shift in the sector.

While the earlier focus was on improving energy efficiency and increasing the proportion of renewable energy in buildings, current energy conservation policies are supporting a broader, more holistic view. This encompasses integral approaches in which building design and construction measures form part of the energy concept from the outset, as well as accounting for grey energy in building materials and a holistic evaluation of buildings over their entire life cycle.

For the energy-intensive and emission-producing building sector, climate change presents an even greater challenge than conserving resources. How can we contribute to a shift in heating strategies and employ new technologies to achieve climate-neutral heating? How can we respond to rising temperatures and the risk of increased energy consumption for cooling? Can low-tech concepts help to reduce the environmental impact of buildings over their life cycle? Shouldn’t we take greater account of the users of buildings, and do we need completely different energy supply strategies?

Digital Transformation

At a time of natural ubiquity of digital tools, widely adopted to streamline project delivery in architecture, the foundations have been laid for a profound transformation of the construction industry to address the climate crisis.

Digital architectural design and construction methods can be used as enabling technologies for a fundamental change towards a circular construction approach with significantly reduced ecological and climate impact.

This approach comprises a digital reinterpretation of natural building materials through digital construction technologies. Digital deconstruction and reuse strategies can transform the existing building stock into resources for the future. Mass customization of tailor-made building components minimizes resource consumption. Architects, in their emerging role as interdisciplinary interface and digital master builders, reunite design and making through digital craft. Finally, the book provides a glimpse into the potential future of construction, which might be characterized by fundamentally different concepts of design and materialization of our built environment, challenging current paradigms within our discipline.

• Architecture’s contribution to sustainable development
• Professional competence in designing and acting in complex contexts
• Systematic, applicable, up-to-date

Planungsleitfaden für gute Lebensräume

Der intelligente und angemessene Umgang mit der Ressource Lebensraum ist kulturell, sozial und wirtschaftlich entscheidend für unsere Zukunft. Das Bauen innerhalb gebauter und gelebter Siedlungsstrukturen und der Umgang mit dem Bestand stellt die Akteure jedoch vor ungewohnte Herausforderungen. Dieser methodische Leitfaden dient als Navigationshilfe für Planende, aber auch für alle Akteur:innen, welche Transformationsprozesse steuern.

Ziel des Buchs ist die strategische sowie fachliche Befähigung der Prozessbeteiligten. Es bietet einen Überblick über die zentralen Fragen je Planungsphase und die zu berücksichtigende Einflussfaktoren. Anhand von aktuellen Case-Studies aus der Schweiz werden Chancen und Risiken einer Rückkoppelung der Methodik in die Praxis erläutert.

• Leicht verständlicher Planungsleitfaden für gute Lebensräume
• Grundlagenwerk für Studierende, Planende und an der Planung Beteiligte
• Einfach gegliedertes Werk mit Kernfragen und Praxisbeispielen

Die 2019 erstmals publizierten neu entdeckten Originalpläne erlauben einen neuen Blick auf Leberecht Migge als einen bis heute aktuellen Gartenarchitekten. Seine ebenso schönen wie wegweisenden Entwürfe für Haus- und Villengärten, Privatparks und später Volksparks und Sozialsiedlungen werden hier in ihrer Bedeutung für die Geschichte und die Gegenwart der Landschafts- und Gartengestaltung analysiert und neu bewertet. Der Band ist mit einer Vielzahl der Pläne aus dem bedeutenden Archivfund illustriert.

How architecture became a medium of communication

In the modern world, architecture interacts with and within networks. Long before they began to communicate via digital devices, buildings were permeated by technical systems, larger structures were conceived as nodes of transportation infrastructure, and ever-larger complexes were overlaid with information systems. Architecture was thus understood as a medium in itself, organizing access, connection, and data screening.

This volume presents the state of the art of architectural research in relation to media and cultural studies. The focus is on the question of how architecture, as one medium of many, contributes to the emergence of new spatial relations that influence knowledge, subjectivity, and social behavior, as well as the climate and environment.

• German media studies meets Anglo-American history of architecture
• A current view of architecture as a medium of communication

Ein Haus oder ein Raum steht nie für sich allein. Als Teil eines Geflechts formt Architektur aus Häusern und Räumen Beziehungen. Unsere Beziehung zum Raum wird stetig neu erfahren und bewertet, zuletzt während der Corona-Pandemie, die Innen- und Außenraum radikal anders gewichtete. Komplementär dazu bildet die Substanz einen buchstäblichen Schwerpunkt unseres Begreifens von Architektur – in vielerlei Hinsicht: Die konkrete Bausubstanz in ihrer Materialität, ihren Stoffkreisläufen und Transformationen, die Substanz als programmatischer Gehalt von Architektur sowie die Substanz der Stadt. Der UMBAU 32 bringt dieses Spannungsfeld zwischen Raum und Substanz zum Schwingen. Ein gewohnt vielstimmiger UMBAU über das Dauerhafte und das (Un-)Greifbare, ein UMBAU als Dokument einer außergewöhnlichen Zeit.

Autor:innen (Auswahl)

Stephan Trüby über Camillo Sitte im Sitte-Jubiläumsjahr 2023

Andrea Erwig über Warteräume in der Literatur

Dirk Baecker über die Substanz der Stadt

Studio Magic über den Wert der Langsamkeit und das Neuberg College im ehemaligen Kaiserbahnhof Neuberg/Mürz

Elise Feiersinger und Claudia Cavallar über Hermann Czech, David Kohn und Raumbeziehungen zwischen Wien und London

Maik Novotny und Andreas Vass über neue Raumbeziehungen in der Pandemie

Nachhaltigkeit

ist heute zur alles übergreifenden Leitlinie gesellschaftlichen Handelns geworden, doch zugleich sind ihre Mittel und Wege alles andere als eindeutig klar. Aus ihrem ganzheitlichen Verständnis heraus muss Nachhaltigkeit technisch-materielle, soziale, ökonomische, ökologische als auch ethische Strategien vereinen, zwischen denen es komplexe Wechselwirkungen und oft genug auch Ziel- und Prioritätskonflikte gibt. In keinem anderen Bereich lassen sich diese Zusammenhänge besser verstehen, darstellen und beeinflussen als im Bauwesen.

„Besser – Weniger – Anders Bauen"

greift in jedem Band zwei Bereiche von Nachhaltigkeit auf, deren Wechselwirkungen besonders wichtig und zugleich besonders gut zu erfassen sind. Nach einführenden Überblicksdarstellungen werden für jeden Bereich etablierte Methoden, aktuelle Entwicklungen und akute Konfliktfelder beschrieben, analysiert und an internationalen Fallbeispielen im Detail dargestellt. Dies geschieht anhand der Nachhaltigkeitskriterien von Effizienz („besser"), Suffizienz („weniger") und Konsistenz („anders").

Stimmen zum ersten Band
„Kreislaufgerechtes Bauen und Kreislaufwirtschaft"

„Die Beiträge, Fallstudien und Kommentare helfen, die Diskussion zur Umsetzung kreislaufbasierter Wirtschaftsmodelle im Baubereich voranzutreiben." Architektenkammer Hessen, Fachliteratur

„Beim Bauen von Neuem bereits das Morgen mitdenken ist einer der zentralen Denkanstöße, die Dirk E. Hebel und Felix Heisel in ihrem Buch den LeserInnen mit auf den Weg geben. … Wie das gehen kann, wird unter den Vorzeichen ‚Besser‘, ‚Weniger‘ und ‚Anders‘ anschaulich anhand konkreter Beispiele vorgeführt, nicht zuletzt auch der Aspekt, wie kreislaufgerechtes Bauen als Mehrwert für die Bauwirtschaft funktionieren könnte …" architektur aktuell

Energiewende

Als selbstverständlich erscheint die schon lange bestehende Verbindung zwischen Nachhaltigkeit und Energie. Und doch vollzieht sich darin gerade ein tiefgreifender Wandel.

Ging es bisher in erster Linie um Energieeffizienz und den Anteil erneuerbarer Energieträger am Gebäude, so unterstützen nun politische Vorgaben zum Energieverbrauch eine ganzheitlichere Betrachtung. Diese beginnt mit integralen Ansätzen, bei denen der Gebäudeentwurf und konstruktive Maßnahmen bereits Teil des Energiekonzepts werden, und führt über die Erfassung der grauen Energie in Baumaterialien bis zur ganzheitlichen Bewertung von Gebäuden über deren gesamten Lebenszyklus.

Noch stärker als die Ressourcenfrage stellt heute der Klimawandel die Hauptherausforderung für den energiehungrigen und emissionsintensiven Sektor Gebäude dar. Wie können wir die Wärmewende besser gestalten und mit verbesserten technologischen Ansätzen klimaneutral heizen? Wie begegnen wir den steigenden Temperaturen und der Gefahr eines damit zunehmenden Energieverbrauchs zum Kühlen? Ist auch mit einfacheren Gesamtkonzepten eine geringere Umweltbelastung von Gebäuden über den gesamten Lebenszyklus zu erreichen? Müssen nicht die Nutzer von Gebäuden stärker berücksichtigt werden, und braucht es ganz andere Energieversorgungsstrategien?

Digitale Transformation

Digitale Werkzeuge sind heute allgegenwärtig und werden weithin für eine effizientere Projektentwicklung in der Architektur eingesetzt. Damit ist der Grundstein für eine tiefgreifende Transformation der Baubranche zur Bewältigung der Klimakrise gelegt.

Digitale architektonische Entwurfs- und Konstruktionsmethoden lassen sich als Basistechnologien für einen grundlegenden Wandel hin zu einem kreislauforientierten Bauwesen mit deutlich geringeren Auswirkungen auf Umwelt und Klima nutzen.

Dazu gehört eine digitale Neuinterpretation natürlicher Baustoffe mittels digitaler Bautechnologien. Mithilfe digitaler Rückbau- und Wiederverwendungsstrategien lässt sich der Gebäudebestand in Ressourcen für die Zukunft verwandeln. Die Massenindividualisierung maßgeschneiderter Bauteile minimiert den Ressourcenverbrauch. In ihrer neuen Rolle als interdisziplinäre Vermittler und digitale Baumeister vereinen Architekten Entwurf und Fertigung durch digitale Expertise. Darüber hinaus gibt das Buch Einblicke in die mögliche Zukunft des Bauens, in der grundlegend andere Konzepte von Gestaltung und Materialisierung unserer gebauten Umwelt die jetzt herrschenden Paradigmen unserer Fachdisziplin in Frage stellen.

Das Handbuch in der französischen 4. Auflage

Die erweiterte französiche 4.Auflage dieses Standardwerks für die Baukonstruktion wurde inhaltlich weiterentwickelt: Das neu hinzugefügte Kapitel „Anschauungen zum Klima" thematisiert die Grundlagen des klimagerechten Bauens. Historische und aktuelle Bautypen werden auf ihre architektonischen, bauphysikalischen und haustechnischen Strategien hin untersucht, um daraus Grundlagen für eigene nachhaltige Klimamaßnahmen zu entwickeln.

Systematisch gegliedert und didaktisch aufbereitet, vermittelt das Buch auch weiterhin in einem Band das nötige technische und konstruktive Grundlagenwissen, um vielfältige Entwurfsziele baulich umzusetzen. Es hat sich deshalb in über 20 Jahren nicht nur bei Studierenden und Dozierenden, sondern auch bei Architektinnen und Architekten zu einem unverzichtbaren Handbuch zum Nachschlagen und Vertiefen etabliert.

• Das weltweit anerkannte Konstruktionsbuch für Architekturschaffende in erweiterter Auflage
• Neues Kapitel "Anschauungen zum Klima"
• Bewährt systematisch gegliedert und didaktisch aufbereitet, mit Plakat im Weltformat als Navigationshilfe
• Auch auf Englisch (978-3-0356-2666-7) und Deutsch (978-3-0356-2663-6) erhältlich

Das Handbuch in erweiterter 6. Auflage

Die erweiterte deutsche 6.Auflage dieses Standardwerks für die Baukonstruktion wurde inhaltlich weiterentwickelt: Das neu hinzugefügte Kapitel „Anschauungen zum Klima" thematisiert die Grundlagen des klimagerechten Bauens. Historische und aktuelle Bautypen werden auf ihre architektonischen, bauphysikalischen und haustechnischen Strategien hin untersucht, um daraus Grundlagen für eigene nachhaltige Klimamaßnahmen zu entwickeln.

Systematisch gegliedert und didaktisch aufbereitet, vermittelt das Buch auch weiterhin in einem Band das nötige technische und konstruktive Grundlagenwissen, um vielfältige Entwurfsziele baulich umzusetzen. Es hat sich deshalb in über 20 Jahren nicht nur bei Studierenden und Dozierenden, sondern auch bei Architektinnen und Architekten zu einem unverzichtbaren Handbuch zum Nachschlagen und Vertiefen etabliert.

• Das weltweit anerkannte Konstruktionsbuch für Architekturschaffende in erweiterter Auflage
• Neues Kapitel "Anschauungen zum Klima"
• Bewährt systematisch gegliedert und didaktisch aufbereitet, mit Plakat im Weltformat als Navigationshilfe
• Auch als Hardcover (978-3-0356-2664-3) sowie auf Englisch (978-3-0356-2666-7) und Französisch (978-3-0356-2667-4) erhältlich

Dynamic artificial light in museums

In galleries and museums, one’s perception of art, space, and atmosphere is largely determined by lighting. But which light settings should art and museum experts and exhibition designers choose, and on what basis are those choices made? Pioneering LED technologies make customized lighting scenarios possible, turning artificial light into an interactive material in museum architecture – not only in terms of design practice, but also in terms of real-time spatial experiences.

Computer-controlled lighting technologies are breaking boundaries, allowing the individual to take full control of lighting design. Light Up explores the potential of dynamic artificial lighting technologies in museum architecture, offering new insights into the use of light in exhibition spaces.

The question of what heritage is and how we deal with it is not a neutral one. Recent events such as the Black Lives Matter movement and the toppling of monuments have made evident how much the colonial past is inscribed in our built environment; at the same time, colonialism affects memorialization and historiography. Hence, those involved in architectural history are challenged to re-consider their positionality. Whose heritage are colonial sites? Which conflicting memories are attached to them? How are archives and material evidence reassessed to bring forward the stories of marginalized subjects? Following the call for decolonization, this volume explores historical methodologies and shows the entanglement of narratives at architectural sites, bringing together archaeology, architectural history, and heritage studies.

• A contribution to the current debate on decolonization and memorialization
• Interdisciplinary perspectives on architecture and heritage
• International range of authors

Cartography as an instrument for the analysis of urbanisation processes

The speed, scale and scope of urbanisation have increased dramatically in recent decades, transforming fundamentally the character of urban territories. To decipher the rapidly transforming land-scapes across the planet, we need a radical change of perspective.

This book presents an expanded vocabulary of urbanisation through a comparison of Tokyo, Hong Kong – Shenzhen – Dongguan, Kolkata, Istanbul, Lagos, Paris, Mexico City, and Los Angeles.

Based on a novel cartography, and on detailed ethnographic and historical explorations, it systematically analyses the diversity of responses to urgent contemporary urban challenges. This results in a series of new concepts that allow us to assess the practical consequences of different urban strategies in everyday life.

• Essential book on urbanism
• New evaluation models for urbanisation processes
• Comprehensive analyses and illustrations of the urban patterns of international metropolises
• Comparison of urbanisation processes in eight metropolises around the world

Extended methods of analysis for urbanisation processes illustrated in eight world regions.

Urbanisation processes are unfolding far beyond the realm of agglomerations, profoundly transforming agrarian areas, rain forests, deserts and oceans. Inextricably bound to the earth’s ecologies, these developments are causing manifold planetary crises which require urgent scrutiny and call for new conceptions and cartographies of the urban beyond-the-city.

Through detailed analysis and fieldwork captured in text, photographs and hand-drawn maps, the book portrays the effects of extended urbanisation in eight world regions. It offers a redefinition of the very notions of the “city”, “urban” and “urbanisation” and outlines new urban agendas developed to address planetary challenges.

This book decenters the perspective on the urban, foregrounds urban struggle, and transcends rural-urban and north-south divides.

• Fundamental book for urbanism studies
• Redefinition of the terms "city", "urban" and "urbanisation"
• Analysis of urbanisation processes in eight world regions

Dare more experiment!

The book documents the teaching philosophy developed at the chair of experimental design by Frank Stepper and his team at the University of Kassel. The approach places an emphasis on fostering and developing aesthetic and formal imagination through experimentation. Thinking the "impossible" helps to formulate architectural concepts that progress beyond predictable causalities and functional constraints. For the emergence of innovative designs and novel construction typologies analogue models are augmented with computational strategies and digital fabrication methods.

• 20 Years of teaching Experimental Architecture, from introductory to thesis level projects
• Experimental videos with QR code links
• With contributions by Hitoshi Abe, Marie Therese Harnancourt-Fuchs, Steffanie Hennecke and others

A classic in German for the first time

China has a long history of garden design, resulting in the emergence of a unique style and diverse forms of expression. Common to all Chinese gardens is that they follow the principle that less is sometimes more, and are designed to evoke a sense of the infinite.

Chen wrote his text in five essays between 1978 and 1982, and these appeared in succession in the Journal of Tongji University. Due to continuing demand, they were eventually published as a book with 32 photographs and Chinese calligraphy by Jiang Qiting. This first German edition is based on that edition.

• Brief history of Chinese garden design
• Convenient format with calligraphy, over 30 photos and 10 hand drawings by the author
• A book for anyone who appreciates beautiful gardens

Chen Congzhou (1918-2000) was a renowned garden designer and an internationally recognized expert in Chinese architecture and garden history. He advocated the preservation of the natural environment and the restoration of many historic buildings. His numerous publications on traditional Chinese buildings and gardens have also been translated into English.

HOLODECK architects work on a wide variety of projects, from urban development to exhibitions. Their impressive body of work is proof that sophisticated architecture need not ignore ecological and social issues. The latter are consciously reflected from concept to realization. For example, HOLODECK have developed strategic solutions as alternatives to single-family homes, apply a sensitive approach to existing structures, and design buildings that make consistent use of natural conditions such as passive solar energy, airflow, cross-ventilation, and natural lighting.

This volume also reinterprets the typical architecture book. It consists of two separate yet connected parts; the first presents sketches, plans, studies and models, while the second features texts and lavish photo series.

·       Analytical thinking and holistic concepts

·       Low-tech buildings with strong architectural identities

·       Selected works from 25 years of international architectural practice

(Bilingual Edition: English / German)
Festivals celebrate occasions and moods and generate their own realities that manifest as living memories. Festivals transform people, allowing them to take on unfamiliar roles. Festivals also change places, give rise to new public spheres, and are capable of bringing together critical as well as joyful, angry and enthusiastic groups with resulting impacts on cities and societies. The festival is also closely linked to the display of political or social power. Those who take part suspend existing rules or create new ones. The MAK exhibition DAS FEST brings art, cultural and social history to life. The book that accompanies the exhibition brings together the expert opinions of the MAK team as well as those of renowned authors and explores essential aspects of festival design.

• Festivals as a source of inspiration: from happenings to religious holidays
• With contributions by Chiara Baldini, Brigitte Felderer, Lili Hollein, Werner Oechslin and many more
• MAK exhibition, which runs from 14 December 2022 to 7 May 2023

Festgestaltung fordert zum Experiment auf!

Feste zelebrieren Anlässe und Stimmungen, erzeugen ihre eigenen Wirklichkeiten, die sich als lebendige Erinnerungen manifestieren. Feste transformieren Menschen, lassen sie ungewohnte Rollen einnehmen. Feste verändern Orte, lassen Öffentlichkeit entstehen und sind imstande, kritische wie fröhliche, zornige wie begeisterte Gruppen zu versammeln, zusammenzubringen und einzuwirken: auf eine Stadt, auf eine Gesellschaft. Das Fest ist untrennbar mit der Darstellung politischer oder gesellschaftlicher Macht verbunden. Wer feiert setzt auch Ordnungen außer Kraft oder schafft neue.

Die MAK-Schau DAS FEST verlebendigt Kunst-, Kultur- wie Sozialgeschichte(n). Das Buch zur Ausstellung versammelt die Expertisen des MAK-Teams sowie jene namhafter Autor:innen und vertieft dabei wesentliche Aspekte künstlerischer Festgestaltung.

• Feste als Inspiration: vom Happening bis zur religiösen Feier
• Mit Beiträgen von Chiara Baldini, Brigitte Felderer, Lilli Hollein, Werner Oechslin u.v.m.
• Publikation zur gleichnamigen Ausstellung im MAK, 14.12.2022–7.5.2023

Autor:innen des Buches:

Chiara Baldini, Portugal/Italien

Bogomir Doringer, Niederlande/Serbien

Brigitte Felderer, Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien

Werner Oechslin, Stiftung Bibliothek Werner Oechslin, Einsiedeln

Peter Sandbichler, Wien

Olga Wukounig, Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien

Lilli Hollein, Rainald Franz, Sebastian Hackenschmidt, Kathrin Pokorny-Nagel, Anne-Katrin Rossberg, Lara Steinhäußer, Bärbel Vischer, Mio Wakita-Elis, Marlies Wirth, MAK, Wien

Bauhaus Earth conference, June 2022

The built environment is a critical factor in the climate equation since buildings and physical infrastructure are directly responsible for about 40 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions.

Fortunately, there are many new ways to build better. These include timber high-rise buildings, AI-assisted design, serial prefabrication of building components, smart recycling technology, multifunctional land use, integrated regional resource management, and community-based urban development, to name just a few.

This volume compiles the papers presented by world-renowned academics, architects, spatial planners, and policymakers at the “Reconstructing the Future” conference, which was held at the Vatican in June 2022.

• First publication of the Bauhaus Earth think tank
• Ideas to transform the anthroposphere
• Contributions by Hans Joachim Schellnhuber, Ursula von der Leyen, Diébédo Francis Kéré, Wanjira Mathai, Xu Tiantian, Amanda Yates, Shigeru Ban, and many others