The Atlas of World Architecture gives a detailed overview of today's architecture between international trends, regional traditions, functional demands and individual styles.
This volume presents about 100 of the most outstanding recent projects on this field. A wide selection of groundbreaking concepts from private residences to pub-lic business buildings is presented through texts, photos and drawings.
Playgrounds are places where children can slide, swing, jump, skate, climb and do all those things which their motor control development requires.
This publication celebrates the 100th anniversary of Alaskan aviation that is unique both in the world of geography and flying, illustrating the changes flying brought to life on the ground in the course of history.
This is a presentation of 60 examples of the latest international architectural designs for which wood has been used extensively - both for its functional capabilities and its aesthetic appeal.
An in-depth look at the design of urban space with focus on how the design of these spaces can add an innovative flair to the area.
With their power of visualization, architectural drawings and sketches are unmatched in their capacity to anticipate the esthetic appearance of a building after its completion.
This book is a cross-section through the best of Berlin design, the main part is the presentation of designers and their work, while a few short essays set them in context.
The contemporary beach houses from across the world featured in this volume harmoniously adapt to the surrounding landscape while embracing the seaside lifestyle with sumptuous interiors and outdoor living spaces and balancing casual-cool ...
The new series in a square format sends the reader on a journey across European metropolises. Thereby, the attention is focused not on prominent buildings at large but on ingenious and extraordinary details.
To build with wood has been for years and is still a trend topic, this volume is a road tour of contemporary wood architecture.
Revealing the fascinating breath of both the architectural and the interior design possibilities inherent in this material from across the globe.
This book thus makes an important contribution to achieving an architecture that is attuned to people's needs and helps to promote the recovery process.
This book presents a selection of 40 sailing yachts constituting the entire range of available models of this type of boat.
This book offers a sophisticated overview of post-war and contemporary brutalist buildings and of the relationship - in appearance and design, in the grand concepts and the smallest details - between brutalism today and its ancestors.
Since façade design, construction and technology are assuming a greater significance in the building industry today, this volume provides an overview of the entire spectrum and shows in how the relationship of interior and exterior must be ...
Architectural details of all epochs and styles are the focus of this book: the window as the eye of the house, balconies as retreats in the midst of the urban din, or stairs as the embodiment of change.
Showcasing the great variety of sinage systems from across the world, ranging from individual buildings to larger contexts like subway systems, town districts or entire cities.
The design of coffee shops is increasingly on the move.
This is the most comprehensive, authoritative and up-to-date compendium of contemporary European architecture available in one single volume.