Foster + Partners, founded by Norman Foster in 1967, is a leading architectural firm known for high-tech architecture and innovative urban projects. This monograph showcases 12 recent works, from small structures to large-scale projects like the Lusail Towers in Qatar. It includes construction details, sketches, and insights from collaborators, reflecting their expertise and philosophy that building should catalyze positive environmental change.
20 Interviews on the Future of Building
The book gives 20 architects and urban planners their say on the future of construction. Voices are heard from Mexico to Kenya – from Bangladesh to Switzerland. In the interviews experts give an account of their own experiences with climate-friendly construction as well as regional problems posed by rising CO2emissions. They explain pioneering projects and combine them with their personal desire and political ideals.
Urban Architecture and Community Since 2010
Barcelona is a vibrant hotbed of forward-looking architecture and urban planning. The Catalan metropolis is home to more bold concepts for climate adaptation and urban coexistence than almost anywhere else in Europe. The book highlights some of the most exciting structures built in Barcelona since 2010, bringing readers on a guided tour of surprising residential buildings, intriguing museums and extraordinary community spaces. The projects, including many additions to existing buildings, are documented with photos, floor plans and texts. Supplementary interviews introduce readers to key players in Barcelona’s architectural scene, while essays shed light on little-known aspects of the city’s urban development and transport planning.
(Bilingual Edition: English / German) BIG is an internationally operating creative group of architects, designers, urban and landscape planners, interior and product designers, researchers and inventors. The architecture of BIG is created on the basis of an observation of the environment and is suitable for a contemporary form of living. The secret of their architecture lies in the combination of utopia and pragmatism. This monograph shows how this can work. From small projects to a gigantic housing block, from urban space to museum - everything that makes urban architecture fascinating is included. This monograph presents 19 exciting projects from BIG's creative workshop. It invites to a new experience of architecture.
Kartenspiel / Card Game
This book reveals Copenhagen's quality of life using the example of built spaces. It leads its readers on a tour of exploration, visiting exciting architecture projects and surprising districts between Orestadt and Nordhavn. A total of over 25 exceptional buildings, urban squares and public spaces created in the past 10 years are presented. Documented with brilliant photos, general plans and texts, these projects paint an image of a brave generation of architects and planners who are not afraid to employ novel solutions. On display are daring typologies such as Amager Bakke, a ski slope on a waste incineration plant by BIG, spectacular iconic buildings, including the Royal Danish Aquarium by 3XN or popular public spaces for the urban community.
Kartenset mit 32 ikonischen Gebäuden / Card set with 32 iconic buildings
This publication explores the evolution of schools into full-time models, highlighting the importance of functional areas, spatial organization, inclusion, participatory planning, sustainability, comfort, and lighting. It presents various school concepts as environments for learning and socializing, featuring 20 project examples.
Ein Gedächtnisspiel für Kulturliebhaber und Architekturfans: Das Kartenset ,,DETAIL x 2" stellt 32 Museen und Kulturzentren, Galerien, Ausstellungshallen vor. Die ikonischen Entwürfe sind auf verschiedene Länder weltweit verstreut und zählen zu den markantesten Museumsentwürfen der Architektur der letzten zwei Jahrzehnte. Es gilt, das passende Paar zu finden: Welcher Grundriss oder Schnitt gehört zu welchem Foto? Mit von der Partie sind Meilensteine wie der die Prada Foundation von OMA in Mailand oder der Louvre Lens von SANAA. Alle internationalen Museumsbauten wurden ausführlich in der Detail dokumentiert. Das Kartenspiel bringt Gehirnzellen in Fahrt und lässt Profis unter den Architekturfans erkennen: Wer erkennt welche Ausstellungsräume? Wer kann Grundrisse am besten lesen? Welcher Schnitt passt zu welchem Foto? Als Hilfestellung haben wir ein Übersichtsposter beigefügt, auf dem alle Museen mit kurzen Projektdaten aufgelistet sind. Viel Spaß beim Spielen!
The book presents current sports buildings, which stand out for the quality of their construction, their integration into the urban context, and their objectives. Sport today means lifestyle and fun and is associated with joining an association and social inclusion as well as with individualization and health awareness. The spectrum of documented examples from all over Europe ranges from school gyms to urban open spaces that can be used by anyone at any time. Today's buildings for sport are radically different from the gyms of the past, providing rich and aesthetic contributions to their surroundings. This publication deals with the significance of sports buildings in public spaces and presents 15 project examples from construction to detail.