Masonry construction is usually the first building exercise the student encounters in his or her training. This volume elaborates the fundamental...
The increasing accumulation of people in living machines without history and the challenges presented by migration and the lack of space provoke a...
The dimensions of the core elements of office workplaces – desk and chair – together with the necessary circulation areas determine the design of...
During the first five years of a new architectural practice, typical problems arise that have to be managed. Based on the reports of young...
The concept and detailed design of buildings requires a comprehensive approach. Coordinating the different trades is one of the architect’s key tasks...
An ideal design is site-specific, which is the only way architecture can create or connect with a specific sense of identity. This requires addressing...
Design has long expressed and established itself as an independent research competence – a fact that also companies, institutions and politicians have...
The objective of this richly illustrated introduction is to explain and demystify the design processes in architecture, urban design, and design...
The digital revolution is interwoven with the promise to empower the user. Yet, the rise of centralised, commercial platforms for crowdsourced work...
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was one of the leading figures of twentieth-century architecture. For architects and many others who are committed to the...