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  1. Adolf Loos Adolf Loos
    Adolf Loos’ Haus am Michaelerplatz in Wien und seine legendären polemischen Essays wie “Ornament und Verbrechen” (1908) oder “Ins Leere gesprochen” (1921) sind Standard in jeder Architekturlehre. Read
  2. Media Façade Media Façade
    Architecture tends to use media facades more and more as a stylistic feature. What used to be applied to facades after construction more in the way of a blemish is now part of the planning process. Read
  3. Parque Biblioteca España Parque Biblioteca España
    In areas of urban underprivilege and unrest, libraries can improve the quality of life. Based on the urban development model of Chicago, a library park has now sprung up in Medellín, the second-biggest city in Columbia. Read
  4. Remembering Jan Kaplický - Architect of Future Systems Remembering Jan Kaplický - Architect of Future Systems
    Jan Kaplický, who died earlier this year, was the Czech architect responsible for some of the most remarkable buildings that Britain has ever seen. Read
  5. Sedus in Dogern Sedus in Dogern
    The winner of the architectural competition to design the new Sedus office building in Dogern, Germany, has been announced: the Munich-based architect’s office Allmann Sattler Wappner. Read
  1. Photography to go to rack and ruin Photography to go to rack and ruin
    His photo tours have taken him to abandoned factories, clinics, hotels and ghost towns in Switzerland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the continental US, Hawaii and the Ukraine. Read
  2. Die besten Einfamilienhäuser in der Stadt Die besten Einfamilienhäuser in der Stadt
    "Als Nonplusultra urbaner Behausung galt da schon eine renovierte Jugendstilwohnung – am Ende des 20. Jahrhunderts.” Mit diesem Stossseufzer leiten die beiden Autoren ein Buch ein, Read
  3. Memory Memory
    Technology, nature and tradition are all reflected in the sculpture 'Memory', which will be on display at this year's South African art festival 'AfrikaBurn'. Read
  4. Wohnhäuser Wohnhäuser
    Hier liegt ein großformatig-schweres Buch vor mit einem etwas reisserischen Titel, doch der Blick in die porträtierten Häuser besänftigt sofort. Read
  5. Katharina Grosse. I'd like a large studio in the centre of town Katharina Grosse. I'd like a large studio in the centre of town
    The book can be read as a kind of continuation of the title, in that it is a monologue by the artist Katharina Grosse about building a house and about her own house, a highly personal description of thoughts and perceptions... Read
  1. Transit Shopping Transit Shopping
    The retail industry is going through a difficult time and has been complaining about stagnation in its customer base. The big shopping malls are competing with each other to attract shoppers. Read
  2. Laces of Architecture Laces of Architecture
    Finesse of detail, shadows and light, mystery and beauty, coupled with a precision of gesture in production. The fragments of stone filigree adorning gothic cathedrals and Moor palaces have marked the history of architecture. Read
  3. Peter Cook: On Lines and Shadows Peter Cook: On Lines and Shadows
    I am riffing off the term “unsung” with architect Peter Cook. “I feel very appreciated professionally and personally,” responds this principal at the New York–based firm Davis Brody Bond Aedas. Read
  4. O.H.W.O.W. O.H.W.O.W.
    Aaron Bondaroff and Al Moran's O.H.W.O.W. invades Athens and presents the 'Greasy Spoon pop-up shop' designed by Rafael de Cardenas of Architecture at Large. Read
  5. Deadline Today! Deadline Today!
    The architectural platform wonderland invites to the exhibition opening of 'Deadline Today!' on June 17, and talks competion trends over on June 18 at the symposium 'Making Competitions' at Architekturzentrum Vienna. Read
  1. Intuitive Interaction Intuitive Interaction
    Interaction with sensory user interfaces – computers, automats, mobile phones – has become part of our everyday life. Read
  2. The Venetian City Garden The Venetian City Garden
    Gardens in Venice? In view of the fact that Venice immediately evokes associations with lagoons, canals, palazzi and small, densely built-up areas of land surrounded by water, this sounds like something of a contradiction... Read
  3. Herning Museum of Contemporary Art Herning Museum of Contemporary Art
    Herning Museum of Contemporary Art will open to the public on September 9, 2009 uniting three distinct cultural institutions: the Herning Center of the Arts, the MidWest Ensemble and the Socle du Monde. Read
  4. 155 Cumberland 155 Cumberland
    For 155 Cumberland Quadrangle Architects Limited deservedly won the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada’s (RAIC) Award of Excellence for Innovation in Architecture. Read
  5. Frank Lloyd Wright Frank Lloyd Wright
    The ninth of April 2009 was the fiftieth anniversary of the death of Frank Lloyd Wright, who remains one of the big names of the twentieth century... Read
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