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  1. An intermediate space An intermediate space
    At this year's imm cologne Degenhardt presented 'Landed', the prototype of a prefabricated house, in cooperation with Richard Lampert. Read
  2. Details Details
    In the form of a script Kristina Raderschad has put together a collection of annotated illustrations which deal with those aspects of our homes which do not normally form the highlights of books and magazines on home furnishing... Read
  3. Architonic Concept Spaces Architonic Concept Spaces
    The concept is innovation: at last year's imm cologne Architonic participated with a stand which demonstrated the potential which lies in the combination of innovative materials and progressive design solutions provided by future-oriented production processes... Read
  4. “Urban Canyon” Townhouses Create Eco-Friendly Village Community in Seattle “Urban Canyon” Townhouses Create Eco-Friendly Village Community in Seattle
    Boston, November 18, 2008 – A new townhouse development in Seattle has created a distinctly rural yet eco-modern village environment within an urban setting. Read
  5. Laboratory of the future in the desert Laboratory of the future in the desert
    The concept of an ideal city is often connected with the idea of Utopia. A city which is planned from nothing is an attempt to provide an environment for an ideal concept of society. Read
  1. The Making of Architonic Concept Space II The Making of Architonic Concept Space II
    The vision behind the Architonic Concept Spaces is to bring together innovative designers on the one hand with the latest technologies, materials and producers on the other. Read
  2. Welcome to Vertigo Welcome to Vertigo
    Viewing platforms promise a very special kind of experience. However, in spite of the breathtaking views they provide, these spectacularly constructed platforms themselves are often not noticed. Read
  3. On a large scale On a large scale
    If not entirely forgotten, so far the oeuvre of the Lausanne architect Jean Tschumi has at least been known for the most part only to insiders. This is no accident, in that post-war modernism has suffered from the popularity of classical modernism worldwide. Read
  4. Maine Journal: Needles in Haystack Maine Journal: Needles in Haystack
    Driving along Maine’s intestinal coastline, words and phrases like “bottom line” and “hardscrabble” appear in street and farm names. Appropriate: The local climate can be challenging, and its craggy land able to drive an Anne Proulx character to madness. Read
  5. Unsung America: Less Callous in Calais Unsung America: Less Callous in Calais
    In searching for an American design, one may as well start at a bookend. The sun rises over Calais, Maine, the easternmost city in the United States. But it has set here, too. Read
  1. Unsung America: Pop!Tech Unsung America: Pop!Tech
    Pop!Tech is a yearly conference held in Camden, Maine. Andrew Zolli will tell you, though, that it’s really a community of innovators whose ongoing dialogue just happens to culminate in the annual retreat. Read
  2. Anish Kapoor: Memory Anish Kapoor: Memory
    As a commission on behalf of Deutsche Guggenheim in Berlin 1991 Turner Prize winner Anish Kapoor has created a sculpture made of Corten steel which... Read
  3. The new Vitruvius, or what is architecture? The new Vitruvius, or what is architecture?
    Let's be honest, which of us has read the 'De architectura libri decem' ("Ten books about architecture") by Vitruvius, or even part of the work? Even though searching Google for 'Vitruvius' will produce no less than a staggering 3.6 million hits... Read
  4. No Man's Land's Water Supply No Man's Land's Water Supply
    The climatic changes are forcing architects to come up with new and visionary designs in order to make living possible in the most unusual places on Earth. Read
  5. The quiet revolution The quiet revolution
    There are now a number of companies on the market which specialise in the development of micro wind turbines that enable individual power generation... Read
  1. Europe´s Bio-Battery Europe´s Bio-Battery
    Europe remains the theme. Kem Koolhaas has recently presented a complex master plan for a European energy park in the North Sea... Read
  2. Pilgrims Architecture Pilgrims Architecture
    In order to create centres along the way where the pilgrims can rest and pray the municipalities involved have commissioned eleven artists and architects to develop architectural solutions for this out-of-the-ordinary context... Read
  3. Undiszipliniert / Undisciplined Undiszipliniert / Undisciplined
    The Phenomenon of Space in Art, Architecture and Design Read
  4. DesignBuildBLUFF DesignBuildBLUFF
    DesignBuildBLUFF is a studio headed by philisopher and architect Hank Louis. At the University of Utah, College of Architecture and Planning first and second year students of architecture are given the opportunity every spring to build housing for poor families on the Navajo tribal reserve near Bluff, Utah. Read
  5. The floating home The floating home
    In many countries there is a long tradition of living on the water, and even today many people feel the desire to live close to it. For them the solution is a houseboat or floating home, a boat which is anchored in a specific berth and is their permanent residence. Read
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