Bauentwurfsexperimente - Ästhetik der Technik

Christina Köchling
Ruby Press, Berlin

Das Buch zeigt an drei experimentellen Häusern der 1970-90er Jahre, wie die Gebäudetechnik als integraler Bestandteil des Entwurfs und des architektonischen Konzepts verstanden werden kann. Das „Baumhaus“ von Ot Hoffmann in Darmstadt, das „Solarhaus“ von Rolf Schoch in Zollikofen und das „Lufthaus“, das Internationale Begegnungszentrum der Wissenschaft, IBZ, von Otto Steidle in Berlin, sie alle rücken die Potenziale der Natur in den Mittelpunkt und arbeiten mit haustechnischem Lowtech-Ideen...

OMA Shohei Shigematsu (A+U 647)

A+U Architecture and Urbanism

a+u’s August issue features Shohei Shigematsu, the lead at OMA New York since 2006, whose architectural works include projects from educational facilities, art museums, and exhibition designs to high-rise commercial complexes, all of which are "open-ended" and "absorb and reflect society in the moment." Toranomon Hills Station Tower, completed in Tokyo in 2023, where the subway concourse connects to a large atrium flooded with natural light, provides continuous access from the basement of the...

DnA - Renewing the Chinese Countryside (A+U 650)

A+U Architecture and Urbanism

This issue features DnA, the Beijing-based firm led by architect Xu Tiantian. Since 2004, DnA has been designing public buildings that bridge culture, industry, and infrastructure in rural China. Prior to launching her own office, Xu worked for several design firms in the United States and the Netherlands, including OMA. The magazine features 25 works by DnA, organised into four clusters located near China’s south-eastern coast: repurposing abandoned quarries in Jinyun County, revitalising...

Bak Gordon Architecture 2008-2024 (TC 167)

Dedicated to the work of Portuguese architect Ricardo Bak Gordon, this issue reviews his career from 2008 to the present day through a selection of 17 projects, documented with plans, photographs and construction details. The selection includes emblematic projects such as the D. Dinis Secondary School in Lisbon and the García da Orta Secondary School in Porto, the National Museum of Carriages (in collaboration with Paulo Mendes da Rocha) and various detached houses that demonstrate his...

Belgien (Archithese 4.2024)

Archithese

Vor allem in den letzten zehn Jahren ist die zeitgenössische Architektur Belgiens nicht mehr aus dem internationalen Diskurs wegzudenken. In der Schweiz zeigt sich dies an der Vielzahl belgischer Professor*innen an der ETH Zürich. Allerdings fokussiert archithese auch auf Bauten weniger bekannter, junger Architekt*innen und sucht nach verblassten Schlüsselprojekten der Landesgeschichte.

Herzog & de Meuron 2017-2024 (AV Monographs 268-269)

AV Arquitectura Viva

Basel-based architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron has evolved remarkably since its founding in 1980. This monograph, their fifth in AV's series, chronicles the firm's last seven years of work (2017-2024). Now a global studio with seven offices and over 600 projects, they maintain their commitment to material innovation while addressing contemporary challenges. The volume showcases pivotal projects including Zurich's Children's Hospital, Hong Kong's M+ museum, and the HORTUS development in...

Diller Scofidio + Renfro - Architecture, Not Architecture

Diller, Scofidio
Phaidon Press, London

DILLER SCOFIDIO

The first comprehensive monograph on the cross-disciplinary practice including over 100 built and ephemeral works Since its founding in 1981, New York-based studio Diller Scofidio + Renfro (DS+R) has designed some of the world's most revered civic spaces and cultural institutions. Their practice covers architecture, urban design, installation art, performance, digital media, and print. From the renowned High Line in New York City to the upcoming V&A East Storehouse in London to some of their...

Holzbau + Vorfertigung (Detail 11.2024)

Wohnsiedlungen und Bürogebäude, ein Aussichtsturm und ein Olympia-Rekord in Paris: In dieser Ausgabe zeigen wir die Vielfalt des Holzbaus in sieben ausgewählten Projekten, deren Konstruktionsdetails wir für Sie aufbereitet haben. Unter den Beispielen sind beeindruckende Bauten in hochverdichteten Großstädten und malerische konstruktive Schmuckstücke in der Natur. Der elegante soziale Wohnungsbau in Paris von Mobile Architectural Office schließt ein Eckgrundstück nahe der Gare de L’Est. Die...