The term »cost-effective building« often refers only to the building costs, while a realistic evaluation requires a consideration of the entire life cycle of a...

'Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir men’s blood'. This was recommended once by Daniel Burnham, US architect and author of The Plan of Chicago. His...

A successful formal design transforms interior spaces from mere usable volumes to spaces for living, work and interaction, spaces that can be experienced with...

Food and drink – ranging from vital intake of nourishment to opulent society dinners. Our issue Concept Gastronomy is packed with bars, cafés and restaurants...

Thanks to changing general conditions and increasing environmental awareness, the size of timber constructions being built, also in an urban context, is getting...

Architecture and landscape are connected in many different ways. Buildings can blend almost invisibly into the surrounding landscape or they can deliberately...

Truly massive, monolithic buildings are becoming something of an object of the past; heat insulation and energy saving regulations have long ensured that...

Reduced consumption: Financial support for renewable energy sources will decline due to the over-indebted budgets. The architects’ approach is one step ahead:...

An increasing number of people want to live in city centres, where space is limited. This causes architecture to grow vertically, creating new worlds on top of...