ARCHITECTURE Ressource Africa3/24/2015Vitra Design Museum is devoting not just one, but two exhibitions to Africa. While the one suggests the "re-maker culture" is a blueprint for design in the Global North, the other explores how to achieve architectural independence.
ARCHITECTURE 33 square meters, twisted3/19/2015In revamping 250-year-old Haus Thuneke, architect Peter Grundmann concentrated on making just few specific changes – albeit to great effect. Now the stodgy farmhouse structure proudly boasts a delicate extension.
FAIRS & EVENTS Floating with the winners3/17/2015In Portikus on the mini island in the River Main in downtown Frankfurt Philippe Grohe presented the prizes to the winning “Axor Inspiration Projects”.
ARCHITECTURE Countryside brutalism3/4/2015Berlin architects Augustin + Frank have built a kind of ur-house: Marvelously positioned on the shore of Scharmützelsee and surrounded by pines – it’s as though the countryside glides through the concrete structure.
ARCHITECTURE The escape helper 2/27/2015Is building in the countryside different to construction work in towns? Do rural edifices possibly need to have more character? Florian Heilmeyer talked to architect Thomas Kröger about three projects in the Uckermark.
ARCHITECTURE Into the dust with the enemies of Brandenburg! 2/21/2015Come to Brandenburg with us! For behind its fences and trees, in the meadows and on the lakes we have discovered amazing architecture well worth exploring.
ARCHITECTURE Loft living in the countryside2/21/2015The former worsted yarn spinning mill in Brandenburg an der Havel is in for a makeover – the brick building is going to be home to studios, office space, a children’s daycare center, and some unusual apartments.
FEATURED A workplace overlooking vineyards – with luminaires by Nimbus2/17/2015wulf architekten realized the new IHK headquarters in Stuttgart. Inside, luminaires by Nimbus make for ideal working conditions.
FAIRS & EVENTS Where would we be if... 2/12/2015At this year’s BAU in Munich manufacturers didn’t really seem to have that much thirst for the future. The industry is stuck between pragmatism and risk minimization, which impacts on architecture for sure.
ARCHITECTURE The Böhms1/29/2015The documentary on the Böhm family is a masterpiece on the psychology of a family in which more or less everything revolves around architecture.
ARCHITECTURE Happy Birthday Gottfried Böhm!1/23/2015Gottfried Böhm’s oeuvre is immense and even with 95 work still has a firm hold on him. We congratulate the first German Pritzker Prize winner to his birthday and take you on a journey in time through five of his buildings in Cologne.
FAIRS & EVENTS Moving construction forwards1/13/2015At Munich’s BAU trade fair, manufacturers will be presenting their building innovations. During the fair, Stylepark together with Detail and Arch+ will be casting a glance at current research and construction projects.
FAIRS & EVENTS Selected manufacturers BAU 20151/13/2015The BAU, world’s leading trade fair for architecture, materials and systems, will start at Januray 19. Our list of selected manufacturers shows you which manufacturers are to be found where.
FEATURED Academy with fab flooring12/2/2014The newly-built Sparkassenakademie in Stuttgart is a training center that’s a pleasure to work in. Lindner Group handled the floor, wall and door systems for the interior.
ARCHITECTURE Periphery that feels like the very center12/1/2014Traditional and progressive – an unusual blend. Sophia Walk spoke with the British architect Stephen Bates from London-based architecture firm Sergison Bates on building with bricks and the density dilemma.
ARCHITECTURE Top-drawer time bombs 11/25/2014In the 1960s they designed ambitious utopias with cheeky irony. Today they build shopping malls. The exhibition “Haus-Rucker-Co – Architectural Utopia Reloaded” at Berlin’s “Haus am Waldsee” tells fairytales from a long since obsolete future.
FAIRS & EVENTS The Rasch Brother’s universe11/14/2014An exhibition at Marta Herford juxtaposes the lifework of Heinz and Bodo Rasch to built and dreamed utopias of the 1960s and artistic projects of today. The show attempts too much, but is still well worth a visit.
ARCHITECTURE Foresight in Hindsight 11/10/2014Things always work out differently. Not that it stops people from loving future predictions. So who does a better job predicting things: pundits or fortune tellers?
ARCHITECTURE Frankfurt High-Rises 2010 to 2014 11/8/2014Frankfurt has quite a lot to offer in terms of buildings of not insubstantial and therefore praiseworthy height. So what exactly has started to scrape the Frankfurt skies? Here’s an introduction to the most important structures among them, classified by decade.
ARCHITECTURE Frankfurt High-Rises 1990 to 2000 11/7/2014Frankfurt has quite a lot to offer in terms of buildings of not insubstantial and therefore praiseworthy height. So what exactly has started to scrape the Frankfurt skies? Here’s an introduction to the most important structures among them, classified by decade.
ARCHITECTURE Frankfurt High-Rises 2000 to 2010 11/7/2014Frankfurt has quite a lot to offer in terms of buildings of not insubstantial and therefore praiseworthy height. So what exactly has started to scrape the Frankfurt skies? Here’s an introduction to the most important structures among them, classified by decade.
ARCHITECTURE Frankfurt High-Rises 1980 to 1990 11/6/2014Frankfurt has quite a lot to offer in terms of buildings of not insubstantial and therefore praiseworthy height. So what exactly has started to scrape the Frankfurt skies? Here’s an introduction to the most important structures among them, classified by decade.
ARCHITECTURE Frankfurt High-Rises 1970 to 1980 11/6/2014Frankfurt has quite a lot to offer in terms of buildings of not insubstantial and therefore praiseworthy height. So what exactly has started to scrape the Frankfurt skies? Here’s an introduction to the most important structures among them, classified by decade.
ARCHITECTURE Frankfurt High-Rises 1950 to 196011/5/2014Frankfurt has quite a lot to offer in terms of buildings of not insubstantial and therefore praiseworthy height. So what exactly has started to scrape the Frankfurt skies? Here’s an introduction to the most important structures among them, classified by decade.
FEATURED Bricks from top to bottom11/4/2014For the extension of a museum in Sorø, Denmark, the architects chose bricks by Petersen Tegl and even used them to clad the roof.