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Public Spaces, NY
Public Spaces, NY
Making Manhattan more inclusive and equitable – visions by Hilary Sample and Michael Meredith
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AIGA 50 Books | 50 Covers
AIGA 50 Books | 50 Covers
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Typology
Typology
Tashkent, Genoa, Tbilisi, and Casablanca – Analyses of modern and contemporary buildings in the latest volume of the Typology series
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SAY 25/26. Swiss Architecture Yearbook
SAY 25/26. Swiss Architecture Yearbook
Outstanding new buildings meet burning questions about the building boom, urban sprawl and sustainability
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Reinventing Heritage
Reinventing Heritage
Revitalizing cities and honouring cultural heritage – Milan-based collective Park shows how its done
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Buildings for People and Plants by WORKac
Buildings for People and Plants by WORKac
«Balancing social and environmental concern with an all-embracing lightheartedness» – WORKac’s latest explorations in architecture and community-centric design
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Public Spaces, NY There are no perfect public spaces. Public space is constantly changing, shifting, never quite fixed. It is formed by laws, by regulations, by private ownership, and by city management. Public spaces are influenced both by the people who oversee them and by those who use them. And because of this, public spaces are never neutral. In Public Spaces, NY, Michael Meredith and Hilary Sample document and analyze Manhattan’s parks, streets, community gardens, privately owned public spaces, recreation areas, waterfronts, and cemeteries. Their book seeks to understand their design, construction, and management, and provides detailed drawings of both the spaces themselves and speculative illustrations about how the public uses the spaces. By examining how public spaces facilitate or hinder inclusion, and by detailing the conflicts and negotiations they provoke, this book creates a discourse to reimagine the future of public life in the United States’ densest city. *** By Hilary Sample and Michael Meredith @mmmosarchitects Book design by Studio Lin and MOS Architects @studiolin #parkbooks #newyorkcity #manhattan #community #urbanism #structures #mosarchitects #studiolin #equity #architecture #frameworks #inclusion #hilarysample #michaelmeredith #vacantspacesny #publicspace #publicspacesnyc
Nachhaltige Designprozesse – Ein praxisnahes Handbuch für Designer:innen. Upcoming Events mit Thomas Wüthrich & Yves Raschle rund um ihr jüngst erschienenes Buch: *** 📅 Samstag, 1. November 📍 Gewerbemuseum Winterthur 📍 Kirchplatz 14, Winterthur 🕖 16:00–17:00 Uhr Im Gewerbemuseum Winterthur stellen die Autoren im Rahmen der Jungdesign ihr neu erschienenes Buchprojekt vor und geben Einblick in den Entstehungsprozess, die Herausforderungen und das Potenzial. @gewerbemuseum_winterthur *** 📅 Donnerstag, 27. November 📍 Buchhandlung Never Stop Reading 📍 Spiegelgasse 18 / Unter Zäune, Zürich 🕖 19:00 Uhr In der Buchhandlung im Herzen der Zürcher Altstadt feiern Thomas Wüthrich & Yves Raschle die Buchvernissage ihres praxisnahen Leitfadens. @neverstopreading_zh *** Weitere Veranstaltungen 2026 in Planung – stay tuned! #events #booklaunch #gewerbemuseumwinterthur #upcoming #inchfurniture #thomaswüthrich #yvesraschle #bookpresentation #jungdesign #nachhaltigesdesign #handbuch
VISITING is now available worldwide! Visits to the pioneering residential buildings realized in Berlin by German architects Inken and Hinrich Baller in 1966–89: models for high-quality and affordable housing and the creation of exciting urban spaces. *** Edited by Urban Fragment Observatory @urban_fragment_observatory Book design by Studio Han Li @elias_hanzer @lucasliccini #urbanfragmentobservatory #ballerundballer #inkenballer #hinrichballer #berlin #parkbooks #contemporaryarchitects #ufoufo #housing #schoolbuildings #urbanfragmentobservatory #modernarchitecture
Faszination Sichtbeton. Werke des Architekten Bernhard Heid Der bayerische Architekt Bernhard Heid (1930–2002) hat mit seinem Büro zahlreiche markante und höchst elegante Zeugen der Nachkriegsmoderne geschaffen. Viele Schulen, Bäder und andere öffentliche Einrichtungen, aber auch Gewerbebetriebe gehen auf das Konto von Heid. Ein grosser Teil von ihnen sind charakteristische Betonbauten. Faszination Sichtbeton ist das erste Buch über das Schaffen von Bernhard Heid. Drei seiner Schlüsselwerke stehen im Zentrum und werden umfassend präsentiert: die Kirche St. Petrus in Walsdorf (1970–1972), das Wohnhaus des Architekten in Zirndorf (1966) und das Wolfram-von-Eschenbach-Gymnasium in Schwabach (1971–1978). Die mit Plänen, neuen Fotografien und Archivmaterialien eingehend vorgestellten Gebäude überzeugen durch ihre Eleganz, präzise Erschliessungs- und Nutzungskonzepte sowie die im Stile des Brutalismus gehaltene Materialisierung gleichermassen. *** Herausgegeben von Birgitta Heid Gestaltet von Clemens Theobert Schedler, Büro für konkrete Gestaltung Mit Fotografien von Florian Holzherr @florian_holzherr #parkbooks #birgittaheid #clemensschedler #bürofürkonkretegestaltung #bernhardheid #sichtbeton #nachkriegsmoderne #schlüsselwerke #architektenmonografie #bayern
Nachhaltige Designprozesse. Leitfaden für die gestalterische Praxis und Lehre Anders als in klar strukturierten Fachgebieten wie der Architektur und dem Bauwesen gibt es im sehr breit gefächerten Berufsfeld Design kaum vereinheitlichte Prozessabläufe. Entsprechend gross ist die Herausforderung, Nachhaltigkeitskriterien systematisch in die Arbeitsprozesse der äusserst diversen Kreativbranche zu implementieren. Mit diesem Buch haben die Produktdesigner und Innenarchitekten Thomas Wüthrich und Yves Raschle einen praxisorientierten Leitfaden dazu erarbeitet. Klar strukturiert und mit präzisen, auf das Wesentliche reduzierten Beiträgen beleuchtet das Handbuch relevante Aspekte der Nachhaltigkeit in allen Projektphasen: vom Grobkonzept über Entwurf und Konstruktion bis hin zur Ausführungs- und Nutzungsphase. Die informativen Texte werden dabei mit konkreten Handlungsempfehlungen kombiniert. *** Von Thomas Wüthrich und Yves Raschle Gestaltet von Nadine Wüthrich @nadine_wuethrich_ Lithografie von Marjeta Morinc @marjetamorinc Produktbilder Slides 1 & 6: © Franz Rindlisbacher @franzrindlisbacher #parkbooks #inchfurniture #handbuch #kompendium #prozess #nachhaltigkeit #produktdesign #leitfaden #nadinewüthrich #thomaswüthrich #yvesraschle #designprozess #gestaltung #industriedesign #möbeldesign #innenarchitektur #projektphasen #newrelease #neuerscheinung
Ebaholz Campus Extension. Building as a Common Process In 2024, the University of Liechtenstein in Vaduz opened its Ebaholz campus extension. Design and realization of the building’s interior was entrusted to students from the Craft & Structure Studio at Liechtenstein School of Architecture. Their key task was to create new working environments and to offer space for social interaction. The building’s structural conditions were the only limits to the design process. Students had to deal with materials and tectonic aspects of designing wall systems, furniture, and lighting, as well as all the issues of space and atmosphere for creative teamwork. Supported by experts of scenography, acoustics, and color design, they experimented with spatial concepts, atmospheres, materials, and colors. The entire planning was done on a 1:1 scale and eventually realized in collaboration with craftspeople from local construction firms. This book highlights these didactics of design-build used at the Craft & Structure Studio under the direction of Urs Meister and Carmen Rist-Stadelmann and places it in the international framework of architectural education. *** Multilingual Edition – German & English! Edited by Carmen Rist-Stadelmann and Urs Meister @architecture_liechtenstein @uni_li Book design by Studio Joost Grootens @studiojoostgrootens Image processing by Marjeta Morinc @marjetamorinc #parkbooks #carmenriststadelmann #ursmeister #architecturaleducation #architecture #architecturebook #buildingprocess #bauprozess #craft #designprocesses #designbuild #didactics #modelworkshop #trade #liechtensteinschoolofarchitecture #universityliechtenstein
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