Chris van Uffelen

Drawing on 60 examples, this title shows the multiplicity of contemporary airport construction and design. The projects presented include large scale airports, long term building projects, smaller airports at more remote locations, expansions and individual new functional areas like air traffic control centers, hangars and lounges.

Airport architecture

Toys, fulfilling as they do one of mankind's most basic needs, have existed for as long as we have. From the earliest times both adults and children have used toys to simulate reality or simply to pass time. Renowned designers, artists and architects have always tried their hand at creating toys: from Frank Lloyd Wright's work with Fr�bel's building blocks to Josef Hartwig's Bauhaus chess set that is still produced today. Gerrit Rietveld, Pablo Picasso, Marcel Breuer and Andy Warhol also designed toys. However, most often it was craftsmen and -women - such as the seamstress Margarete Steiff (Steiff teddy bears), the carpenters Christiansen (Lego), or the cabinet-maker Hans Beck (Playmobil) - who designed the most successful and enduring toys. Toys for small children are often distinguished by a high level of abstraction (babies' toys, for example, typically have fluid contours, simplified detail drawings and primary colors), although timeless designer toys such as those produced by Naef cross all age limits and can even be found on executive desks. This volume in the "Design"series presents both contemporary designer toys and classic toys that are still on the market.

Toy Design

In 2009, plans by New York mayor Michael Bloomberg to transform part of Broadway including Times Square into a pedestrian area caused a sensation, not just in the city but internationally. Urban areas where pedestrians have right of way over vehicles are becoming increasingly important in the modern city and have enjoyed growing popular - ity since the 1950s. Not only do they increase the quality of life of the residents, they also become an increasingly important locational factor. In general there are two types of pedestrian zones: the first serves primarily as an alternative transit route with - out cars, while the second is dedicated to shopping and entertainment in the form of traffic-free shopping streets and open pedestrian areas within shopping malls. Based on a careful selection of projects this volume presents the functional and design variety of these popular urban spaces.

Car Free Urban Spaces

Pedestrian Zones

Joachim Fischer

Alice Bayandin

This is the most comprehensive, authoritative and up-to-date compendium of contemporary European architecture available in one single volume. Projects from all parts of the continent have been selected to create a representative overview of the latest European architecture. The great variety of European architecture is guaranteed because there is only one project presented per architect with high-quality pictures and plans. Particular emphasis has been placed on making sure that many small creative and surprising buildings are presented alongside more familiar projects.

1000 X European Architecture

Neither mass accomodation nor luxury villa, but an extraordinary variety of well designed middle-class family dwellings in Germany.

Contemporary Homes in Germany

Single-Family Houses

Despang Architekten Das Büro begann seine Karriere mit einem Wettbewerbsentwurf für Wartehäuschen der Stadtbahnlinie D für die Weltausstellung 2000 in Hannover. Jede Haltestelle ist mit einem anderen Material ausgestattet, das ihr eine eigene Persönlichkeit verleiht. Seit damals entstehen Bauten der unterschiedlichsten Gattungen in ganz individueller Herangehensweise überall in Deutschland. Der Gedanke an Nachhaltigkeit ist in allen Bauten erkennbar, etwa beim officehome Oberhaching bei München, der Kindertagesstätte in Göttingen oder der Bundeswehr-Gastronomie Stallberg in Viereck, bei der trotz der strengen Bauvorschriften die kulturellen und baukünstlerischen Aspekte nicht zu kurz kommen.

Inklusive Architektur

Despang Architekten

Revealing the fascinating breath of both the architectural and the interior design possibilities inherent in this material from across the globe.

Architecture & Interior Design

Living in Wood

"Buildings and rooms bearing traces of the past that are integrated into new concepts are arousing enthusiasm both within and beyond the design scene. This volume explores the functional and artistic possibilities emerging from revitalization that respects the inherited, often shabby and dilapidated building structures and its fabric. Whether through striking contrast with the new creation or reinterpretation of the existing architecture – or indeed both together – all featured projects are defined by their respectful and thoughtful stance towards the sites they occupy and establish an enthralling relationship between the old and the new."--Page 4 de la couverture.

Rough Past Meets New Design

The amazing architectural varieties of combining the ingenious spatial solutions of apartment floor plans with the autonomy of detached single-family houses.

Bungalow Design

Along with the classics of the age of mass-consumption, this title presents many examples of innovative contemporary design solutions of product packaging.

Packaging Design

The concept of an office is far more diverse than it used to be ; gone are the days of factory floor-style expanses and monotonous cell-like structures. Now they function as both a company's individual calling card and an inspiring work environment. Office architecture and design have flourished into a complex discipline that is continually developing new solution scenarios that put the distinctive needs of individual employees front and center and, in doing so, foster communication, motivation and achievement. This volume presents over 100 projects from around the globe, incorporating local and firm specific examples of office architecture and putting the newest insights of research into the work place to the test : from the low-budget and creatively designed work space of the start-up, via the multifunctional office of an advertising agency separated into flexible zones and devoid of fixed work places, to elaborately furnished and prestigious offices of law firms. Each of these office worlds is also a habitat, a source of unique fascination and inspiration.

Architecture + Interiors

Working in Style

"Expressive-opulent at times and minimalist-clear at others ? concrete is always new, exciting, and startling. Whether visible or invisible, delicate or powerful, the constantly evolving technological developments and especially sophisticated new materials allow phenomenal innovative designs with the highest possible artistic quality. This volume sheds light on all the different faces of concrete, presenting an overview of the great variety of outstanding contemporary projects. It highlights the extensive scope of design possibilities as well as the immense potential incorporated in this unique building material."--Publisher's website.

Pure. Strong. Surprising

Concrete

Who wants to live how? The most diverse life patterns and lifestyles are reflected in the way a person designs his or her home. Architects and interior designers have to get involved with the individual character of their clients, they have to understand how their clients want to live and implement this in their room concepts and designs. From the seating furniture via the wall design to the orientation of the bed to the window, all of this provides information about the inhabitants on the most diverse levels. Wood or stainless steel, filigree plants, pink lampshades - or even the motorbike next to the fridge - make very different statements about the self-image and the sought-after external image of the residents. This book celebrates life in all its diversity through magnificent interiors.

Interior Design Around the World

Lifestyles Today

In the age of multichannel commerce, shopping malls and department stores are faced with difficult challenges coupled with new and promising perspectives. The objective for a winning concept is to optimize the quality of stay by indulging visitors so they spend as much time as possible on site. The customer must conceive the visit as an all-around inspiring experience which engages the senses beyond the consumption of goods. This occurs by diversifying the offer with cultural institutions, a variety of dining opportunities and exciting leisure activities. Architectural quality as well as the targeted use of design is playing an increasingly important role. This richly illustrated volume with its detailed planning material presents the newest trends and developments in the context of current projects from around the world.

Malls & Department Stores

Buildings designated brutalist in style were largely built in the 1960s and 1970s, exuding an aura of daring, uncompromising design today. Vilified for decades as the step-child of modernism, brutalist architecture is now enjoying an astonishing comeback by inspiring contemporary architecture. This book offers a sophisticated overview of post-war and contemporary brutalist buildings and of the relationship in appearance and design, in the grand concepts and the smallest details between brutalism today and its ancestors.

Brutalism Now and Then

Massive, Expressive, Sculptural

This book is showing the similarities as well as the differences between the French regions in terms of the interior styles, where the typical is preserved and blended with the contemporary.

French Interior Design

Whether visible or invisible, delicate or powerful, the constantly evolving technological developments allow phenomenal innovative designs with the highest possible artistic quality involving concrete.

Fascination Concrete

Hard Stuff

Markus Golser

Nicolette Baumeister

Munich has been for centuries one of Germany's most prominent architectural hubs. The Bavarian capital boasts a long tradition of extraordinary buildings while also being distinguished by a wealth of contemporary architecture. The range of highlights extends from the late Gothic Frauenkirche via the classicist masterpieces of Leo von Klenze to the functional-elegant main train station of post-war modernity, and spectacular contemporary buildings such as the BMW Welt or the Allianz Arena. Proven experts guide the reader through ail the historical architectural eras of the popular metropolis in the south of the country. In addition to the most important buildings in Munich itself, the guide book also presents architectural masterpieces in Bavaria, one of Germany's most popular destinations. The chronologically structured chapters and the colored illustrations vividly present the characteristic features of each era. In addition to individual buildings, important ensembles and the key architects of Munich are featured.

The Architecture Guide

Munich + Bavaria

Markus Sebastian Braun

"Landscape architecture is comprised of a wide and multifaceted range of very diverse outdoor space designs – that can be stern or playful, shrill or romantic, straightforward or low-key. As their main ‘building materials’ are trees and shrubs, flowers and grass, landscape architecture projects are in a constant state of flux. They range from expansive natural and cultivated landscapes, via picturesque front yards and courtyards, spectacular greened façades and roofs, up to innovative outdoor designs that nearly or completely make do without any vegetation at all. All works featured in the Atlas of World Landscape Architecture share the fact that they constitute and provide ecologically and socially intact living environments for human beings."--

Atlas of World Landscape Architecture

A demonstration of how the use and popularity of bricks has not feigned one bit over the millennia, and is even gaining popularity today.

Chris van Uffelen

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