Книги издательства Birkhauser

How is an energy efficient building created? Which are the most important criteria pertaining to urban development or the conception of the floor plan? What are the optimal dimensions appropriate for the building’s usage but also ensuring energy effi...

While the efficiency and sustainability offensive is in full swing in most sectors of the economy, in the construction sector it is still in its very beginnings economically as well as ecologically. However, politicians and policymakers at the global...

The London architectural firm Wilkinson Eyre Architects, founded in 1983, has been drawing attention since the 1990s with its wealth of innovative and imaginative designs – notably its spectacular and structurally ambitious bridges. The best-known an...

Facades - they are the first feature of a building to be noticed, they determine its distinctive appearance and are often the subject of controversial debate. This new first edition of the Facade Construction Manual provides a systematic survey of co...

Concrete and stone seem made to last forever. But the fact is they develop problems. It is not always as dramatic as the collapse of a section of the roof of the Paris Charles de Gaulle airport in 2004. Gradual changes also occur that may compromise ...

The third edition of this highly successful book has been graphically redesigned as well as completely revised and expanded, with 220 new articles. It brings together facade solutions and ideas that are remarkable from various perspectives city plann...

Often described as the « fifth façade », the flat roof is extremely popular with architects. Its essential task is to shelter the space beneathit from the elements. Beyond this, the use of flat roofs may be optimized by integrating them as green roof...

Anyone wanting to find out about the current design trends needs and reads form, the international design magazine. Each issue focuses on the design process proper: Wide-ranging features offer insights into how extraordinary products and graphic proj...

Anyone wanting to find out about the current design trends needs and reads form, the international design magazine. Each issue focuses on the design process proper: Wide-ranging features offer insights into how extraordinary products and graphic ...

Anyone wanting to find out about the current design trends needs and reads form, the international design magazine. Each issue focuses on the design process proper: Wide-ranging features offer insights into how extraordinary products and graphic ...

Anyone wanting to find out about the current design trends needs and reads form, the international design magazine. Each issue focuses on the design process proper: Wide-ranging features offer insights into how extraordinary products and graphic ...

Anyone wanting to find out about the current design trends needs and reads form, the international design magazine. Each issue focuses on the design process proper: Wide-ranging features offer insights into how extraordinary products and graphic ...

Gert Wingardh (*1951) is Sweden s leading architect. His clever and imaginative spatial creations are remarkable in economic as well as ecological and sociological terms. The focus of his designs is always on the needs of the future users. This monog...

How can design help to make PR events unique and compelling occasions? For the first time, Happening! Design for Events sets its sights on the total design of PR events and uses selected projects to show that there is virtually no limit to the influe...

Seit 25 Jahren fuhren Hubert Hermann und Francois Valentiny ihre Buros in Wien und Luxemburg. Was sie verbindet, ist eine gemeinsame Haltung, die sie uber die Jahre im verbalen und entwerferischen Gedankenaustausch prazisieren. Was sie trennt ist der...