Книги видавництва Braun

The design of coffee shops is increasingly on the move. Where cafés have traditionally been principally viewed as places to enjoy a coffee with a piece of cake, they have evolved to show a broad range of multifunctional purposes and amenities....

Today’s chalets have come a long way from their original function as herdsman’s hut in the Alps. They now serve as sites for relaxation and retreat from everyday life, they provide room for soul-searching and introspection. The particular...

In our constantly changing world some things never change. This includes especially indulgence in a cup of coffee, a pleasure we have been enjoying for several centuries and that continues to be reflected in today’s multitude of cafés, c...

Competitions are among the most exciting occurrences in the field of architecture. It provides designers unique opportunities to pitch their work across the globe. This title features entries of different typologies for various individual competition...

Concrete is the building material of our time. Celebrated on the one hand, stigmatized on the other, hardly any other material combines such contradictory associations. Its vast potential cannot be overestimated, ever new applications and possibiliti...

The poetic aspect of a construction material – about 70 projects from the last five years present how architects “knead” concrete structures, which amazing qualities can be developed by exposed concrete and that concrete does not ne...

The Guggenheim Museum designed by Frank O. Gehry was the magnificent catalyst of a building boom at the end of the last millennium. Since that time, the architecture itself, whether new buildings, renovations or reconstructions, significantly contrib...

Prefabricated houses are the current trend – module construction and the use of prefabricated building elements have been experiencing a very interesting revival lately. The main reasons for the popularity of this type of residential design inc...

400 illustrations From the contents: * Atelier House Meier in Soglio, Italy (Ruinelli Associati architetti) * Penthouse in New York, NY, USA (Studio GAIA) * House Kekkapäa in Espoo, Finland (POOK Architects Ltd.) * St. John's Wood Kitchen in...

In New York, Berlin and Tokyo, night is the new day, and life is celebrated in some of the most unusual clubs around. With unique style and creative design, a culture of its own is staged. Modern club design demands spectacular gestures, innovatio...

Architects have always drawn inspiration from the magical ambience and unique conditions of the desert. Current predictions of climate change have made the issue of building in particularly hot climatic zones more relevant than ever. Desert Archit...

Doctors’ practices have become a new frontier in construction. Architects and designers around the world have risen to the challenge, successfully creating environments that are as innovative and inviting as they are functional. The patient fin...

The bar is the architectural embodiment of the night. Light, materials, forms and colors in the right mixture can become a kind of intoxicating cocktail in themselves. Drink! is an architectural excursion through the world's most extraordinary ba...

 2nd edition We eat with our eyes, as the saying goes: The right lighting, selected materials, and matching furnishing to create the desired atmosphere are just as important as the culinary delight itself when we dine out with our business pa...

Combining sustainability and environmental awareness with ground-breaking style is one of the most exciting tasks of contemporary building design. Architects meet this challenge with breakthrough creative concepts which transformed ecological innovat...