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Now as before, Japanese architecture is very popular in Europe and the western world. This publication provides an overview of its many design concepts and cross-references. Using design examples and interviews, the book presents thirteen current positions.The publication focuses on young architects who take up extremely independent positions within Japanese architecture, as well as on Pritzker Prize winners Toyo Ito and Fumihiko Maki. Six essays by European specialists on Japan provide supplementary insights into the aesthetics and space concepts of Japanese architecture, making cross-references to Japan’s architectural history, and explaining current lines of development. The book thus combines a self-reflective approach with an outsider’s analytical view.

Form, space and construction are inextricably linked as a triad. For wulf architekten, based in Stuttgart, Berlin and Basel, the creative impulse plays a particularly important role. It makes it possible to interpret supporting structures in a space-defining way and to develop an atmospheric effect of the architecture. The concept of structure and type underpins the principles and objectives of this approach. This can be seen in forward-looking projects in the fields of education, research, culture and security. In their new book, wulf architekten present 17 buildings completed between 2014 and today. In a dialog with the renowned architecture critic Hubertus Adam, wulf architekten discuss questions that determine the current discourse on building culture. Identity through search - architecture in balance Helmholtz Pioneer Campus, Bosch Customer Center, Straubenhardt Fire Station Continuation of the monograph Rhythm and Melody published in 2014 Also available in German language

Most of the high-quality buildings developed since 2006 by Meinrad Morger and Fortunat Dettli are skilful, accomplished declinations of tasks in a rough urban climate. For instance the extended Perron 1 building in Solothurn (2009) is a single gesture that gives the structure a calming influence in the midst of the busy railway activity.Text in English and German.

It is rare that an architectural ensemble can be produced all at once. A true football stadium in a traditional cauldron shape that is highly coherent in itself, a geometrically clear-cut cuboid building with swimming baths and gymnasia, and two high-rise towers with modern urban apartments are all parts of a well-conceived composition that gives an identity to Lucerne's Allmend and designs and ennobles the location in an impressive way. The project by the Lucerne architects Daniele Marques and Iwan Bühler is the result of a prominent, internationally announced architectural competition. The design was developed further and fine-tuned during the demanding, intensive planning phase involving a wide range of uses and users. The book presents this exceptional project - which is also unique for Lucerne, its residents, the national football world and the Lucerne football club alike - including images and plans. Two architectural critiques study the architecturally valuable ensemble in detail.Text in English and German.

For around two decades, the architectural duo of Niklaus Graber & Christoph Steiger from Lucerne have been continuously working on the design and construction of high quality buildings that can without doubt be regarded as an enrichment to Swiss building culture. Although the architects attempt to make their works generally understandable and give them a timeless legibility, when designing them they take the risk of fundamentally questioning the relevant task. That often leads to surprising interpretations and tailored solutions that reveal the specific characteristics of each project. By now, their work includes private family homes and apartment buildings, as well as a considerable number of public buildings for educational, cultural, industrial and tourist purposes, which have attracted a great deal of attention on the specialist scene both in Switzerland and abroad. For instance the extension to a window factory in Hagendorn, the therapy centre for the Heilpädagogische Zentrum Uri and the panorama gallery on the peak of Mt. Pilatus have been awarded national and international architecture prizes. This book project curated by the architecture historian Prof. Philip Ursprung sheds light on different aspects of the architectural approach of Niklaus Graber and Christoph Steiger.Text in German, with English translation booklet enclosed.

Shanghai-based Atelier Deshaus, founded in 2001 as one of the first private architectural firms in China, is one of the country’s most important and innovative design studios. The architects made their name worldwide in 2014 with the much-acclaimed West Bund site for Shanghai’s Long Museum, which has since been followed by a series of further museum and other art-related projects. Such cultural and community buildings of various scale are the main focus of Atelier Deshaus, who refuse the usual commercial construction tasks in China. Their formally strong buildings are developed from reading the site with special attention being paid to the preservation of Shanghai's industrial heritage after decades of a tabula rasa policy in the city’s urban development.At the core of this first monograph are Atelier Deshaus’s 20 most important designs from two decades. They are documented in rich detail through plans and images as well as concise explanatory texts by the architects. In an extensive conversation with Hubertus Adam, the firm’s principals Liu Yichun and Chen Yifeng offer insights into their way of thinking, their understanding of Chinese tradition, their relation to art, and the challenges of working as a non-governmental office in China. Additional essays place Atelier Deshaus in the context of contemporary international architecture and discuss their key projects with regard to constructive qualities and atmosphere.

smarch – Mathys & Stücheli Architects are one of the most important, internationally recognised architects of the middle generation in Switzerland with their unconventional buildings and projects, as well as through their teaching activities at ETH Zurich. smarch became known for the blue studio houses in Bern and the "Diogenes" project for modular residential units; the terminus of the Bern-Solothurn Regionalbahn in Worb and the new west entrance of Bern station, known as "Welle", followed. Her designs have been published in journals and books in Germany and abroad. However, this book is the first comprehensive monograph on the office. Edited by Hubertus Adam, with texts by Hubertus Adam, Samuel Aebersold, Tibor Joanelly and Lorenz Kocher, including the aphoristic essay "24 Applications for a New Realistic Architecture".Text in German.

Clear, simple forms and structures are evident in the style of the Lugano architect couple Pia Durisch and Aldo Nolli. Their still relatively new work, such as the austere structure of the Max-Museum, Chiasso (2005) and the Vocational School Center, Cordola (2010) indicates the direction in which their stringent architecture is developing. Text in English and German.