The Italio-Brazilian architect Lina Bo Bardi (1914-1992) forged a unique path with her bold designs. Spanning architecture, stage sets, fashion, and furniture, her work drew inspiration from the International Style, which she translated into her own visual language. Fundamental to her work was her thoughtful en­gagement with her adopted country of Brazil, its cul­ture, society, and politics, and she productively and provocatively voiced her sometimes radical views through designs, exhibitio...

An illustrated celebration of the architectural and design values at the heart of rustic living - simplicity, self-sufficiency and a deep reverence for the land and natural materials.

Inspiring and sustainable - these parks and green projects from around the world make for better city life. Text in English and German.

Het koffietafelboek The Book of Temples neemt je mee op een visueel indrukwekkende reis door 30 eeuwen spiritualiteit verspreid over vijf continenten. Van Ethiopische synagogen en Franse kathedralen tot Mayatempels en Japanse schrijnen – dit boek biedt een rijke verzameling van uiteenlopende heilige plekken. Het is een eerbetoon aan de diversiteit van geloof en devotie wereldwijd.

The northern Italian architect Vincenzo Scamozzi (1548-1616) completed a comprehensive study of ancient classical architecture, including the possibilities for its application in a modern context. The original text is in Italian and was all the rage in the Dutch architectural world during the Golden Age. The treatise `The Idea of a Universal Architecture' was highly influential in the construction of the Amsterdam canal belt, among other things. Several parts of Scamozzi's treatise were also ...

In recent decades, Soviet modernism has garnered significant global interest, challenging previous assumptions about the Soviet Union's architectural achievements. The rise of "All-Union Modernism" highlighted the complexity and innovation within Soviet architecture, particularly in the post-Soviet era when the former Soviet republics became accessible to international experts. This book investigates the relationship between Soviet and Western architecture during the 1950s and 1970s, examinin...

Urban Megaprojects – here referred to as Grands Projets – are increasing in number all over the world. They have become major drivers for urban intensification and oftentimes set out to take a city’s expansion to the next level. As such, Grands Projets can be read as manifestations of the larger economic and political agenda of their city and they offer a productive moment to investigate current urban trends in a globally connected form of concentrated urbanization.

The book looks into ...

The energy transition is in full swing. Worldwide, windmills and solar panels are taking over from fossil fuels. The construction of these new energy landscapes is often met with resistance. What if this is not about energy technologies, but about the drastic change of our immediate living environment, the places where we live, work and recreate?

The Power of Landscape examines various energy landscapes in Europe and the US in the present, past and future, based on the qualitative and emotion...

Examines narratives as rigorous drivers of design rather than mere storytelling devices

Provides detailed insight into three KAAN Architecten projects that reflect changing architectural practice in the Netherlands and beyond

Connects to ongoing research from the "Activating Design" initiative at Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Architecture

Building Narratives proposes design as a communications engine and enabler of collaboration, as opposed to the traditional understandin...