From nomadic labour to online services and from street food kitchens to pop-up shops, informality is on the rise as never before. Its transformative power can be seen in the new ways we produce, consume and live, with commerce playing a crucial role in these changes. The resulting tension between the formal and the informal is nowhere more evident than in the struggles over contested marketplaces.

This book provides a deeper understanding of the formal-informal linkages that have given shape ...

For more than forty years, the beautifully illustrated Architecture: Form, Space, and Order has served as the classic introduction to the basic vocabulary of architectural design. In this fifth edition, more recent additions to the architectural panoply illustrate how contemporary digital and building technologies have influenced the development of architectural forms and spaces and how architectural siting and design have responded to the call for more environmentally responsible buildings. ...

Aldo und Hannie van Eyck lernten sich als Architekturstudenten kennen und heirateten 1942. Sie arbeiteten bei den meisten Projekten eng zusammen, nur Ende der 1970er Jahre für einige Jahre unterbrochen. Dieses Buch aus der Reihe Everything von Kersten Geers präsentiert 24 ihrer Gebäude in Zeichnungen (Lage, Grundrisse, Schnitte und Ansichten) von Studenten der Architekturakademie USI, Mendriso, sowie zahlreichen Fotografien von Bas Princen. Die vorgestellten Gebäude umfassen nicht nur ihr...

Transform your architectural projects with “The Fundamentals of Architectural Design.” Whether you're just starting out or are a seasoned professional looking to refine your skills, this book will prove a rich source of information on how to solve problems related to architectural design.

The book provides a practical and concise roadmap for students, architects, and designers alike. It guides the designer step-by-step in a simple way through all phases of the design process: from site in...

This special issue brings together the work of the EU COST Writing Urban Places network. Using narrative approaches to analysis and design, the network highlights the specificity of local urban cultures in contemporary European cities. Drawing on research from a range of disciplines (architecture, urban studies, literary theory, sociology, media studies), the issue explores spatial approaches that promote responsible, site-specific and socially inclusive design strategies for European cities....

In the light of the current housing and environmental crisis and increasing social inequalities, there is a growing sense of urgency for architecture as a discipline to engage with the transformation in housing evident in the postwar period. Rather than conceiving this task as a technical matter, this book proposes to reassess the conditions and legacy of this large and ubiquitous housing stock. By foregrounding the mismatch between constructed cultural, social and ideological narratives and ...