book reviews

Natural Building Materials S, M, L
30 x architecture and construction

The book presents 30 pioneering projects of various sizes and uses that are examples of climate-friendly architecture, from "small" to "large".

04/24/2024

Mass Made Units.
Studies on Assemblies

The use of solid stone and wood in architecture is a sustainable and durable solution that promotes formal modesty and sober constructive thinking.…

04/23/2024

Swiss Window Journeys
Architectural Field Notes

The book demonstrates the role of the window as a tool for creative living and opens up ecological perspectives for its architectural design.

04/23/2024

Negotiating Resilience with Hard and Soft City

This book explores how cities are shaped by the lived experiences of inhabitants and examines the ways they develop strategies to cope with daily and…

10/25/2023

Adaptive Reuse in Architecture
A Typological Index

The book grew out of an examination of two seemingly unrelated observations: the first use of the term "adaptive reuse" in 1973 and the exponential…

06/19/2023

Urban Block Cities
10 Design Principles for Contemporary Planning

The ideal city is social, healthy and sustainable. Karsten Pålsson outlines such a city in his new book Urban Block Cities. The Copenhagen architect…

02/07/2023

Towards a Resilient Architecture

The book explores the interrelated social, sustainability and spatial principles that underpin the design of more environmentally conscious buildings…

12/09/2022