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Publications  Building materials, Components 

After Concrete
Rethinking the Dynamics of a Material

The book explores the future of concrete from various perspectives and examines its sustainability. In four chapters comprising 26 essays, scholars…

Sociality  Publications 
Architecture, Building, City  Building materials, Components 

Tall Wood Buildings
Design, Construction and Performance Third and expanded edition

The third, expanded edition of the book showcases spectacular examples of international timber construction from all over the world.

Sociality  Publications 
Architecture, Building, City  Building materials, Components  Ecology, sustainability 

Architecture Is a Tool to Improve Lives
Anna Heringer's Buildings Photographed by Iwan Baan

Anna Heringer was awarded the OBEL Prize in 2020 for the Anandaloy building in Rudrapur. With this award, the OBEL Foundation honors a project that…

Publications  Building materials, Components 

Details for Passive Houses: New Buildings
A Catalogue of Ecologically Rated Constructions

Now Available Again: The Classic Guide to Passive House Construction, 5th Edition

Building materials, Components  Ecology, sustainability 

The Joinery Compendium
Learning from traditional woodworking

The book not only provides an overview of wood properties and traditional hand tools, but also shows all the traditional joining principles and their…

Sociality  Architecture, Building, City 
Building materials, Components  Ecology, sustainability 

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".

Sociality  Architecture, Building, City 
Building materials, Components 

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.…

Sociality  Architecture, Building, City 
Building materials, Components 

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.

Building materials, Components 

3D Printing and Material Extrusion in Architecture
Construction and Design Manual

3D printing is said to ­revolutionise archi­tecture: Thanks to new technologies, plastic, concrete, or metal can be extruded in a liquid state and…

Building materials, Components 

New Public Spaces
European Urban Streetscapes in the 21st Century

This book brings together 28 examples of converted street spaces from 14 European cities. These are graphically documented and described in detail in…