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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.

Ecology, sustainability 

The Earth and I

This illustrated anthology by science visionary James Lovelock is an instruction manual for the 21st century. Twelve scientists discuss the things…

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…

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Green space 

Garden and Metaphor
Essays on the Essence of the Garden

A beautifully designed volume about the importance of the garden for the present and the future. With essays by renowned authors and photographs by…

Ecology, sustainability 

The Real Deal
Post-Fossil Construction for Game Changers

Around half of the raw materials we extract go into the world's built environment. The construction industry is estimated to generate a third of the…

Architecture, Building, City  Ecology, sustainability 
Green space 

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…

Publications 

Cleaning

Cleanliness is a core value of societies around the globe. So much so that cleaning seems to be an inherent part of human nature and an expression of…

Architecture, Building, City  Refurbishment, Recycling 

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…

Architecture, Building, City  Ecology, sustainability 
Publications 

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…