In this in-depth conversation, illustrated by extensive plans, models, references and photos, the founders of Baranowitz Kronenberg Architecture, the acclaimed Tel - Aviv-based studio, provide a personal analysis of the thinking behind seven of their projects: two hotels, three restaurants, a store and a private home. Incorporating culture, time and place into the design process is fundamental to Baranowitz Kronenberg's approach. Symbolic starting points as disparate as, among others, the art...

Victor Bourgeois (1897-1962) was de belangrijkste voortrekker van de internationale Moderne Beweging in België. Hij bouwde mee aan de befaamde Weissenhofsiedlung van Stuttgart (1927) en speelde tussen 1928 en 1930 een cruciale rol in de CIAM, het meest invloedrijke platform voor moderne architectuur en stedenbouw van de twintigste eeuw.Het boek vormt de eerste studie van het gebouwde en geschreven œuvre van Victor Bourgeois. Het fijnzinnige werk van Bourgeois en zijn scherpe theoretische in...

The 1977 book A Pattern Language was a landmark in the design world, introducing a methodology that has become influential across many fields. Among them are software and “design patterns,” and important spinoff technologies like wiki (the basis of Wikipedia) and Agile Methodology. Yet curiously, the field where pattern methodology began – the built environment – has lagged conspicuously. As one remedy, a number of long-time collaborators with the original book’s lead author have f...

An architectural journey through the cityscapes and buildings of Andrew Bromberg’s career to date, exploring the influences of nature and social and urban development on his projects and ideas about architecture.

An inspiring collection of 50 spectacular houses built almost entirely from glass

Glass Houses presents 50 stunning architect designed homes that utilize glass to maximum effect. The international selection includes early modernist houses from the 1930s, such as Philip Johnson’s Glass House and Mies van der Rohe’s Farnsworth House, and glamorous mid-century LA villas like Pierre Koenig’s Case Study #22, alongside outstanding contemporary examples, where new innovations have made even mo...

The New Naturals showcases 18 homes from around the globe that encapsulate the ethos of living sustainably, living slowly, and living mindfully.