Architecture

Henry van de Velde; photo: Louis Held © Klassik Stiftung Weimar

Henry van de Velde – Designer of Modernity

The architect and designer Henry van de Velde became in Weimar the pioneer of a new style. An interview with Thomas Föhl, Special Representative of the President of the Weimar Classics Foundation, on the “total artist”.More ...
KfW-Skyscraper in Frankfurt, Photo: Sebastian Melzer

A Stroke of Luck, not the Rule – The KfW Skyscraper in Frankfurt am Main

A skyscraper in Frankfurt unites ecological technology, function and aesthetics at the highest level.More ...
Leuphana University Lüneburg, Photo: Klemens Ortmeyer

Warp and Weft – Architectural Mantling with Metal Mesh and Textiles

Today, in place of masonry, steel and glass, new materials are emerging for the composition and sustainable design of buildings and their facades.More ...
City Library Stuttgart, Photo: Kraufmann/Hörner, rights city department Stuttgart

Glowing cavernous temple to the printed world – the new Stuttgart City Library

The new city library is evoking polarised opinions among the people of Stuttgart.More ...
National Library Peking, KSP Jürgen Engel Architekten, Photo: Hans Schlupp

No Longer the Domain of the Americans – German Architecture Abroad

German architects are building in China – with ever-greater success. The Americans were showing the way with high-rise projects throughout Asia.More ...
 © 26'10 South Architects

Development of a dream

Diepsloot in the year 2050. A vibrant suburb of Johannesburg. A place for living and working where shops, restaurants and living spaces with rooms to let are lined up along the streets.More ...
Gallery and Studio Building Brunnenstrasse 9, office on the second floor, Copyright: Architekten Brandlhuber+ ERA, Emde, Schneider/photographer: Nathan Willock, London

Berlin in Motion – New Architecture in Berlin’s Centre

Arno Brandlhuber’s gallery and studio and the L 40 building by Roger Bundschuh and Cosima von Bonin are examples of unconventional new structures that are getting the Berlin architectural scene moving.More ...
VitraHaus, Architecture Herzog & de Meuron, Photo: Thomas Dix; Copyright: Vitra

Show House – House Show. The VitraHaus by Herzog & de Meuron

On the architecture campus at Vitra in Weil am Rhein there’s some more avant garde architecture to marvel at. The furniture manufacturers are showcasing their products in the new show home.More ...
Hagen’s art district by night, 
Copyright: Kunstquartier Hagen/Photo: Werner Hannappel

From Showy to Small but Perfectly Formed – the Museum Construction Boom is Ongoing in Germany

Germany is a land of museums. The museum directory lists 8000 establishments.More ...

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