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"This book is an attempt to formulate what structuralism means in architecture, and why that matters. There are many misunderstandings about the concept of structuralism in general, and especially where architecture is concerned. There is also a renewed interest in structuralism. What I see as the real structuralism in architecture is a way of thinking that has(...)
Architecture and structuralism: the ordering of space
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"This book is an attempt to formulate what structuralism means in architecture, and why that matters. There are many misunderstandings about the concept of structuralism in general, and especially where architecture is concerned. There is also a renewed interest in structuralism. What I see as the real structuralism in architecture is a way of thinking that has far-reaching opportunities for the reuse of buildings, which can give a new impulse to the discussion about sustainability. In addition, the possibility of users having a greater influence has revealed the blueprint for a more democratic architecture." - Herman Hertzberger
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New China architecture
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The transformation of China in the last decade is symbolized by its architecture. This book documents both the stunning designs of famed architects and the emergence of a whole new generation of Chinese architects. The selected projects cover a broad range of residential homes, public buildings, office towers and the adaptive reuse of older city precincts. The buildings(...)
New China architecture
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The transformation of China in the last decade is symbolized by its architecture. This book documents both the stunning designs of famed architects and the emergence of a whole new generation of Chinese architects. The selected projects cover a broad range of residential homes, public buildings, office towers and the adaptive reuse of older city precincts. The buildings featured include skyscrapers in Shanghai, the dazzling new designs for the Beijing Olympic Games venues, innovative private houses such as those at the Commune by the Great Wall and the now mandatory gleaming new airports and city landmarks. Photography by Patrick Bingham-Hall.
Contemporary Asian Architecture
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''Re-Thinking Re-Use'' is a dialogue and collaboration between Dutch and Japanese (building) cultures, where differing perspectives enrich and inspire one another. By learning from each other’s traditions and views on old, new and change, the project seeks a new and guiding balance. It embraces the reuse and transformation of existing buildings, structures and materials,(...)
Architecture Monographs
October 2025
HOH Architecten: Re-thinking re-use
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''Re-Thinking Re-Use'' is a dialogue and collaboration between Dutch and Japanese (building) cultures, where differing perspectives enrich and inspire one another. By learning from each other’s traditions and views on old, new and change, the project seeks a new and guiding balance. It embraces the reuse and transformation of existing buildings, structures and materials, encouraging an exchange between generations of architects and builders, and between innovation and craftsmanship. At a time when the construction sector faces the ecological impact of its actions, ''Re-Thinking Re-Use'' offers a sustainable perspective, rooted in continuity and evolution within the built environment.
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In recent decades, citizens active in urban governance have taken up their roles as autonomous subjects, negotiating with governmental actors on the reuse of vacant buildings while representing the wishes of fellow residents to create self-managed communal spaces that are open to neighbourhood residents. They have appropriated vacant properties — and, where possible,(...)
April 2026
Citizen professional: reclaiming collective spaces
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In recent decades, citizens active in urban governance have taken up their roles as autonomous subjects, negotiating with governmental actors on the reuse of vacant buildings while representing the wishes of fellow residents to create self-managed communal spaces that are open to neighbourhood residents. They have appropriated vacant properties — and, where possible, constructed new buildings — in line with their own interests, those of civic groups, and the common good. They work to create affordable working, living, cultural and community places in an increasingly commercialised urban environment. In this publication, these civic actors are referred to as citizen professionals (CPs).
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This anniversary issue is devoted to what we call the “art of the joint” – an homage to J.S. Bach’s cycle “The Art of Fugue” (1751), and a symbol of the quest for clarity and mathematical precision in the assembly of elements: the drive towards perfection, and ultimately, beauty as the outcome of appropriateness. To mark our anniversary, Detail has launched a new(...)
Detail 6 2026: The Art of the Joint
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This anniversary issue is devoted to what we call the “art of the joint” – an homage to J.S. Bach’s cycle “The Art of Fugue” (1751), and a symbol of the quest for clarity and mathematical precision in the assembly of elements: the drive towards perfection, and ultimately, beauty as the outcome of appropriateness. To mark our anniversary, Detail has launched a new architecture award. The Detail Construction Award asks not for the best building, but for the most intelligent construction solution. From more than 300 submissions, the jury identified outstanding details in five categories: adaptive reuse, roof, facade, supporting structures, and interiors.
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a+u 642: Irish Architecture
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This special feature on residential architecture in Ireland presents 20 houses designed by six architects: Clancy Moore, Steve Larkin, Ryan W. Kennihan, TAKA architects, David Leech, and t o b Architect. Together these Irish architects demonstrate a broad spectrum of materialities and approaches while also remaining true to their cultural and contextual roots. Besides(...)
a+u 642: Irish Architecture
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This special feature on residential architecture in Ireland presents 20 houses designed by six architects: Clancy Moore, Steve Larkin, Ryan W. Kennihan, TAKA architects, David Leech, and t o b Architect. Together these Irish architects demonstrate a broad spectrum of materialities and approaches while also remaining true to their cultural and contextual roots. Besides many more traditional homes, this overview expands the house typology to include a farmhouse, warehouse conversion, conservatory room, park gate lodge, and writers room. From reuse to new building and from urban to countryside, this selection of houses embodies the imagination of Irish architecture today.
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For architects, designing adaptive reuse projects for buildings originally constructed for religious purposes is a challenging task. Different approaches to transforming historic structures often spark intense debate. The three projects examined in this issue’s special feature on the future of preservation illustrate different interpretations of the principles set forth(...)
C3 434: Mac Nuñez - renovation from Monestary
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For architects, designing adaptive reuse projects for buildings originally constructed for religious purposes is a challenging task. Different approaches to transforming historic structures often spark intense debate. The three projects examined in this issue’s special feature on the future of preservation illustrate different interpretations of the principles set forth in the ''Charter of Krakow'' (2000), a document aimed at establishing common ground. In addition, the magazine zooms in on Max Núñez Arquitectos through an interview with the architect and selected projects, including the Hogar Alemán Elderly Care Home and MUSEAT Atacama Regional Museum, both in Chile.
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C3 405: Major offices
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With the theme “Major Offices”, this instalment first tackles new positions in sustainability when it comes to building new headquarters. Featured projects include the Olympic House by 3XN, Adidas World of Sports Arena by Behnisch Architekten, and Mindspace’s Titan Integrity Campus in Bangalore. The second theme, “Adaptive Reuse” dives into the subject with historical(...)
C3 405: Major offices
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With the theme “Major Offices”, this instalment first tackles new positions in sustainability when it comes to building new headquarters. Featured projects include the Olympic House by 3XN, Adidas World of Sports Arena by Behnisch Architekten, and Mindspace’s Titan Integrity Campus in Bangalore. The second theme, “Adaptive Reuse” dives into the subject with historical value as its foremost priority. Exemplary projects are LocHal Library in Tilburg by Civic Architects, the Halle Girard Building Renovation in Lyon by Vurpas Architectes, and Perkins and Will’s Unilever North American Headquarters. Lastly, the magazine raises the question of universities as common space.
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This large-format monograph gives an in-depth account of the history, transformation and revitalisation of a 1960s-era residential tower in northern Paris, as seen through the eyes of the French office of Druot, Lacaton & Vassal. It details the architects’ rationales and perspectives regarding recycling architecture in an economic and cost-effective manner, which is(...)
Druot, Lacaton & Vassal : Tour Bois le Prêtre
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This large-format monograph gives an in-depth account of the history, transformation and revitalisation of a 1960s-era residential tower in northern Paris, as seen through the eyes of the French office of Druot, Lacaton & Vassal. It details the architects’ rationales and perspectives regarding recycling architecture in an economic and cost-effective manner, which is ultimately more rewarding than demolishing and rebuilding. With numerous full-colour photographs of both interiors and exteriors, plus drawings, plans, and comparisons of the old and new towers, the book serves as a manifesto to the ideals of reuse and its benefits for architecture and urbanism today.
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Attitudes: MVRDV
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Co-edited by MVRDV founding partner Jacob van Rijs and MVRDV partner Jan Knikker, this book presents twenty-five recently completed projects in Europe, North America, and Asia. Among these projects are several that show the potentials of reuse and transformation, such as "High Profile," a lamp made from leftover metal profiles, or "Seoullo 7017", the transformation of(...)
Attitudes: MVRDV
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Co-edited by MVRDV founding partner Jacob van Rijs and MVRDV partner Jan Knikker, this book presents twenty-five recently completed projects in Europe, North America, and Asia. Among these projects are several that show the potentials of reuse and transformation, such as "High Profile," a lamp made from leftover metal profiles, or "Seoullo 7017", the transformation of an elevated highway in Seoul into an urban park. Many of the projects also have a distinct public dimension, welcoming people in, around, and sometimes also on top of buildings, as in the case of the depot of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam, or the Idea Factory in Shenzhen.
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