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Swiss shapes

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Since the nineties Swiss architecture has gained worldwide recognition beyond mere circles of experts. With its minimalist masterpieces between Basel and the Grisons, the so called Swiss Box achieved highest acclaim. In the meantime, a new generation of young architects has left the path to abstraction and turned to new objectives: Moving interest from surface to space marks the works on display. Selected were projects presenting in exemplary fashion these new spatial, functional, constructive, ecological and urban planning qualities.

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Zvi Hecker : the Heinz-Galinski School in Berlin

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Documentation of this Israeli architect's design for the Jewish School in Berlin.

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Artengo Menis Pastrana : morphologische architektur

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Catalogue from the 1997 exhibition at Aedes in Berlin of the work of the Canary Islands firm AMP.

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Medellin: topography of knowledge

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Celebrated as the world’s most innovative city in 2013, Medellín is the quintessential symbol for urban metamorphosis. What makes it a reference model lies as much in its exceptional public facilities and infrastructure as it does in the socially driven, progressive urban policies and bold formats for cooperation. Medellín: Topography of Knowledg is an exhibition and programme that will investigate and disseminate lessons from the Medellín Model, bringing together the diverse range of actors behind it.

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Faces and spaces: 40 years Aedes Architecture Forum

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Berlin’s Aedes Architecture Forum is one of the most eminent spaces for architecture and architectural culture in the world. Founded in 1980 by Kristin Feireiss and Helga Retzer, Aedes has since put on five hundred important exhibitions on current themes, featuring many of the world’s most eminent architects. After Retzer’s unexpected death in 1994, Aedes has been run by Feireiss, together with Hans-Jürgen Commerell and a large, committed team of collaborators. Faces and Spaces looks back at four decades of the gallery’s lively and multifaceted history.

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Sergei Tchoban: Lines and volumes.

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In conversation with Kristin Feireiss, Sergei Tchoban reveals what inspires him and what drives his work as an architect, artist, curator, collector und museum founder.

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Architecture in times of need

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The first book to document the projects and progress made by the Make It Right Foundation, established by actor Brad Pitt, in response to the destruction wrought by Hurricane Katrina of homes throughout New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward.

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Passion city: St-Raum a. landschaftsarchitektur

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This illustrated monograph details forty projects by ST raum a., whose goal is to provide vital open spaces in urban environments. Divided by categories-relaxation, education, work, residences, and public spaces, the projects in this book are illustrated with photographs and plans, and accompanied by short texts by the designers and clients. Also included is an interview with renowned Dutch landscape architect Winy Maas, who lends his perspective to the work of this team.

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Architecture of change 2: sustainability and humanity in the built environment

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In today's changing world, architects and engineers must address issues of sustainability when designing buildings, homes and urban developments. Through groundbreaking architecture, innovative urban planning and social engagement, the awareness of how sustainable architecture can make an environmental impact are becoming increasingly grounded in public consciousness. Like its successful predecessor, Architecture of Change: Edition 2010 presents an unrivaled collection of the most innovative architecture projects that make a considerable contribution to a brighter future. Over forty exemplary projects by internationally renowned architecture practices such as Pritzker Architecture Prize winners Renzo Piano and OMA founder Rem Koolhaas are profiled with the newly built California Academy of Sciences and the master plan for a wind farm in the North Sea. From a zero emission ice station facility in Antarctica to the High Line public promenade in Manhattan, the book represents a broad range of environmentally mindful concepts that are not only outstanding in their architectural form but are also devoted to regional environmental and social conditions as well as their global impact.

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Zumtobel group award 2010

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For many years now, the Zumtobel Group has assigned top priority to sustainability and energy efficiency in its products and their application. As the logical next step in this corporate commitment, the Austrian-based company has created the "Zumtobel Group Award for Sustainability and Humanity in the Built Environment". The award, organised by the curators Aedes Architecture Forum in Berlin, is designed to honour outstanding sustainable solutions in architecture and engineering that make a notable contribution to a liveable, sustainable and equitable future.