Cities are constantly changing. What often remains are the cellars as parts of buildings that exist underground, which are less exposed to the pressures of modernisation and …
Large construction sites are not only an expression and driver of technical progress but also, as symbolic places, conveyors of political and cultural messages. In the wake of the …
Architecture has its styles and epochs-but how can the history of the underlying construction methods be subdivided into particular epochs? The volume, for the first time, …
Ever since antiquity, migration has driven change to the art and techniques of building. Triggers can be war, political repression, voluntary decisions, or economic pressure. Time …
Transformation instead of demolition and new construction, continuing development instead of rupture: the principle of continuing the building process as an antidote to the …
Within the architectural design, planning, and construction processes, new valuations and revaluations are constantly taking place. Every decision is made based on existing …