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DETAIL German/English 1+2/2012: Timber Construction

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Thanks to changing general conditions and increasing environmental awareness, the size of timber constructions being built, also in an urban context, is getting bigger. DETAIL presents a broad range of modern timber constructions.

DETAIL German/English 12/2011: Architecture and Landscape

Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Architecture and landscape are connected in many different ways. Buildings can blend almost invisibly into the surrounding landscape or they can deliberately enhance and accentuate it.

DETAIL German/English 11/2011: Solid Forms of Construction

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Truly massive, monolithic buildings are becoming something of an object of the past; heat insulation and energy saving regulations have long ensured that multi-layered, insulated wall constructions are now the norm. From the outside, however, these facades do not necessarily appear any less monolithic, as the examples in the next edition demonstrate. The range of materials used covers a broad spectrum, from exposed concrete and brickwork, to thermal insulation composite systems or natural stone.

DETAIL German/English 10/2011: Roofs

Sun, 09 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

More and more people want to live in cities, where space is limited. As a result, architecture grows vertically: new worlds are created on old roofs. Schemes from around the globe show in detail just how attractive these worlds can be, as well as illustrating the form of construction and materials.

DETAIL German/English 9/2011: �Concept� Office Buildings

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Apart from our own apartment, only very few rooms have such a large influence on us as the space we work in. Nine selected examples show the spectrum of possibilities for building types, organisational form and contextual integration.

DETAIL German/English 7+8/2011: Materials and Finishes

Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The impression a building makes on its observer is very dependent on the choice of the materials used and the design of the surfaces. Light, shade, texture and patina create an influencial atmosphere for the architect.

DETAIL German/English 6/2011: Simple Forms of Construction

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The requirement to build simply can come from a culturally aesthetic approach, to fulfil purpose and use or simply out of a sheer necessity to best use the material available. DETAIL 6/2011 looks at a number of different projects, ranging from a Polish chapel to a youth hostel in Switzerland.

DETAIL German/English 5/2011: Refurbishment

Sun, 15 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

A hotel in Shanghai revitalizes former docks, a supermarket is transformed into town houses, a textile factory turns into a museum of modern art - refurbishment and reconstruction shows the architect's signature just like a new building.

DETAIL German/English 4/2011: 50th Anniversary - Construction Today and in the Future

Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

In our anniversary edition �50 Years of DETAIL�, we'd like to talk about the global challenges that are facing modern and future structures. Editor-in-chief Christian Schittich paints the picture of the significance of construction details, Andres Lepik expands the field to include a global discussion: has the star architect burned out? Is it not the unnoticeable projects that will change our world more permanently in the future?

DETAIL German/English 3/2011: 'Concept' Shopping

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

While retail shops in the city centres are fighting for survival, the competing shopping centres are often enjoying more popularity. Tastelessly decorated and filled with the same international chains, these malls deserve a bit of criticism.

DETAIL German/English 1+2/2011: Glass Construction

Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Glass has always been one of the most appealing construction materials available to architects. And that's not surprising when you consider that glass elements or glazed openings dictate how daylight enters and affects a building's interior. This magazine includes examples of architecturally successful uses of glass alongside articles about the technology used to bend or fix it.

DETAIL German/English 12/2010: Architecture and Recycling

Wed, 15 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Environmental issues such as sustainability, the protection of resources or reducing emissions have long been the focus of politics, industry and the economy. High time, then, to examine their role in the world of architecture more closely.

DETAIL German/English 11/2010: Lightweight Construction

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The light weight constructions featured in the magazine range from small, prefabricated units to exciting civil engineering structures, from a building system for a mobile pavilion to membrane systems for roofs and facades.

DETAIL German/English 10/2010: Timber Construction

Sun, 19 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

With its lower C02 level the old new wooden construction material is not only the object of much research, but will also win more meaning in its usage. Together with computer-supported planning and fabrication, not only efficient structures are created, but also architectural forms of expression that reinterpret the traditional material of wood.

DETAIL German/English 9/2010: Research and Teaching

Wed, 15 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

This edition of DETAIL analyses buildings designed for reasearch and teaching purposes. The range of this building type reaches from laboratories to university facilities like lecture halls and libraries. Two project documentations are used to uncover the various requirements.

DETAIL German/English 7+8/2010: Facades

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

DETAIL was in Shanghai to analyse the biggest Expo ever and take a look behind the partly innovative, partly decorative facades. Is there a different approach for architects when it comes to building the facades of these temporary structures in comparison to more permanent constructions? Is it a case of standing out at any price? Which materials are used to conform with the "Better City, Better Life" motto?

DETAIL German/English 6/2010: Steel Construction

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

There's a good reason why steel is regarded as a particular challenge for designers. Barely another material exists that can offer such precision over large dimensions. The array of different forms that steel can take in buildings is fascinating, as shown by our selection of examples.

DETAIL German/English 4/2010: Interiors and Lighting

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

In interior spaces in particular, the usage of light plays a very important role, far beyond the basic concept of guaranteeing adequate brightness. How light and space concepts come together in impressive ways is shown in the sanctuary in the parish centre of St. Nikolaus near Munich, in the archeological museum in Vitoria, or in the new Alice Tully Hall in New York.

DETAIL German/English 3/2010: Small-scale Housing

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

"Small-scale Housing" seem to contradict the current ambition to build sustainably, at first glance. Only after more storeys and larger communities that are closer together with the common usage of infrastructure and the realisation of an ecological concept can energy and surface usage be minimised. In the current edition of DETAIL, the lead article demonstrates the most important aspects of sustainable housing developments.

DETAIL German/English 1+2/2010: Concrete Construction

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Concrete Construction is various in the building's utilisation, it's surface design, or the technology which it is built with. The buildings in the new magazine mirror this diversity, e. g. the childrens' playhouse near Paris with green coloured, structured exposed concrete by ECDM. Further examples are the system building constructions by Claus en Kaan Architecten, who are at the beginning of rising a new quarter in Amsterdam, and the concrete bearing structure for a administration building in London by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris.