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DETAIL German/English 3/2012: �Concept� Gastronomy and Catering

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Food and drink - ranging from vital intake of nourishment to opulent society dinners. Our issue Concept Gastronomy is packed with bars, caf�s and restaurants with very individual characters and special features.

San Telmo Museum in San Sebasti�n

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The long and narrow shape of the extension of the San Telmo Museum makes ultimate use of the limited space available between the existing buildings and Monte Urgull. Its green fa�ade acts as a transition between nature and urban space.

DETAIL English 1/2012: Concrete, Brick, Stone

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 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 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.

Floating neighbourhood in Hamburg

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Barmbek is booming: as reported in DETAIL issue 12/2011, ten moorings for houseboats were allocated by the city of Hamburg in 2006 in a to-date unique procedure in Germany. In future, cities located close to water or with rivers flowing through them, are to use the water areas for urban development.

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 Green German/English 2/2011

Sun, 20 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Reduced consumption: Financial support for renewable energy sources will decline due to the over-indebted budgets. The architects' approach is one step ahead: They can help to minimize the demand for energy in very different ways.

DETAIL Green English 2/2011

Sun, 20 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Sustainability in the desert, the window to the future, and a comparison of air-conditioning systems are the main topics of the new English issue.

DETAIL English 6/2011: Roofs

Wed, 16 Nov 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.

Visitor centre in Preston

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

What looks like the shingle roof landscape of a prehistoric lake dwelling from afar, is in fact the new visitor centre for the Lancashire Wildlife Trust at Brockholes Nature Reserve.

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

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank in Hongkong

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Few Buildings become architectural icons before their completion, yet no other structure symbolizes so expressivly the pulse of the international finance market as the Headquater of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation by Norman Foster.

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank - 10 questions to Lord Norman Foster

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

�The best office tower in the world� was the brief given to Norman Foster by his client , the Hong Kong Shanghai Building Corporation. When we visited the building in 1992 and November 2007, it still looked as new as on the day it was finished in 1985. We wanted to know by Lord Foster himself though, what this building meant for his personal career and the success of his architecture firm.

DETAIL German/English 10/2011: Roofs

Sun, 09 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Renovation of the Deutsche Bank skyscrapers in Frankfurt

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Opened in 1984, Deutsche Bank's twin towers have long become the symbol of Frankfurt's banking sector. As well as redesigning the interiors, the building equipment will also be updated, with the aim of considerably improving the energy efficiency.

On the banks of the Ebro

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Green-covered areas alternate with wooden ramps, a wooden stage, solar collectors and photovoltaic panels: the roof of the Environmental Unit Headquarters in Zaragoza, from Mag�n Arquitectos, serves as an extended park landscape as well as generating energy. See below for a selection of images documenting its construction.

DETAIL English 5/2011: Materials and Finishes

Sat, 20 Aug 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 English 4/2011: Refurbishment

Mon, 15 Aug 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.

Bucky Fuller & Spaceship Earth

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

�If we are going to design a Buckminster Fuller exhibition, then I want to personally take care of reconstructing the Dymaxion Car�. What Lord Norman Foster announced at the Bucky Fuller exhibition in the Whitney Museum has now become reality.

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.

Jewish community centre in Mainz

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

An expressive silhouette, an iridescent ceramic facade, the synagogue room with ornament relief made from Hebraic letters: the Jewish Community Centre from the architects Maunel Herz in Mainz, Germany, is a fascinating building that takes on a multilayered approach to the history of the Jewish community in Mainz and the meaning of the written word.

Hutong Bubble in Peking

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The metallic bubble in one of Beijing's hutong districts is a real eye-catcher. Commissioned by an exclusive wine store, MAD architects expanded on the existing courtyard house with a new construction that includes the bubble. Acting as an enclosure for the stairs to the roof terrace, the bubble's gleaming surface reflects its surroundings and lends the courtyard a larger feel.

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

Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Restaurant on Teshima

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

On the Japanese island Teshima a meeting point for locals and visitors has been created around an old, unoccupied house. The recently established guest room equipped with a covered veranda opens to the outside.

Turner Contemporary in Margate

Thu, 07 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Since recently the former seaside resort Margate has owned a museum which is modestly designed, skilfully structured and carefully considered. The light reveals the quality of the building. David Chipperfield was interviewed by The Guardian about building responsibly in a local context.