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?

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.

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.

More than 350 guests celebrated the winners of the DETAIL Prize 2011 at Nymphenburg Palace (München). See some photos of the award's ceremony.

On January 19, the DETAIL Prize 2011 was presented in Schloss Nymphenburg in Munich during the festive DETAIL Gala. The main prize went to David Chipperfield Architects (Berlin) in collaboration with Julian Harrap (London) for the project Reconstruction of the Neues Museum in Berlin.

Toyo Ito was awarded with the DETAIL Honorary Prize 2011.

The issue is discussing the new EU regulations for the energy efficiency of buildings and presents a variety of examples. Further topics are heat accumulators, LED, and plastics.

Out of 420 submissions the jury elected three projects for each prize kategory now. See the remaining 24 candidates and the jury statements.

Architects from 30 nations submitted 420 projects, which are located in 43 countries. Here are photos and the jury statements.

The architectural magazine DETAIL, in collaboration with the BAU 2011 tradeshow, the Bavarian Chamber of Architects, the Architectural Society of China and worldwide cooperation partners from the construction industry, will present the DETAIL Prize 2011.

DETAIL Prize 2011

The Special Prize for Students acknowledges outstanding student projects which distinguish themselves from the masses in their high-quality construction and in the aesthetics of the detail, while taking into consideration the importance of teaching for a holistic architecture.

Prof. Dr. Michael Bauer, Peter Mösle and Dr. Michael Schwarz offer a Green Building guide for principals, architects and planners. The English-language edition of their book entitled “Green Building – Guidebook for Sustainable Architecture” has been published by Springer.

Key words in the previous articles – find them quick and easily with the search of the DETAIL archive.

Certification systems like LEED, BREEAM and DGNB are aimed at bringing more transparency to the business of rating sustainability. They claim to cover and assess all the aspects of sustainability that are relevant to buildings.

Sustainability is high on the agenda of public debate, but the variety of interpretations of what this term actually means is bemusing. They range from idiosyncratic definitions to “greenwashing”, or giving a veneer of sustainability to buildings, products and services that are definitely not environmentally sound.

Certification systems like LEED, BREEAM and DGNB are aimed at bringing more transparency to the business of rating sustainability. They claim to cover and assess all the aspects of sustainability that are relevant to buildings.

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Outstanding architecture not only meets high aesthetic criteria, but also fulfils its function – right down to the last detail. See the winning projects!

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The DETAIL CREATIVE AWARD within the animago AWARD 2008 took place for the first time in this year. DETAIL is a sponsor of the Special Prize about 5,000 euros for the best submission.

The winning projects of the DETAIL Prize 2009 have now been announced! On January 14 the DETAIL Prize was awarded in seven different categories during the DETAIL Gala at the Munich House of Artists.

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With the DETAIL Award 2007 for Aesthetics and Construction Detail celebrates excellent construction detail within an outstanding overall design.

Discover the latest innovations in building design, new products and fresh thinking about issues including sustainability and low carbon building at 100% Detail 2007, the UK's leading building products event from 20 to 23 September 2007. Visit DETAIL at stand C171 and benefit from special exhibition offers.