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For the last 20 years, the current Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Detail has been involved in the communication of architecture. After graduating from the University of Karlsruhe with a degree in architecture in 2000, he completed a traineeship at the architecture magazine AIT, where he worked as an editor and as director of corporate publishing. Jakob Schoof joined Detail in 2009, where he has been responsible for the Detail Green series of magazines and books on sustainable building, as well as for structure, a magazine on structural design.

  • View from the entrance of two learning centres and the adjoining sports hall on the school grounds

    A Place for Personal Development  

    Classrooms are a thing of the past. At Ammersee, pupils learn in open clusters overlooking the lake. Dettinger Architects designed the school building using timber-frame construction.

  • View from the new atrium. For the first time, the central stairwell with lift provides all tenants with direct access to their offices and laboratories.

    Added Storeys Instead of Demolition 

    In Uppsala, Sweden, a 1970s office complex was facing demolition. Following its unexpected rescue, it has become a pilot project for circular construction. Anders Tväråna of White Arkitekter relatess how Lumi also became an economic success.

  • Mei architects and planners completed the Schiecentrale in Rotterdam’s Lloydkwartier in 2008. The practice is still based in the building complex to this day, and Robert Winkel also lives there.

    „We're interested in people who have ideals" 

    What qualifies architects as project developers? What values enable them to survive in the highly competitive real-estate industry? How can architectural practices use digital data to regain influence over construction processes? We speak to Robert Winkel, who works in architecture and real estate.

  • View of the art district and the adjacent fjord landscape

    Art Moves to the Countryside 

    How an old commercial complex by the fjord became a branch of the Statens Museum, and why it also houses a kayak storage facility with a workshop.

  • HALBZEUG #4: Zumthor, Bawa, Nauta and Ramstad

    How often do you miss a lecture, an exhibition closing event or a panel discussion, and lose track of notable buildings, new architectural practices and trends in architecture? In episode 4, we report on our press trips, discuss the projects we've experienced and offer a little glimpse behind the scenes of a press trip.

  • Inclusive Centre near Barcelona

    An old textile factory was transformed into a day centre for individuals with disabilities. As a public building in the heart of the city, it represents a completely new understanding of inclusion.