How can architectural education respond to the climate crisis? Positioning architects as key agents of change, this book argues for a shift from extractive toward availability-based design—starting not from abstract form or resources, but from what already exists. By placing students in contact with reclaimed materials and construction constraints Crafting Circularity shows how learning-through-making can embed circularity […]

In his second book exploring the urban vernacular of Queens, Rafael Herrin-Ferri shifts his focus to the green spaces that accompany the houses and small multi-family buildings of the “World’s Borough.” As varied and colorful as the façades featured in All the Queens Houses, these spaces introduce an organic, botanical element to the streetscape. Semi-formal lawns […]

COURAGE: Transformation of Mobility Spaces. Process, Actors and Design explores ways and measures to promote walking and cycling, improve the quality of the urban environment, and introduce greenery into public spaces. As a practical aid for actual implementation projects, it presents not only spatial analyses of the transformation processes, but also visualizations of data on decision-making […]

Every child knows Legos. But before the Danish company captured the international market, there were hundreds of firms that produced construction kits—about 900 in German-speaking countries alone. Graphic designer Claus Krieger’s private collection of about 150 construction kits was the inspiration for a hands-on exhibition for children ages 4 and above. Its premise is that […]