The first plus-energy buil­ding of Germany's Nor­theast is a day-care fa­ci­lity for 113 child­ren. It was rea­li­sed by but­tler ar­chi­tek­ten based in Ros­tock.

Ar­chi­tects: but­tler ar­chi­tek­ten, Ros­toc…

Resource-friendly and cost-efficient de­signs can also be rea­li­sed for com­mer­cial struc­tu­res, as shown by an ad­mi­nis­tra­tion and wareh­ouse buil­ding in Ni­klas­dorf (Stei­er­mark, Aus­tria). This mo­du­lar con­struc­tion made of wo…

Cli­mate pro­tec­tion and sustaina­bi­lity are also be­co­m­ing in­cre­a­sin­gly im­portant fac­tors in the con­struc­tion of su­per­mar­kets. The rea­li­sa­tion of eco­no­mic and en­vi­ron­men­tally aware as­pects du­ring con­struc­tion and…

Can one re­ally speak of ‘shocking images’ in ur­ba­nism? I cer­tainly know al­most no ex­am­ples in the Nether­lands. But my jaw did drop a little du­ring the story about the ef­fects of mu­ni­ci­pal cor­rup­tion in Mar­bella, tou­ched on du­ring…

The work of 51N4E rai­ses ques­ti­ons. Ar­chi­tec­tu­ral theo­re­ti­ci­ans are racking their brains about whe­ther their work is an­ec­do­tal or sin­gu­lar.* It would deny all his­tory and re­fuse to adopt any po­si­tion. This con­fu­sion in the r…