Examples from Rotterdam, Dresden, Wroclaw, Budapest and Salzburg shed light on an international theme and present artistic strategies to strengthen alternative urban planning methods and models of action.

When one thinks about art, public space, and town planning, several things spring to mind: big metal things on squares, roundabouts, or crossroads. Or maybe a landmark that relates to the architecture to make a place look nicer.

Does it look wide or long, does it look different inside compared to outside, or does it look better standing than lying down? How consciously do we experience color, light and space?

Currently, big cities all over the world are attempting to respond to the challenges of global warming and seeking new perspectives for improved urban life.

In face of diminishing resources, the importance of photovoltaics for our energy demands is increasing, so that producing up to 25 percent of required electricity in this way seems like a realistic long-term target from today’s perspective.

What influence do scientific methods have on architecture and art? Does genuine artistic or architectural experimentation exist, and how does it differ by comparison to the natural sciences?

Große Projekte heute ein Paradigmenwechsel im Städtebau? Als die Großsiedlungen in Verruf gerieten, wurden kleine Projekte Leitbild für den Umbau der Städte.

Unprecedented record heights around the globe show that the construction of highrises is back in fashion, making great demands on technical and aesthetical innovations and provoking controversial discussions.

Never before have so many high-rises been built. Spectacular skyscrapers with landmark character are not only appearing in boom cities like Dubai and Beijing or in the USA—the high-rise is also experiencing a renaissance in Europe.

Japanese Identities takes us on a journey to the most magnificent buildings in Japan, from the 7th century A.D to the present day.

M8 in China shows a surprising range of work by contemporary Chinese architects. This book presents a completely new generation of architects, whose works reveal some fascinating connections between tradition and the western avantgarde.

Megacity Network presents 32 projects by 16 representative Korean architects from the last ten years.

Completed in 2005, the new building GfZK-2 for the Gallery of Contemporary Art in Leipzig designed by architects as-if berlinwien is a spatialisation of architectonic interrelations...

Where does architecture stand today? Can it tackle the more complex demands of our age in an adequate way? Does it do true justice to the user’s rising needs?

Large residential developments like the Japanese “Danchi” went through an enormous international boom, particularly in the decades that followed the Second World War; they provided modern, affordable living space for rapidly growing populations.

To what extent can the integration of new technologies allow us to create spaces that move us, and in which we feel in the best case significantly more “at home”?

Roof House, Wall-less House, and Sky House are some names of projects designed by the young Japanese architecture studio Tezuka Architects in Tokyo.

Carte Blanche (CB), a twoyear research project by the Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst (2008–10) offers its exhibition space to private initiatives— i.e., collectors, businesses, or commercial galleries.