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3 weeks ago | detail.de | Sabine Drey

When researching circular construction, one encounters a wealth of innovative approaches - alongside numerous obstacles. Today, few architecture or engineering practices can avoid the topic, yet only a handful of projects truly meet its demands. Doing full justice to the concept might require looking back to traditional buildings or practices from other cultures. Even the most promising ideas often stumble due to costs, performance requirements, or regulatory constraints.

1 month ago | detail.de | Julia Liese

The Art of CladdingThe facade is a building's most outward-facing element. The interplay of materials, textures, colours, and transparent or opaque surfaces defines not only its external character but also its contribution to the urban fabric. While facades in past centuries evolved from traditional construction methods and locally sourced materials, today's design possibilities are far more varied.

Mar 3, 2025 | detail.de | Frank Kaltenbach

Building plots are becoming scarce, housing costs are soaring, and apartments in new developments are shrinking. Properties long considered unsuitable or uneconomical for building are now being developed, and residential units are increasingly stacked - side by side and on top of each other - into ever-larger blocks. Standardisation and industrial prefabrication seem indespensible - is this an echo of the 1970s?

Nov 3, 2024 | detail.de | Sandra Hofmeister

The Versatility of Timber ConstructionFrom residential estates and office complexes to an observation tower and an Olympic milestone in Paris, this issue showcases the versatility of timber construction through seven exemplary projects, each documented in depth with our focus on construction details. The selected works span dense urban sites and scenic rural settings, demonstrating timber's growing adaptability across Europe, regardless of location or function.

Sep 30, 2024 | detail.de | Sandra Hofmeister

Archaic EnvelopesSome cities are known for their colourful architecture. Paris, for example, is distinguished by its light, sandy tones, with facades of limestone or sandstone. This architectural tradition was taken up by Haussmann in the grand boulevards, and Notre-Dame was also built with regional limestone. These elegant beige tones define many streets and entire districts of the city. Challenging this convention is a bold new project featured in this issue dedicated to building envelopes.