Was ist Architekturgeschichte und wie kann diese vermittelt werden? Wie lassen sich angehende Architekten für die Geschichte der Architektur interessieren, um sich selbst verorten und den eigenen Standort bestimmen zu können? In diesem Buch wird die Architekturgeschichte im Spiegel der Theorie der Kunstgeschichte besprochen sowie die Relativität der Architekturgeschichtsschreibung anhand vo…
Architecture and urbanism seem to be »weak« disciplines, constantly struggling for a better understanding of their nature and disciplinary borders. The huge amount of metaphors appearing in the discourse of both not only reference to their creative nature but also indicate their weakness and the missing piece strengthening their own understanding: a definition of space for architecture and of…
What consequences does the design of the virtual yield for architecture and to what extent can the nature of architecture be used productively to turn game-worlds into sustainable places – over here, in »reality«? This pioneering collection gives an overview of contemporary developments in designing video games and of the relationships such practices have established with the design of arc…