The blog about planning, building and utilization of buildings

Developing vertically has long been one of the most important ways to gain space in cities. read more...

As part of advancing urbanization, cities are becoming more and more dense, which is resulting in increased ... read more...

Building in an environmentally friendly manner, using regionally grown materials, achieving the passive building ... read more...

Bigger, higher, louder seems to be the motto of architecture of the 21st century. But not every construction ... read more...

Usually architects and engineers use "dead" materials for their buildings, such as steel, concrete or glass. These ... read more...

They are loved and they are hated: The brutalist buildings of the 1960s and 1970s. Sometimes they are explained by ... read more...

Living in harmony with the environment instead of against it - this need is increasingly becoming a driving force ... read more...

Flat roofs in Germany cover an area of about 1.2 billion square meters. A large portion of this has no function ... read more...

The huge robot arm precisely sprays special concrete on the ground, layer by layer. Walls become taller, a ... read more...

By 2025, the number of mega cities (cities with over 10 million inhabitants) will rise from the current 23 to 36. ... read more...

A look into nature reveals: It produces in excess and makes new from old. This is exactly what the "cradle to ... read more...

Urban freeways and expressways plow through the city quarter, intersect shopping areas, split business districts. ... read more...

We have been practicing circular economy for a long time: by law since 1996. What started as a measure to avoid ... read more...

In the context of sustainable building, researchers are not only developing new types of materials, but also ... read more...

What does an office building look like that can be operated particularly energy-efficiently and economically? What ... read more...

Urban planning is facing major challenges. More and more people are moving into cities and need affordable living ... read more...

Roof gardens are trendy: They increase the living and leisure value, offer protection from wind and weather and ... read more...

The topic of sustainability is currently defining many areas of life and is leading to rethinking, also in ... read more...

330,000 cubic meters were used in the Burj Khalifa alone, the tallest building in the world. With around 100 ... read more...

Copenhagen is pursuing ambitious goals. By the year 2025, the Danish capital would like to be the first ... read more...