Books published by JOVIS Verlag

Focuses on the uses of the second building for the Gallery of Contemporary Art in Leipzig and the dialogues between the architecture and the processes that occur within and around it. This work presents the artistic and curatorial exhibition concepts realised in the GfZK-2 alongside essays examining the concepts of the architectural space.

Arguably the future of architecture has increasingly more to do with technology such as 'intelligent' houses that adapt to fit their inhabitants. This title investigates the potentials of interactive technologies and to the response by architects and designers to the needs of a mobile, globally networked society.

Future facades will become 3D displays. New developments in display technology, so called voxels, allow revolutionary architectural expressions. With examples of contemporary projects, this title looks at the developments of the 3D technology and considers its significance for our understanding of space & architecture.

KNOBS (Knowledge Based System) focuses on architectural design on all scales: furniture, interiors, buildings and urban design. This books is about the work, ideas and teaching of Jose Salinas.

Architects Ben van Berkel and Caroline Bos from the Amsterdam practice UNStudio have become undeniable stars on the international architectural scene. This book takes the reader into the UNStudio world.

The highly anticipated international building exhibition IBA Hamburg 2013 is preparing to tackle the many challenges that apply to metropolises around the world in our era, asking difficult questions and soliciting innovative responses. Socially and geographically, how can we bring peripheral districts back into the city?

City dwellers use the greater part of our energy and yet produce the most pollutants, thus having far-reaching consequences for world climate. This book illuminates causes and examines efforts in architecture, town planning and urban development planning that reflect strategies for living and building with the effects of climate change in mind.

Part of the "Port Folio" series, this book presents important international projects by Behnisch Architekten from 1996 onwards. It features photographs and plans that document their architectural language. It also contains interviews with the architects that provide insights into the practice's philosophy and working method.

This copiously illustrated volume, the second in the Portfolio series, introduces a cross-section of work with commentary by writer and architecture critic Falk Jaeger.

Frankfurt-based Atelier Goldstein is one of Germany's most renowned venues for outsider art.

Contemporary Korean Architecture challenges architectural stereotypes and promotes innovation with 32 projects from the last 10 years by 16 representative Korean architects.

Sketch for Green - a stroll through analog works and internationally realised projects from the last 40 years by landscape architect and sculptor Udo Dagenbach.

Dusseldorf - Metropolis on the Rhine gives voice to the urban developers and main actors who introduce the different approaches to sustainable growth of this timeless gem on the banks of the Rhine.

A new International Building Exhibition (IBA) focused on Social Housing

This book sheds new light on the Berlin Universities and their development in urban space.

Provides an open perspective on the Bauhaus through a compilation of essays, links, data, references, and anecdotes. Text in English and German.

This book focuses the need to strengthen social cohesion with the increasing diversity of Eurpe's cities and provides approaches that aim to successfully achieve social cohesion.

Designing a park means making effective use of space. geskes.hack Landscape Architects are able to effectively read a space and convey its beauty. Text in English and German.